Capitol Shopping Center

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Capitol Shopping Center, opened 1993 in Altunizade quarter of Üsküdar, is the first modern big shopping mall on the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey.

Capitol Shopping Center
Location	Altunizade, İstanbul, Turkey
Opening date	September 18, 2003 (re-opening)
Developed by	Mesa - Türsoy
Land area (m²)	67,000
Total enclosed area (m²)	270,000
Gross leasable area (m²)	31,000
Market (m²)	Migros (2,119)
Number of stores	157
Number of FF/Rest/Cafe	24
Anchor tenants (m²)	Boyner (5,802) Homestore (640) Koton (514) Mango (519) Marks&Spencer (940) Mudo City (642)
Entertainment	14 movie halls (1,705 seats) Kids play ground
Parking lot capacity	1,400
Homepage	www.capitol.com.tr

Built on 6 floors and covering an area of 73,000 m², the shopping complex features 157 retail stores, a department store and a MMM Migros supermarket, 8 movie theaters, fast food restaurants, cafeterias, bowling alley and entertainment center. It houses also Capitol Radio, a private radio station broadcasting from the complex. It has an open air and covered parking lot. Several cafes in the spacious area around a huge central spring fountain enable customers to socialize and relax during shopping.

The mall is visited by 1 million people monthly. Visitors are mainly from the east bank districts of the city.

Since 1999, the shopping mall offers its visitors a courtesy card, which entitles the holders special discounts in the stores.