Akmerkez

Akmerkez arranges fun activities for its customers all year round and this winter is no exception. On the eve of 2012, Akmerkez prepared a surprise to boost New Year spirits. On Thursday, December 29, the guests of Akmerkez experienced the joy of snow, before New Year!

Always surprising its guests with different decorations and activities on special occasions, Akmerkez welcomes its guests and bids farewell to 2011 with some heavy snow!

The "snowflakes" will continue to fall hourly between 16:00-21:00 until Saturday, December 31.

Offering a joyous shopping experience with its sparkling New Year decorations, Akmerkez shares the festive enthusiasm of its guests with hourly snow.

"Akmerkez FashiOnUp" brings together 44 designers and their exclusive collections – the trendsetters that shape today's fashion. This Akmerkez event took place from October 5 to November 15, 2010.

Akmerkez FashiOnAir event is in full swing boasting a highly special collection in Akmerkez. You can visit Akmerkez FashiON the Beach 2 pop-up store, which will feature the creations of nearly 60 young designers, between June 5 and August 19.

The pop-up store brings a cool, fun beach feel to fashion lovers with the "I Like to Swim after Taking a Shower" collection by young designers who have created inspiring designs in various areas. Decorated with objects such as lifebuoys, flippers and snorkels, the store sports a cool look for the hot summer days .

Akmerkez brand manager, Dr. Nuri Ziyaoğlu, said the Akmerkez FashiOnAir project exhibits both fashion and architecture, creating a platform for future designers. He added that the silver award-winning project in the 2011 ICSC Solal Marketing Awards has proceeded with the "I Like to Swim after Taking a Shower" concept after it was launched in April 2010.

On show at the Akmerkez FashiOn the Beach 2 Pop-Up store are collections by these designers with the concept of "I Like to Swim after Taking a Shower."

% 100 MAGENTA	DİLEK KAYGUSUZ	NİHAN PEKER
A46	DUYGU KANADIKIRIK	NİLAY SORGÜVEN
ANGLE DUST	DUYGU ŞAHİN	NİLÜFER SATIR
ASLİ GÜLER	FERAY KANPOLAT	OLIBASTINAI
AYLİN BORA	FUDUMUDU	ÖZLEM AHIAKIN
AYŞE DENİZ	GİZEM BAŞ	PINAR YESİLNACAR
BANU GÜVEN	GÖZDE TAŞKIN	RANA BERBNA CANOK
BERRY	GUNES DERICIOGLU	RIKY PINTO
BESTE GÜREL	HAZEL ERDEM	RITTER BITTER
BURCU ASLAN	HAZERİCO	SABAH ŞİMŞEK
BURCU KURU	İLKER BÜYÜKURT	SELCİN MUCUOGLU
BURÇAK ERTEM	İPEK ARNAS	SELİM BAKLACI
CEREN AKKÖSTEPEN	JALE HURDOĞAN	SONGÜL CABACI
CEYLAN ZİĞOŞLU	KIKI	ŞİVE BAŞOĞLU
CHAIN REACTION	KITH & KIN	TRU PROJECT
CHLOE RUFIN	KUBRA KONCA	URBAN BAKE
CİHAN NACAR	MELİS EKİN	ZECKIE
DAMLA AYTEK	MIMOCO	ZEYNEP ATINÇ
DENİZ KAPROL	NAZLI BOZDAĞ	ZEYNEP GÜÇLÜTEN
DENİZ DEĞİRMENDERELİ	NAZLI CEYLAN

Akmerkez continues its trendsetting Akmerkez FashiOnAir events with its latest "Harvest Grape" theme

Akmerkez continues its trendsetting Akmerkez FashiOnAir events with its latest "Harvest Grape" theme. The Akmerkez Fashion Up 2/Harvest Grape Pop Up Store 8 will exhibit creations from nearly forty young designers. Guests will be able to admire these works along with the corresponding decor between September 7 and November 27.

The store will host works with the theme "Harvest Grape" created by young designers from various categories. The exhibit will allow fashion enthusiasts to experience the fall season's mystical atmosphere. The store's interior will display the season's characteristic color palette as part of its "Harvest Grape" theme, which will combine grape's typical colors with that of falling leaves, between September 7 and November 27.

Akmerkez Brand Manager Dr. Nur Ziyaoğlu Aytekin stated that the Akmerkez FashiOnAir project, which began in April 2010 and received the ICSC Solal Marketing Awards' "Silver Award" in the Public Relations category, is proceeding with the "Harvest Grape" theme. He said, "The Akmerkez Fashion Up 2/ Harvest Grape Pop Up Store 8 will exhibit all the characteristics of the coming Fall season. We have no doubt our visitors will enjoy the mall's new concept."

