$200 Million Shopping Centre with Ski Resort
Chairman of Torunlar Company Group, Aziz Torun, said that Deepo Shopping Centre will cost 200 million dollars and will be located on the highway of Avcilar - Beylikdüzü in Istanbul.
Torun stated that 70% of exterior construction has been completed. The opening of the shopping centre is going to be on May 2010. The shopping centre will have 180 stores. Torun expressed that competition in the retail sector has shifted now to the shopping centres and also added;
" Deepo will be one of the best shopping centres in Turkey with its snow ski run, sports
complex and Garden Centre, which resembles Babylonian Gardens. Themed entertainment
centre, sports, spa facilities and visual arts centre with indoor and outdoor swimming pools and Marmara sea view will offer a unique experience to the visitors.”
Torun said that they will invest 3 million dollars in the construction of the 'snow park'. Torun also added that there will be sections such as terraces, the famous street, the bowling alley and garden centre where botanic products will be sold.

It will be the hybrid of the industry
Torun stated that with Deepo Shopping Centre, the concept of 'Hybrid Avm' is going to be introduced to the shopping sector. Deepo will sell both outlet and season products.
Torun also gave information about the projects of Torunlar Company Group; "We will raise our portfolio value to 2.2 billion dollars until the end of 2012 by investing extra 1 billion dollars. We aim to increase our portfolio size to 1 million 300 thousand square meters closed area, 520 thousand square meters of rentable space and 87 thousand square meters of space which will be available for sale".