There is life for 24 hours on these streets

One of Europe’s four mega cities, Istanbul boosts its allure on a day-to-day basis as culture and shopping city with 24-hour activity. The heart of the economy beats on the shopping streets of Istanbul, which served civilizations as a capital and is among the limited number of the cities with thousands of years of history. Istanbul, who competes with global giants in terms of the presence of international brands and the number of stores, features 73 expensive shopping streets. The most valuable among them are the İstiklal, Nişantaşı, and Baghdad streets.

INNS AND STORES SIDE BY SIDE

İstiklal Street draws attention with a bouncing atmosphere at all hours of the day. One of Istiklal Street’s most important features is standing of international brands side by side with conveniently priced passages. There are 33 international brands on the street which hosts a total of 267 stores. Rumeli Han, Elhamra Han, Avrupe Pasajı, and Hazzopulo Pasajı ara some of the arcades in the street, which receives an average of 150,000 visitors per day. On weekends, the number of visitors to the sreet goes up to 212,000 per day.

LUXURY BRANDS ARE ON THIS STREET

Consisting of four main street, Nişantaşı is also one of the streets that offer an intense shopping and entertainment experience. Hosting the European side’s most luxurious brands, Nişantaşı features 395 posh stores. 70 of them are national and international luxury stores. On average 43,000 people visit the street every day.

THE WORLD’S FOURTH BEST

Named after Murat the 4th’s Baghdad Expediton, who used it on his way south, Baghdad Street features historic mansions and halls. Hosting 365 stores in total, the Street also features 55 luxury brands. Visited by up to 60,000 daily visitors at the weekends, the Street was chosen by a French consultancy the fourth best shopping street among the 30 world famous streets in 2012.

COMBINING LUXURY AND AUTHENTICITY

Istanbul’s shopping centers enjoy activity for 24 hours and their most important feature is bringing together luxury and authenticity. It is because one take joy in seeing both the world-renowned brands and street vendors on the same street. People from all walks of life can fine something for themselves on İstanbul’s streets, which function not only as shopping centers but also wellness centers - one of their most enjoyable features. There are specific places on the streets for eating, drinking, recreation, cultural and sports activities.

NOT ONLY THEM BUT ALSO...

Every part of Istanbul has dozens of colorful shopping streets. On Etiler Nisbetiye Street, it is possible to see world-renowned stores as well as restaurants where one can taste delicious dishes from international cuisines. The Divan Yolu Street between Sultanahmet Square and Beyazıt Square also welcomes thousands of visitors every day in an open-air museum-like setting. On the other hand, the heart of the textile beats on the Laleli Ordu Street and shopping lovers will meet with their favorite products on dozens of different streets. Osmanbey district, the gateway abroad for textile hailing from Istanbul, introduces the Turkish textile brands to thousands of visitors every day.

01 Eylül 2016 Perşembe

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