Designers whose creations will be exhibited at the Harvest Grape-themed Akmerkez Fashion Up 2/ Harvest Grape Pop Up Store 8 include:

% MAGENTA	İPEK ARNAS
ANGLE DUST	JALE HURDOGAN
ASLI GÜLER	KITH& KIN
AYLİN BORA	KÜBRA KONCA
AYŞE DENİZ	MELİKE KARAAYTAÇ
BANU GÜVEN	MOTHER NATURE
BERRY	MUALLA
BESTE GÜREL	NAZLI BOZDAĞ
BURÇAK ERTEM	NAZLI CEYLAN
BURCU ASLAN	NİHAN PEKER
BURCU KURU	NİLAY SORGUVEN
CEREN AKÖSTEPEN	NİLÜFER SATAR
CEYLAN ZİĞOŞLU	OLIBASTIANI
CHOKE JUNGLE	ÖZLEM AHIAKIN
CHOLE RUFIN	PINKYLOLA
CİHAN NACAR	RANA & BERNA CANOK
DAMLA AYTEK	RİKY PİNTO
DENİZ DEĞİRMENDERELİ	RIKYPINTO
DİLEK KAYGUSUZ	RİTTER BİTTER
DUYGU ŞAHİN	SELİM BAKLACI
ECE GIANI	SERAP POLLARD
ELİF ŞİMSEK	ŞİVE BAŞOĞLU
FERAY KANPOLAT	SONGUL CABACI
FUDUMUDU	STUDIORAIN
GİZEM BAŞ	TAR TAR
GÖZDE TAŞKIN	TRU PROJECT
HAZEL ERDEM	ZECKIE
HAZERICO	ZEYNEP ATINC
İLKER BÜYÜKKURT	ZEYNEP GUCLUTEN

Following the sweepstakes from June 21 to August 8, one of the winners walked away with a 2010 white BMW 3.20i Cabrio.

After making a big splash in the fashion world with "Akmerkez FashiOnAir," Akmerkez hosted "FashiOn the Beach," a summer-long event for fashion enthusiasts. Reflecting on summer impressions, the event took place at the pop-up store opened by Akmerkez for young designers.

Thirty-five young designers lent their creative efforts to different categories, from textile and industrial designs to accessory and decorative concepts. Bringing together new concepts in fashion, they had previously met for the first time at the Akmerkez FashiOnAir event. Afterwards, Akmerkez hosted FashiOn the Beach for fashion enthusiasts from June 11 to August 29, 2010.

Turkey's innovative Akmerkez takes on the mobile world with a pioneering mobile app. Akmerkez's guests will be delighted by the "Wanted: Seven Elephants" app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod; a unique game that merges virtual reality with real life. Visitors who successfully track the seven elephants to their hideouts will receive surprise gifts.

All you have to do is activate the radar and camera mode of the application's "Elephants" section while visiting Akmerkez. The tiny radar beacons will give you directions to help you track the elephants' hideouts. When you reach their hideouts, the elephants will suddenly appear on your device's camera and can then be captured for that day.

Each elephant caught on separate days will be marked on your list. Guests who catch seven elephants will be awarded surprise gifts from Akmerkez. You can then collect your gifts from the Concierge desk by presenting your device's gift code.

FashiOnAir organizasyonuyla moda dünyasında büyük ses getiren Akmerkez, şimdi de 45 genç tasarımcının tekstilden aksesuara yaratıcı çalışmalarını "Akmerkez FashiOnNewYear / Pop Up Store 4"te moda tutkunlarının beğenisine sundu.

Tekstilden endüstriyel tasarıma, aksesuardan dekorasyona kadar değişik kategorilerde yaratıcı tasarımlara imza atan 45 tasarımcı, 31 Ocak 2011 tarihine kadar Fashion Up mağazasında koleksiyonlarını sergilemeye devam edecekler.

15 Aralık 2010 Çarşamba günü açılan mağazanın konseptinde, moda ve mimari bir kez daha beraber kullanılarak bu kez "Yeni Yıl" teması yorumlanıyor. Soğuk bir kış gününü evde geçirme, yılbaşını karlar icerisinde yaşama ozlemini yansıtan "Akmerkez FashiOnNewYear" pop-up store'un dizaynında arnavut kaldırımları, ahşap evler, renkli yılbaşı ışıklandırmaları ve yaprak döken ağaçlar kullanıldı.

