Best Shopping Malls in Istanbul

We carry you confidently to many places in Istanbul and surrounding areas where you can shop for clothes, shoes, jewelry, cosmetics, household goods, and decoration. You will need an assistant and a car to help you while shopping in a city like Istanbul, which offers thousands of opportunities at more than hundreds of shopping points.

The city with the most shopping malls in Europe is İstanbul. Thanks to the shopping centers that have risen with a great frenzy, many options for the Istanbulites have begun to emerge. People prefer the more familiar and popular shopping centers close to public transportation routes. Which is the best among them? Which malls are appealing to which people? Let's take a look at Istanbul's biggest and most popular shopping opportunities.

Vialand Mall And Tema Park

İsfanbul Tema Park, with the concept of a theme park and mall, has welcomed millions of visitors since its opening with the Vialand area then changed its name to İsfanbul Tema Park, which has become Istanbul's best attraction center, and outdoor shopping. Transportation to İsfanbul Shopping Mall (Vialand) in Eyup, projected by Via Properties, which has signed many innovative shopping mall projects in Istanbul, is only provided by buses and minibusses as a planned subway and cable car line is under construction. Turkey's largest shopping mall Theme park with the project İsfanbul theme Park also carries within.

If you haven't read our Bakırköy Botanic Park article yet, take a look there. Bakırköy, one of the attraction centers of Istanbul with its modern spaces, does not leave the search for the best Istanbul shopping mall unanswered.
Capacity Mall

Located on Fişekhane Street, the Mall is one of the meeting points of Bakırköy residents. Located in a central location, the mall has been serving since 2007.

This shopping mall, which does not look like Nişantaşı with its restaurants and cafes, brings world cuisine together with Bakırköy.

Carousel Mall

Located right next to Capacity Mall, this shopping center is famous for its carousel. As one of the many shopping malls competing with each other in terms of service and luxury, it is a big shopping mall in a style befitting this cosmopolitan district.

Forum İstanbul 

Forum İstanbul, Multi Development Turkey by one of the shopping center projects imparted to the Forum Istanbul Turkey, since the opening the advertising should have brought great sound with the requirements of the event.

The most convenient transportation to Forum Istanbul which is considered a shopping place in İstanbul in a short time is provided via Kocatepe Station of M1A Yenikapı-Airport and M1B Yenikapı-Kirazlı Merter. Other big stores such as IKEA and Koçtas are also in the vicinity. This big project next to the Grand Istanbul Coach Station is located within Bayrampasa district borders.

Emaar Square Mall, Turkey will experience visitors from around the world, it has been designed as an entertainment and gastronomic destination. In addition to hosting luxury stores and brands that come to our country for the first time; It offers an approach that meets all needs of food and beverage, entertainment, and modern city life. Opening its doors on April 28, 2017, Emaar Square Mall targets an average of 25 million visitors annually. Emaar Square Shopping Mall offers the brand mix for every budget and taste in one place. Outdoor and indoor area stores located in malls, luxury brands came to Turkey for the first time bringing visitors. Anyone who wants to socialize, relax, have fun or have a good time with their family finds what they are looking for at Emaar Square Mall. The Mall with its 2 thousand 400 seat capacity, Emaar Aquarium and Underwater Zoo, observation terrace (2018), entertainment areas, restaurants and cafes, traditional Turkish market, and almost the first 4DX hall of Anatolian Side makes you feel like you came to the neighborhood.

Demiroren Mall

This shopping center on Istiklal Street is among the smallest Istanbul shopping malls. But it still works for you. Shopping, morning coffee, afternoon tea, dinner, chat with friends. In short, it is an ideal place for all kinds of pleasure. When you leave here, I recommend you to stop by Yeşilçam Street, which is very close to Demirören. You can walk there for a while, maybe remember Yeşilçam and get nostalgic.

Meydan Mall

Meydan Mall, one of the first addresses for shopping centers in Istanbul, is located in Fatih Sultan Mehmet District in Umraniye. With its 128-decare land, this is one of Turkey's largest shopping malls. It is a shopping mall that breathes with its open spaces and is dominated by both green and luxury, technology and entertainment. If you are tired of shopping within four walls, this is the place for you. This place, whose food section is designed as a street, also has an open-air cinema.

