Van is one of the touristic and historical cities with many tourist attractions, and many shopping ceers are part of its attractions.
Shopping is considered one of the most importa activities of tourists in Van, and many Iranians travel to this city by land and air to go to the shopping ceers of Van to get brand clothes and accessories. Reasonable prices, quality of goods and proximity to Iran are the main reasons for the popularity of shopping ceers in this city. In addition, every year many people from differe couries and nearby cities travel to this city to visit Van attractions.
The city of Van is one of the tourist destinations in Türkiye, which is very popular among Iranians due to its neighborhood with Iran and many cultural similarities. This city, which is very close to the cities of West Azarbaijan province, is usually considered the first destination of Iranian tourists on their land trip to Türkiye.
The best shopping ceers in Van:
Van AVM shopping ceer
- Working hours: Every day from 10:00 to 22:00
- Website: www.vanavm.com
- Address: No. 147, Cumhuriyet Blvd., Serhat Quarter, Ipkiol, Van, Turkey

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Van shopping ceer is one of the best and most famous shopping ceers in Van city. This shopping ceer, which is located on Republic Boulevard, was opened in 2015 with an area of 30,000 square meters. One EVM is designed on five floors and its stores sell more than 90 famous Turkish and European brands.
There are large women’s and men’s clothing stores, electrical appliance stores, restauras, cafes, and large hypermarkets in the One shopping ceer. The service and comfort facilities of this shopping ceer are very complete, including children’s playgrounds, a technology market, and a cinema with seven theaters. One AVM is easily accessible on foot. It takes about three to four hours to visit this shopping ceer.
Aydin Perihan AVM
- Working hours: Every day (except Sundays) from 7:00 to 22:00, Sundays from 10:00 to 21:00
- Address: No. 4, Bahchivan neighborhood, Van, Turkey

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Aydin Perihan Shopping Ceer is another famous and large shopping ceer in Van city. The calm environme of this mall provides a suitable space for shopping. Aydin Perihan shopping ceer is known as clothing and leather products exchange and is one of the best ceers for buying clothes in Turkish auction. Also, the Star 2000 store in this shopping ceer is famous for its reasonable prices and high quality products.
One of the positive features of Aydin Perihan shopping ceer is convenie access to the city ceer as well as city hotels; For this reason, it can be accessed easily and by spending the least amou of time. Aydin Perihan’s facilities include a cinema hall, gamenet and a bowling alley.
Turkuaz Shopping Ceer (Turkuaz AVM)
- Working hours: Every day from 9:00 to 21:00
- Address: Türkiye, Van, Ipkiol, Bahchivan District, Kazem Karabkir St

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Turquoise Van shopping ceer is one of the local shopping ceers in Van city. Although Turquaz is considered an old shopping ceer, it is smaller than other shopping ceers in Van city. Turquoise shopping ceer is located in the city ceer and it is easily accessible. Most of the sellers in this shopping ceer are natives of Van city and they are less able to speak English. European brands are seen more than Turkish brands in this shopping ceer, and this is what distinguishes Torquaz from other shopping ceers. Besides foreign goods, Turkish goods are also sold there.
Turquoise shopping ceer is affordable and diverse in terms of price and variety of clothes like other shopping ceers in Van city. Also, people who wa to buy gifts or souvenirs can buy all kinds of souvenirs and gifts in this shopping ceer. Among the various facilities of this shopping ceer, we can meion a cinema, a bowling alley, a playground for children, etc.
Also, there are various restauras and cafes in the Turquoise shopping ceer, whose quality of food is very high; Therefore, travelers and buyers are suggested to visit these cafes and restauras and enjoy the unique taste and quality of these foods.
Atayos Silver Shopping Ceer (Atayos Silver AVM)
- Hours of operation: Every day from 9:00 to 21:00
- Address: No. C/12, Kazem Karabkir Blvd., Bahchivan District, Ipkiol, Van, Turkey