Sektöründe bugüne kadar birçok ilke imza atmış bir marka olarak, tasarımcıları, modayı ve sanatı destekleyen bir anlayışa sahip olduklarını belirten Akmerkez Marka Müdürü Dr. Nur Ziyaoğlu Aytekin, "ilkini Nisan ayında gerçekleştirdiğimiz FashiOnAir etkinliği büyük ilgi gördü. Ardından bu etkinlikleri yaz döneminde hayata geçirdiğimiz Akmerkez Fashion The Beach ve sonbahar da gerçekleştirdiğimiz Akmerkez Fashion Up/ Western Country Pop Up Store.3 takip etti. Şimdi de 45 tasarımcı ile Akmerkez FashiOnNewYear konseptini hayata geçirmekten büyük keyif duyuyoruz." dedi.

Akmerkez greets 2011 with a campaign that will lift your feet off the ground! If you want a chance to bring in the New Year as the owner of the latest model Mercedes GLK 350 CDI Sports Pack, all you need to do is participate in Akmerkez's New Year's drawing!

Participate in the raffle, held from December 13 – February 14, and you could be the winner of a 2011 model metallic tenorite gray-colored Mercedes GLK 350 CDI Sports Pack. Owning a Mercedes -one of the premier brands in automobiles -could be this easy!

Akmerkez guests who spend 150 TL or more while shopping will have the opportunity to participate in the raffle for a chance to own the car of their dreams! The lucky Akmerkez visitor will be determined at the drawing, to be be held on Thursday, February 24, 2011 with a notary present.

A winner for the Mercedes 2011: concluding the campaign held from December 13, 2010 to February 14, 2011, one person is the winner of the metallic tenorite grey Mercedes GLK 350 CDI Sport Pack 2011.

Principal Winner: ARZUM HASOL BABALIK

Coupon No: 72610

Alternate Winner: HÜLYA TAN

Coupon No: 65489

To claim your prize, you must contact us at our address: Nispetiye Cad Akmerkez Alışveriş Merkezi, E3 Blok Kat: 1 Etiler-Istanbul; or by phone: (0212) 282 01 70. The principle winner must contact us no later than March 15, 2001; and the alternate winner no later than March 30, 2011.

The total lottery participation was 98,733 people. We would like to thank each and every customer who participated in this lottery.

Akmerkez will bring the Istanbul Shopping Fest to its joyous peak on the night of Saturday, March 26! The fantastic pop vocalist Candan Erçetin will treat Akmerkez guests to an experience they'll never forget with a musical feast on the night of March 26. Three lucky Akmerkez guests will also have a chance to win a 'MINI ONE' in a draw to be held exclusively that night!

Akmerkez is participating in the joy of shopping that will enthrall Istanbul between March 18 and April 26 with colorful events and special surprises. The 'most exclusive' festival event will take place on March 26 at Akmerkez.

You'll want to be at Akmerkez that night!

From 10.30 p.m. on this special night Akmerkez guests will have the pleasure of hearing Candan Erçetin perform live in concert. Akmerkez also offers one chance to enter into the draw for every purchase of 50 TL or more from 10:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. The shopping mall will then award three lucky guests 'MINI ONE's as prizes.

Restaurants will be serving delicious treats at various outlets in Akmerkez during the evening. Meanwhile, famous international and Turkish brands which make up Akmerkez's select group of stores will join in the festivities with exclusive Festival discounts of up to 50%, special gift certificates and lots of other exclusive surprises and events.

Don't Miss Akmerkez' Exclusive Store Offers on the night of March 26!!