Venezia Mega Outlet was designed with the concept of Venice, a beautiful example of Italian architecture. Outlet, which carries the outlet stores of world-famous brands to the European side of Istanbul. Venezia Mega Outlet, lined with eating and drinking areas lined around St.Mark's Square, offers shopping pleasure with gondolas. Venezia Outlet is adorned with the famous Venetian canals and can be enjoyed with gondolas. The brands listed indoors offer their visitors the pleasure of shopping with a sky-themed special design ceiling architecture. Getting to Venice by metro is no longer a dream. The metro, which will be connected to Ataturk Airport (old Istanbul airport), will make a stop at Venezia Outlet Mall. 7/24 - 365 days in a year, Venice shopping pleasure, dreams come true with the Venezia Mega Outlet.

Viaport Marina Mall

This place operates as both a theme park, an open-air shopping center, and a marina. Viaport Marina Pirate Island, which is the second largest theme park in our country, is located here. The entertainment units, toys, and VieSea Aquarium in the theme park also attract a lot of attention. This aquarium, which contains approximately 12 thousand sea creatures, impresses with its colorful appearance. Being close to the sea, dazzling with its modern architecture, and succeeding in appealing to everyone with its stylish stores, the Mall enlivens the social life in Tuzla. But if you don't have a private vehicle, it is very difficult to reach here. You can use the number 130 Kadıköy-Tuzla buses, but they also operate at long intervals. Another option is to choose Marmaray Tuzla station.

Marmara Park in Beylikduzu, which has been transformed into a brand-new living space by shifting the population of Istanbul to the west, is now meeting the needs of the whole region with its new gigantic shopping center built on an old holiday resort. Marmara Park Shopping Center, which runs parallel to the E-5 highway, welcomes visitors not only from Beylikduzu but also from most parts of Istanbul. Metrobus is of course the best alternative to Marmara Park.

Özdilek Park Shopping Mall

Özdilek Park mall İstanbul shares a building with Wyndham Grand Levent Hotel, which is located on a large land on Istanbul's skyscrapers and big business center Buyukdere street, meets the need for a shopping mall that will appeal to everybody in the Levent district. The shopping mall, which has a vertical structure, has reached serious visitor figures since its opening. The most convenient transportation to the shopping mall is provided via the "Levent" station of M2 Yenikapı-Hacıosman Meter and M6 Levent-Bogazici University metro station. It is also possible to reach all the bus lines passing through Levent.

Canyon mall, which has been welcoming visitors for many years with eye filler design, can be considered the most elegant attraction center for the high class in the Levant region. The project, which is opposed by the concept of open-air, resembles a Canyon of natural earth shapes in its name. Other convenient transportation, such as an Ozdilek park shopping mall to the project is provided via the "Levent" station of M2 Yenikapı-Hacıosman Metro and M6 Levent-Bogazici University metro station. It is also possible to reach all the bus lines passing through Levent.

Akbatı Shopping Mall

Akbatı Shopping Center, located in Bahcesehir, a new living center that is very close to the new Istanbul airport region which is farthest to the existing central regions of Istanbul but will be formed with new Istanbul projects, has become one of the places that are regarded as sacred places.

Olivium Outlet Center, mall introduced a shopping mall with an outlet; Despite being one of the oldest shopping centers in Istanbul, it still welcomes visitors in a serious manner. The shopping mall, which attracts a lot of attention from Arab tourists, is very interested in the outlet product chain. You can reach to the shopping center via the Kazlıçeşme station of Marmaray or "Olivium" stop of 93T Harbiye-Taksim-Zeytinburnu, 93M Mecidiyeköy-Zeytinburnu, 93 Eminönü-Zeytinburnu and 93C Beyazit-Zeytinburnu buses. Also, the "Aksemsettin" station of T1 Bağcılar-Zeytinburnu-Kabatas Tramvay is another important alternative.

Watergarden Istanbul, a shopping and entertainment center that hosts the firsts in the world, brought a brand new breath to the understanding of food, beverage, and entertainment. Around the show pool, which is the heart of the Watergarden with its extraordinary concept; Restaurants appealing to different palates, colorful children's areas, an adventure park full of excitement and adrenaline, the fresh market that is a part of a healthy life, nostalgia street that stands out with its street flavors, cinema, theater and concert areas and a sports center special for sports lovers are waiting for you! In Watergarden Istanbul, which is beautiful at night and enjoyable during the day, you can enjoy the restaurants, fun playgrounds, and adventure park with your children during the day, while you can participate in different activities at night in the atmosphere of Watergarden Istanbul, which is festive with a special riot of colors.