Multi Turkmall, part of Dutch-based Multi Corporation, plans to develop 20 Forum retail projects in Turkey by 2010. Multi Turkmall has started construction of two new projects in the country: Forum Aydin located in Aydin, the largest city in the Aegean Region of Turkey, and Forum TEM in Istanbul.
Multi Turkmall, part of Dutch-based Multi Corporation, plans to develop 20 Forum retail projects in Turkey by 2010. Multi Turkmall has started construction of two new projects in the country: Forum Aydin located in Aydin, the largest city in the Aegean Region of Turkey, and Forum TEM in Istanbul.
Multi entered the Turkish market in 2004 and opened its first shopping centre Forum Bornova in Izmir in 2006. At present there are thirteen shopping centres and mixed-use projects under construction and under development totalling up to 1,200,000 m2. There is another 500,000 m2 of projects in the pipeline. Following the opening of Forum Bornova in 2006, Multi Turkmall will open its second shopping centre Forum Mersin in Mersin this October. For 2008 another five new retail and leisure schemes are scheduled to open and six more in 2009.
Forum TEM comprises 72,000 m2 of retail & services including a hypermarket, a DIY store, a multiplex cinema, department stores, and shops of national and international brands. The project also includes a large food court, a state of the art office tower and a three level underground parking area with a capacity of 3,250 cars. Forum TEM is a joint investment of Multi Turkmall and Meinl European Land Limited.