Accessorize: 20% discount on purchases of 75 TL and over exclusively for Turkcell subscribers
Aquaverde: 30% discount
Agatha: 10% discount
Akbatı: 2% additional discount for those who purchase an apartment
Arçelik: Discounts of up to 50% on selected household appliances
Artölye: Free activities between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Aslı: 50% discount on winter products, 20% discount on new season's products
Atasay: 10% discount on gold items. 30% discount on diamond items.
Aveda Erdem Kıramer: Free Aveda Stress-Relieving Hand Massage and Stress-Relieving Hand Ritual from Aveda Erdem Kıramer to guests who receive treatment that night
Bambi Ayakkabı: Discounts of up to 30%, additional 10% discount for Turkcell subscribers
Benetton, 012 & Sisley: 20% discount
Beymen: Special offers, chance to win a 100 TL discount at the cash register on selected products at Moda Corner anytime for 365 days. Chat about spring décor trends with journalist Melda Narmanlı Çimen – 3:30 p.m., Beymen Akmerkez Home
Beymen Club: Special photography shoots for Beymen Club members
Butterfly: Chocolate waterfall throughout the day. Discounts on cookies and snack bars. 50% discount on selected items. 15% discount on all other items.
Camper: 20% discount
Chakra: 20% discount on items from the 2011 Spring-Summer collection
Derimod: 30% discount on all new season's items
Diamond Line: Additional 10% discount on all gold items. Additional 20% discount on all diamond items
Diamond Naci Şenocaklı: 25% discount and gift watch
Dockers: Offer to take an additional 10% off the tag price for Turkcell subscribers
Dufy: 50% discount and complimentary tie for those who purchase a dress shirt
Esse: 50% discount on selected products, not including electrical items
Extreme Audio&Bentek elektronik: Discount of up to 30% on cash purchases of 1,000 TL or more when purchasing a second item
Euromoda: 50% discount on all products, complimentary jewelry set on purchases of 50 TL or more
Fenerium: 40% discount on textile products
Gant: Complimentary sunglasses for customers who spend between 750 TL and 1,000 TL in one go. Complimentary watch (from those included in the special offer) for customers who spend 1,500 TL or more in one go.
Gap K & B: Additional 20% discount on all products. Additional 15% discount for all foreign customers.
Guess: 30% discount on all jeans
Home Store: 10% discount. Style consultation for Home Store customers by Emel Acar from 12:00 p.m.
Home Sweet Home: Discounts of up to 50% on different groups of products
Hotiç: 30% discount on seasonal prices
Jeogem: 15% discount for cash purchases, 10% discount on credit card purchases. 50% discount on selected products.
Ipek Kıramer: Additional 10% discount on all sale products
Kenneth Cole: 20% discount
Kid's Story: 10% discount
Kiehl's: Surprise gifts
Kifidis: Surprise discounts on selected products. Special treats for guests who visit the stores
La Perla: 10% discount on single-item purchases, 30% discount on a second item. Discounts of up to 50% on selected items. Gifts for purchases of 500 TL or more.
La Senza: 50% discount on purchase of a second bra
Levi's: Additional 10% off the tag price for Turkcell subscribers
M.A.C: Make-up application trends and tips for 2011 Spring/Summer season
Mango: 30% discount on selected items
Marks & Spencer: Special discounts
Matraş: 40% discount on 40 items in the Matraş 2011 summer collection
Max&Co: Small gifts for shoppers
Mavi Jeans: 50 TL discount on purchases of 250 TL or more
Mendos: 15% discount on new-season items
Mudo: 50 TL discount on purchases of 150 TL or more
Napapijri: 10% discount on new-season items
Net Elektronik: 15% discount on the cash price in selected brands
New Balance: Dükkan Burger gift-certificate and surprise gifts for purchases of 79 TL and over
Nine West: 20% discount
Noemi: 10% discount on credit-card purchases and 20% discount on cash purchases
Nursace: 25% discount
Olympos: 50% discount
Opal Optik: 25% discount on all products, 50% on selected products and one-price 199 TL offer
OXXO: Surprise gifts
Özsüt: 15% discount on purchase of six-inch cakes
Prestij Ev gereçleri: Gift card worth 20% of purchase
Philips Aydınlatma: 20% discount on Philips lighting products. Discounts of up to 40% on selected products in the Alabaz Lighting (Classic American lighting) series.
Pupa (Apple): Surprise discounts, gifts and games. Picture contest. Akmerkez "Shopping Fest Souvenir" with Mac webcam.
Ramsey: 30% discount on seasonal products. Specially-designed travel bag given for each purchase of 250 TL or more
Remzi Kitapevi: Book gift from the Remzi Kitapevi catalogue for Remzi Kitapevi customers
Sarar: 20% discount on new-season items
Sevil: 100 Sevil Money on each purchase of 100 TL
Silk & Cashmere: Surprise gifts for purchases of 200 TL or more
Sport Works: 15% discount on new-season items
Sony: 15% discount
SPX: Discounts of up to 50% on selected items
Stefanel: Styling with Esin Maraşlıoğlu between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. and a gift certificate worth half the money spent for purchases of 1,000 TL or over. 20% discount offer and exclusive treats for Turkcell subscribers
Swatch: Surprise bijouterie gifts at Swatch stores for purchases of 250 TL or over between March 18 and April 26 (throughout the duration of Shopping Fest)
Şişli Optik: 40% discount
Tartine et Chocolat: 10% discount on purchases of 350 TL or more for clothing items. 10% discount on nursery furniture. 10% discount on carpets. 20% discount on bedding sets.
Tefal: The ACTIFRY product is discounted 100 TL. Chestnuts roasted at the entrance to the store throughout the evening are complimentary for guests
Teknosa: Offer for Teknosa Card owners to take 25 TL off 250 TL or more purchases, and 50 TL off on 500 TL or more, as part of the Turkcell subscribers Earn deal. 20% discount on LG Plasma screens.
Tobacco Shop: Discounts between 20% and 40% on selected items
Toyz Shop: Gift certificate worth 10 TL for each 50 TL spent
Tunç Elektronik: 25% discount on electronic devices (excludes televisions)
Vakko: 20% discount for all Vakko Card holders for one day of their choosing between March 18 and April 26. 20% discount for all W Collection Card holders for one day of their choosing between March 18 and April 26.
Vario: Runway show on red carpet and special treats
Vetrina: Small gifts for shoppers
Yemeni: 15% discount
Zen Diamond: Half the amount of purchase + diamond bracelet for those who make purchases worth 1,000 TL and more. Complimentary diamond bracelet for purchases of 500 TL and more.

