Etiler is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş , Istanbul Province , Turkey . Its population is 11,258 (2022). It is on the European side of Istanbul , close to the business quarters of Levent and Maslak .
7-616: Etiler is famous for its upmarket cafés, pubs, night clubs, restaurants, gyms, coiffeurs, fashion shops and shopping malls, such as Akmerkez . It is a favourite area among Istanbul's elite. The quarter also has many villas and private residences. The name Etiler is an older name in Turkish for the Hittites , as it was fashionable in the early years of the Turkish Republic to give the names of ancient Anatolian civilizations to
14-450: A total of 31 stories of office space, 14 and 17 in two towers, and a third tower with 24 stories of residential areas. The shopping area, offering visitors 246 stores, is spread over a triangular area connected to the surrounding main roads through 3 atria . The total rentable store area is 35,000 m (380,000 sq ft). There are 41 escalators, 2 panoramic elevators and 30 elevators. The cleaning, security and general maintenance
21-579: Is a shopping mall located in the Etiler quarter of Beşiktaş district in Istanbul , Turkey. As the country's third shopping mall following Galleria Ataköy and Capitol , it was opened by a joint venture of the Akkök, Tekfen and İstikbal companies on December 18, 1993. The Akmerkez complex covers an area of 180,000 m (44 acres) and consists of a four-story shopping area, with two towers offering
28-549: Is located in Etiler. Also, one of the campuses of the British International School Istanbul as well as a campus of Tarabya British Schools are located in Etiler. Bogazici University , which is a public university with different faculties like education, engineering, and arts and sciences, is also located in Etiler. It is situated near the end of Nispetiye Street, and has a remarkable view of
35-438: Is provided by a workforce of 250 people. In 2005, the shopping mall was converted into a real estate investment company, and 49% of the stakes were offered to the public . The Dutch real estate investment company Corio owns 46.9% of the public shares. Akmerkez is visited by nearly 36,000–38,000 visitors on weekdays and 50,000 over the weekends. The number of visitors reached around 1.5 million per month, or 14 million
42-725: The Bosphorus , as well as the Anatolian side . The middleschools, Hasan Ali Yücel Middleschool and the Cumhuriyet Middleschool are both located in the area as well. The M6 metro line with 4 stops; Levent , Nispetiye , Etiler & Boğaziçi Üniversitesi connects Etiler to the rest of the Istanbul Metro. There are buses from Kabatas, Taksim and Sisli to Etiler. [REDACTED] Media related to Etiler at Wikimedia Commons Akmerkez Akmerkez
49-548: The new districts of Istanbul. A similar example is the neighbouring quarter of Akatlar , which means Akkads , another ancient civilization from the history of Anatolia . Akmerkez is one of the best known shopping malls in Istanbul. It has all the major fashion brands, cafes and restaurants. Mayadrom is a smaller, more boutique shopping centre. Nispetiye Street is considered as the core centre of Etiler, with cafes, restaurants and designer shops. The Istanbul Japanese School
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