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Redevco Turkey is to start construction of the 17,000-m² Magnesia Shopping Center in the first quarter of 2011. Manisa is one of the most industrialised provinces in Turkey's Aegean Region and has a total population of 1.3 million.

The centre will offer a 4,500-m² hypermarket, a 1,500-m² cinema complex, 1,500-m² of food court and more than 8,500-m² of retail area spread over 65 units. There will also be more than 400 parking spaces. Magnesia Shopping Center is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2012.

The centre will offer a wide variety of well-known brands in Turkey from menswear and womenswear, sportswear and casual wear to kidswear, accessories and lingerie. Redevco Turkey has started the leasing process and has already signed a number of agreements. Redevco’s tenants in Gordion Shopping Center and Erzurum Shopping Center have shown a keen interest in Magnesia Shopping Center. One of the biggest international hypermarket operators has already committed itself to the project.

Magnesia Shopping Center, designed by RedevConcepts, is a 3-level shopping centre located on Manisa's main road, by a green park area. The natural height difference of the site offers the opportunity to create two ground level entrances. One entrance is situated on the Mimar Sinan Boulevard, which is the main artery of Manisa, and will create an attractive square with cafés and restaurants looking onto the mountains. The other entrance is on Ali Riza Efendi Street, which connects directly to the neighbourhood. The architecture of the centre is based on local materials such as stucco, wood and rough natural stone blocks.