Atirus Shopping Center

Atirus Shopping Center, opened on December 17, 2005, is a modern shopping mall located in the suburban district of Büyükçekmece in Istanbul, Turkey. It is named after the location, which was called Atirus in the ancient times.

Type: Shopping center
Description: shopping mall in Istanbul, Turkey
Also known as: “Atirus”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Büyükçekmece and Büyükçekmece Dam.

Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Büyükçekmece

Mosque

Photo: Maderibeyza, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, also known as the Köprübaşı Mosque, is the ruin of a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. The ruin is situated in Büyükçekmece which is now a district of Istanbul, but would have been in the countryside at the time the mosque was built. Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Büyükçekmece is situated 650 metres west of Atirus Shopping Center.

Büyükçekmece Dam

Dam

Photo: Maderibeyza, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Büyükçekmece Dam is a dam on the Lake Büyükçekmece in Büyükçekmece district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works, and was opened in 1988. Büyükçekmece Dam is situated 1 km northwest of Atirus Shopping Center.

TV tower Endem

Photo: CeeGee, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Endem TV Tower is a TV tower in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey. It was built between 1998 and 2008, and has a now-closed revolving restaurant 154 m above ground, as well as an observation deck at 160 m. TV tower Endem is situated 3 km east of Atirus Shopping Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dizdariye and Gürpınar.

Dizdariye

Suburb

Dizdariye is a neighborhood in the Büyükçekmece District, Istanbul, Turkey. Its population is 6,987. It is home to many Ottoman-era structures. Dizdariye is bordered on the north by Lake Büyükçekmece, on the east by the 19 Mayıs neighborhood, on the south by the Fatih neighborhood, and on the east by Lake Büyükçekmece.