Zorlu Center is a mixed-use complex at Levazım in Istanbul's Beşiktaş district. Emre Arolat Architects and Tabanlıoğlu Architects won the design competition, after 13 firms were chosen from over 100. Zorlu Holding bought the land at a 2007 auction. Construction began in 2008 and it opened on October 10, 2013. The article names no style.
Four towers hold retail, offices, a hotel and residences around a public square based on the idea of a historic town square. Total floor area is 6.6 million square feet (615,885 m²). It has over 200 shops and 40 cafés and restaurants, and Turkey's first Apple Store. The Raffles Istanbul hotel opened in September 2014.
Zorlu PSM, a performing arts center, has a 770-seat theater and a 2,300-seat concert hall. The article gives no hours.
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