Mall of İstanbul | |
Location: | İkitelli OSB, Süleyman Demirel Blv No:7, Başakşehir, Istanbul |
Number Of Stores: | ca. 350 plus amusement, cinemas, gourmet/food, hotel, museum, and sports and recreation facilities |
Number Of Anchors: | ca. 10 retail anchors |
Floor Area: | 154000m2 (retail) |
Floors: | 4 (retail), 1 (parking) |
The Mall of İstanbul (with a dotted capital I, the Turkish spelling of the word İstanbul; abbreviated form MOİ) is a mixed-use development in the Başakşehir district of Istanbul, centered around one of Turkey's largest shopping malls with of gross leasable area.[1]
The complex also includes:[2]
It opened in April 2014 with about 350 retail stores. Milestones in Turkish retail included the first two-story LC Waikiki store, the first H&M home store in Turkey, the first full-line Victoria's Secret store in the country and the second Debenham's store in Turkey after its Istanbul Cevahir location.[4] Debenhams closed both locations in 2017.[5]
Retail anchors and larger tenants as of June 2024 include:[6]
The two more upscale Turkish department store chains (Beymen and Vakko) do not have branches in the mall, but there is a Vakko Boutique.
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) "VIVA (Vision, Innovation, Value, Achievement) Best-of-the-Best" award for sustainability, 2017. Reasons cited were its being a LEED Gold Certified building, incorporation of skylight roofing, a greywater drainage system, 90% usage rate of LED lights, and inclusion of five separate atriums providing plentiful natural light.[7]