CEPA

CEPA (also styled Cepa AVM) is a shopping mall in Ankara, Turkey, located on the city's western axis along Eskişehir Road, directly opposite the METU (ODTÜ) campus. According to its official website, it entered service on 23 August 2007 and has since positioned itself as one of Turkey's leading shopping centres. The mall is designed around daylit front and rear atria, wide circulation areas, warm interior architecture, and escalators and elevators placed at every needed point, aiming to make shopping comfortable and unhurried. CEPA houses more than 200 stores spanning national and international brands, covering categories from clothing and food to household goods and toys. Its tenant mix is organised around fashion, technology, food and beverage, decoration, and entertainment. The third floor concentrates food and beverage outlets offering local and world cuisines, alongside cafés on various floors, and a terrace on the third floor provides views over Ankara and the METU forest. The mall also includes children's and adults' entertainment areas and a 10-screen cinema using current technology. Parking is a notable feature: the official site describes a 391-space open car park and a 1,716-space indoor car park with an electronic guidance system, both free of charge for visitors. Visitor services include family and children's restrooms, ATMs from major Turkish banks (T. İş Bankası, Akbank, Denizbank, QNB Finansbank, Garanti, Halkbank, TC. Ziraat Bankası, YapıKredi), baby strollers available against an ID deposit, baby care rooms, an information desk, rest areas, and electric vehicle charging via Easy Point. Beyond retail, CEPA runs a busy events programme. Its website highlights live music throughout September, a 3rd Handicrafts Exhibition on 5–7 June, music-themed months, a wellness event with Hale Caneroğlu on 8 March, semester holiday entertainment for families, and Mother's Day gift events. This calendar of concerts, exhibitions, and seasonal activities supports the mall's tagline of 'everlasting excitement, renewed CEPA' and its role as a social and cultural hub on Ankara's western corridor.

CEPA opened on 23 August 2007, according to the mall's official About page, and has operated since then as a shopping centre on Ankara's western axis. It is situated on Eskişehir Road, opposite the METU (ODTÜ) campus, a location that gives it access to a large student, academic, and residential catchment as well as drivers arriving from across Ankara. From its opening, CEPA was conceived as a spacious, daylit mall. Its design includes front and rear atria that admit natural light, wide and airy circulation areas, warm interior architecture, and escalators and elevators positioned at every point where visitors might need them. This layout was intended to let shoppers move through the centre without becoming bored or tired. Over the years the mall has built a tenant mix of more than 200 stores, combining national and international brands and covering clothing, food, household goods, toys, technology, decoration, and entertainment. The third floor was developed as a dedicated food and beverage zone presenting local and world cuisines, with additional cafés distributed across different floors. A third-floor terrace was created to let visitors take in fresh air along with views of Ankara and the METU forest. Entertainment and family facilities have also been part of the offer. CEPA provides children's and adults' entertainment areas on different floors and a 10-screen cinema equipped with current technology. Parking capacity was expanded to include a 391-space open car park and a 1,716-space indoor car park with an electronic guidance system, both offered free of charge. Visitor services have been developed around families and convenience: family and children's restrooms, baby care rooms, baby strollers available from the cloakroom against an ID, an information desk, rest areas, ATMs from a broad set of Turkish banks, and electric vehicle charging through Easy Point. In recent years CEPA has emphasised events and community programming as part of its identity, under the slogan 'Eskimeyen Heyecan Yenilenen Cepa' (everlasting excitement, renewed CEPA). Its website lists live music throughout September, a 3rd Handicrafts Exhibition on 5–7 June, music-themed months in May, October, November, and December, a wellness event with Hale Caneroğlu on 8 March, semester holiday entertainment from 17 January to 1 February, Mother's Day gift events on 7–11 May, and a meeting with Zeynep İşman on 31 May 2025. These activities position the mall not only as a retail destination but as a social and cultural venue on Ankara's western corridor.

• CEPA enters service on 23 August 2007.

• 3rd Handicrafts Exhibition held on 5–7 June.

• Wellness event with Hale Caneroğlu on 8 March.

• Semester holiday entertainment from 17 January to 1 February.

• Mother's Day gift event on 7–11 May.

• Meeting with Zeynep İşman on 31 May 2025.

One of Turkey's leading shopping malls, offering a broad national and international brand mix, family-friendly services, and a lively events calendar on Ankara's western axis.

• Shopping mall with 200+ stores

• 10-screen cinema

• 3rd-floor food and beverage area

• 3rd-floor terrace

• Children's and adults' entertainment areas

• Free parking (391 open + 1,716 indoor spaces)

• Visitor services (family/children's restrooms, baby care rooms, strollers, information desk, rest areas, ATMs, EV charging)

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