Forum Istanbul is Europe’slargest shopping center in Turkey. Built on an area of 495,000 square meters in the Bayrampaşa district, Forum Istanbul comprises 175,000 square meters of leased area. The center is located between two main highways in the Bayrampaşa district in Istanbul, just 35 km from Istanbul Airport and 10 km from the Old town. It has direct access from Kocatepe metro station.
Forum Istanbul hosts Sea Life Istanbul, and Turkey’s first LEGOLAND Discovery Centre. It also boasts entertainment areas, including a Cinemaximum cinema complex, a Funlab Entertainment World and Atlantis Bowling.
Forum Istanbul offers a varied range of national and international brands, such as IKEA, MediaMarkt, Decathlon, Zara, Carrefour, Vakko and H&M. More than 50 food and beverage outlets serve Turkish and World cuisines in a delightful atmosphere.
The shopping center’s mix of shops, restaurants, leisure and public spaces provides a contemporary city experience, with boulevards, large buildings, piazzas, and avenues with different spatial qualities. Forum Istanbul offers a vibrant shopping destination for the very cosmopolitan city of Istanbul.
Forum of Istanbul mall made up of 286 shops and 5000 parking space it is expected to draw 20 million visitors annually
The biggest attraction of this giant shopping center is Turkuazoo an aquarium housing 10,000 different species and constructed on 8,000 square meters of land.Turkey’s first large aquarium, Visitors will be able to walk through one of the world’s longest underwater tunnels, experiencing a 270-degree view that will allow them to feel at one with the sea creatures without having to put on a wetsuit and dive in.