Palmiye AVM

Palmiye AVM (Palmiye Alışveriş Merkezi) is a shopping centre in Balçova, one of the important residential districts of İzmir, Turkey. According to its official website, it stands on a 15,000 m² plot with a total enclosed area of 23,500 m² across three floors, and it is positioned between Balçova's busiest street, Mithatpaşa Caddesi, and the İzmir–Çeşme motorway, making it easily reachable by public transport. The centre provides extensive indoor and outdoor car parking. The mall's name is explained on its own website as a reference to the palm tree, which it calls a symbol of İzmir. Its architecture is built around a striking entrance and a large, bright central space: the main hall is conceived as an "İzmir Street" entered from Mithatpaşa Caddesi and exited on the CarrefourSA side, and the central area contains a 16-metre-high atrium with a pool and a panoramic lift. The lower floor houses a 1,100 m² shooting range operated by Poligon. The building includes central-system air conditioning and provisions for disabled visitors such as dedicated parking spaces, special WC facilities and ramps. Commercially, Palmiye AVM hosts a mix of furniture, technology, white goods, fashion, personal care and services. Its own description highlights furniture leaders Bellona and Alfemo, technology retailer Vatan Bilgisayar, and white-goods brands Bosch and Profilo, alongside men's, women's, youth and sportswear, art activities, gift shops, various food sections, a tea house, shoes, bags and carpets. On the ground floor, the garden-facing Hey Taxi Cafe and Sir Winston Cafe are presented as popular İzmir venues offering different flavours with live music. The centre also lists beauty salons and personal-care services, and courses and activities for all ages, including a gym, a sports store, martial-arts courses, music and art courses, painting courses and a theatre course and hall. Palmiye Alışveriş Merkezi opened on 4 October 2003 and presents itself as serving customers with a wide variety, many options, affordable prices, quality products and friendly service. It operates seven days a week from 10:00 to 22:00. Its address is Mithatpaşa Cad. No:34, Balçova – İzmir, and its published contact details include the telephone number 0232 279 10 20 and the e-mail address bilgi@palmiyealisverismerkezi.com. The mall sits next to Agora AVM on one side and CarrefourSA on the other, placing it within a cluster of retail destinations in Balçova. Wikidata classifies it simply as a shopping mall in İzmir, Turkey.

Palmiye Alışveriş Merkezi opened on 4 October 2003, according to the "About Us" page of its official website. It was built in Balçova, one of İzmir's important residential centres, on a 15,000 m² plot with a total enclosed area of 23,500 m² across three floors. Its location was chosen between Mithatpaşa Caddesi, described as Balçova's busiest street, and the İzmir–Çeşme motorway, with the stated aim of being easily accessible by public transport; the centre also provides large indoor and outdoor car parks. The mall's name was chosen because the palm tree is regarded as a symbol of İzmir. Its design features an attractive entrance and a wide, bright, appealing central space. The main hall is laid out as an "İzmir Street" that is entered from Mithatpaşa Caddesi and exited on the CarrefourSA side. In the middle there is a 16-metre-high atrium containing a pool and a panoramic lift. On the lower floor, a 1,100 m² shooting range belonging to Poligon was included. The building was equipped with central-system air conditioning, and special parking spaces, dedicated WC facilities and ramps were planned for disabled visitors. From the beginning, the tenant mix has combined furniture, technology, white goods, fashion and services. The centre's own account names furniture leaders Bellona and Alfemo and other furniture stores, technology brand Vatan Bilgisayar, and white-goods brands Bosch and Profilo, alongside men's, women's, youth and sportswear, art activities, gift shops, various food sections, a tea house, shoes, bags and carpets. On the ground floor, opening onto the garden, Hey Taxi Cafe and Sir Winston Cafe are described as popular İzmir venues serving different flavours with live music. The centre also hosts beauty and personal-care salons and a broad programme of courses and activities for all ages, including a gym, a sports store, martial-arts courses, music and art courses, painting courses and a theatre course and hall. Palmiye AVM operates seven days a week from 10:00 to 22:00. Its published address is Mithatpaşa Cad. No:34, Balçova – İzmir, with telephone 0232 279 10 20 and e-mail bilgi@palmiyealisverismerkezi.com. It stands next to Agora AVM on one side and CarrefourSA on the other. The mall continues to present itself as serving customers with plenty of variety, many options, affordable prices, quality products and friendly service, and its website greets visitors as "İzmir's first shopping centre" waiting for them in its usual place in Balçova.

• 2003

  Palmiye Alışveriş Merkezi opens in Balçova, İzmir.

A long-established neighbourhood shopping centre in Balçova, İzmir, presenting itself as İzmir's first shopping mall and emphasising variety, choice, affordable prices, quality products and friendly service.

• Furniture stores (Bellona, Alfemo and others)

• Technology retail (Vatan Bilgisayar)

• White goods (Bosch, Profilo)

• Fashion and sportswear

• Personal care and beauty salons

• Food and beverage outlets, tea house, cafes

• Shoes, bags and carpets

• Gift shops

• Gym and sports store

• Courses and activities (martial arts, music, art, painting, theatre)

• Shooting range (Poligon)

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