Turkey – the land of aromatic spices, fine jewellery and beautiful fabrics, has become one of the last European countries to get to grips with the idea of modern day shopping centres. It has a lot of time to make up for and is proving to be catching up quickly.

Turkey is currently producing shopping centres at a faster rate than any other country on the continent, with the exception of Russia, and Istanbul, Turkey’s most populous city has currently got 30 centres planned. A board member for the Union Investment Real Estate GmbH said, “attraction of Turkey is the enormous power of young people wanting to go out and improve their lot and their willingness to spend.”

The booming economy of Turkey has also put the country in good stead for growth, with an increase of 8.2% in gross domestic product last year. It is said that Turkey has around 76 square feet of space for shopping centres for every 100,000 inhabitants – a great place to go shopping!

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