Akmerkez welcomes the New Year to the rhythmic tunes of pop and latin bands. The New Year's celebrations are to be held between December 26-30 and will provide shoppers with an unforgettable experience as they shop for their loved ones in the comfort of Akmerkez with warming live music accompanying every moment.

Akmerkez, host to many entertaining events during the year, will bid farewell to 2011 with special pop and latin performances. Guests will be able to listen to Ömer Önder accompany Selen Servi on the piano as she sings their favourite songs; while pop and latin bands will provide a colorful background for festive shopping.

Akmerkez continues its tradition of entertaing visitors with special events and decorations; its special New Year's decorations providing guests with a radiant shopping experience.

Note to the editor:

Selen Servi & Ömer Önder, and the latin and pop bands will perform between 13:00-19:00 at the Akmerkez performance area.

The Young Lions pre-selection of the 59th annual 2012 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has been held with Akmerkez's sponsorship.

The teams that will be competing were announced at a ceremony held at Akmerkez.

The most dynamic part of the Cannes Lions Festival is that it is a sanctuary of creativity in the world of advertising and communications. The pre-selection process in Turkey of the Young Lions Competition had a high level of participation under Akmerkez's sponsorship. Giving a speech at the Young Lions award ceremony Dr. Nur Ziyaoğlu Aytekin, Brand Manager of Akmerkez, stated that they were more than happy to carry out projects for young adults. He further stated, "We once again took the opportunity to support young adults when Doğan Burda, Turkey representative of the festival, offered us the sponsorship of Cannes Young Lions. We are pleased to contribute to this competition that gathers the brightest minds in the Turkish communication, marketing and advertising fields."

Eight creative young people were chosen to represent Turkey at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity; in the young marketers, film, Internet and press categories.

Under the sponsorship of Akmerkez, the Young Lions Turkey Pre-Selections were held thanks to the collaboration of Doğan Burda and the Advertising Foundation and Advertisers' Association supported by Getty Images. The winners will represent Turkey in the competition to be held on June 17-24. Creatives under 28 and marketers under 30 that attended the pre-selections in Turkey at Akmerkez were given only 24 hours in which to prepare their work. In total, 31 teams in the film category, 18 in the internet category, 53 in the press category and 7 in the young marketers' category competed. In the pre-selections process the head of the jury for the young marketers, film, and press categories was the Creative Director of Young&Rubicam, Ozan Varışlı. The head of the jury for the cyber category was Musa Paça from Rabarba.

In Turkey pre-selections of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity were sponsored by Akmerkez. The jury's choice of teams that will go to Cannes are as follows:

Categories
Young Marketers
Hande Kozlu and Selen Ertem / Vodafone
Film
Kerem Tüten and Sungu Hacışabanoğlu / TBWA Istanbul
Internet
İlker Şener and Can Özmert / Sesli Harfler
Press
Fatih Mehmet Yılmaz / RDB Creative Group
Oğuzhan Atlıman / Gram Istanbul

Display windows are covered with "Neon" colors!

Akmerkez invites you to take a step into the mesmerizing, vividly and luminously colored world of 25 different designers…

Introducing many firsts in Turkey and supporting young adults in art, Akmerkez presents "Fashion Side Out." The undertaking is a continuation of the FashiOnAir Project of 2010.

The "Neon" themed first concept for Turkey's first 3D display showcase will include the works of 25 different designers. Throughout the spring and summer months, it will take you on a journey to a world filled with brilliant, eye-catching colors.

As of Friday, April 6, guests of Akmerkez may visit the store that stands out with its display windows. Inside the store, a neutral environment has been created so that the designs are what draw the eye. Dynamic, creative, different, bright, and colorful, these objects stand out. In these designs, neon colors are the dominant theme.

Fashion Side Out will continue to surprise guests of Akmerkez with four different concepts all year round.