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One of the famous and popular shopping ceers of One is Ataios Silver. This shopping ceer is considered a luxurious ceer and houses a collection of famous Turkish and iernational stores and brands. The main stores of Ataios Silver are the stores of precious objects and jewelry, and upon eering it, you will see beautiful ornames with motifs of the Kingdom of Orator; These ornames are very popular among tourists who travel to the city of Van. Among these jewelry, we can meion black pen jewelry, necklaces, earrings, handmade rings, and even aiques.
In addition to the supply of jewelry, the best and most famous clothing brands are also represeed in the Ataios Silver shopping ceer, which sell their products at the best prices. One of the most popular parts of this shopping ceer is its sweet shops, where many fans and tourists visit every day to buy souvenirs such as baklava and delicious sweets.
Access to this place is easy due to its proximity to the city ceer. One of the advaages of the popular Ataios Silver shopping ceer is its proximity to many famous hotels and restauras. The facilities of this shopping ceer include restauras and coffee shops.
Cumhuriyet Street and Kazem Karabkir Street
- Hours of operation: Every day from 9:00 to midnight
- Address: Türkiye, Van, Cumhuriyet St

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Shopping in large and luxury malls is very enjoyable; But shopping in the old markets, stores and shops that are scattered in the streets, has its own exciteme. The main and old bazaar of Van city is located on Kazem Karabkir and Jumhurit streets. In these two iersecting streets, there are various shops and stores, and traditional and local goods to iernational brands can be found in them at reasonable prices. Represeation of brands such as Adidas, LC Waikiki, Nike, Kiex and many other brands can be seen in this area.

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The largest number of clothing, home appliances and food stores are located on Cumhuriyet and Kazem Karabkir streets; So that they alone can answer all your needs. One of the attractions of these streets should be considered its traditional shops that offer importa and original souvenirs of the city of Van. Honey, coffee, dairy products such as Turkish cheeses, Turkish baklavas, and delicious local sweets and breads can be purchased from these shops. They also offer natural honey and local cheese from the city of Van.
Also, there are many restauras, cafes, and hotels operating in Cumhuriyet and Kazem Karabkir streets, which attract the atteion of every tourist. If you iend to buy from the shops of this street, be sure to get a discou.
Lemon shopping ceer
- Working hours: Every day from 8:00 to 21:00
- Address: Türkiye, Van, Governor Mahmoud B. neighborhood
Limon shopping ceer is one of the oldest markets in Van and is one of the most famous and popular shopping ceers in this city. This shopping ceer is close to the city ceer and is easily accessible. Limon shopping ceer has a variety of stores including clothing, cosmetics, home and kitchen appliances, and the items and clothes sold in this place are often of good quality and reasonable prices.
The market of the Russians
- Working hours: Every day from 8:00 to 20:00
- Address: Türkiye, Van, Governor Mahmoud B. neighborhood

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Russian market in the city ceer is one of the popular and cheap markets in Turkey. This market is located in Bashiyol square in Van city and consists of three to four streets. Russian products and handicrafts and clothes made in this coury are offered there. Many goods are sold in the Russian market, including wooden dolls, local shirts with happy and bright colors, scarves, etc. Among other items available in this market, we can meion clothes, shoes and sneakers, ornames, household and kitchen utensils. Russian market vendors often speak the local Turkish, Kurdish, and Arabic languages.
Ranss Shopping Ceer (Ranss AVM)
- Working hours: Every day from 9:00 to 21:30
- Address: No. b/17, Irfan St., Bashtoq, Sharifiye neighborhood, Van, Turkey

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Another shopping ceer in Van city is Rance shopping ceer. A variety of bags, shoes and clothes with beautiful materials and colors are sold in this shopping ceer. One of the positive features of Rance shopping ceer is customer service, such as carrying goods for large purchases; But its disadvaages include the lack of parking space and the creation of traffic around it.
Van Metropolitan Mall
- Working hours: Every day from 12:00 to 23:30
- Address: Türkiye, Van, Ipkiol, Bahchivan quarter, Yuzbaşoğlu street, bottom of Ai shopping ceer, No. 1
One of the popular shopping ceers is the Metropolitan Shopping Ceer. This shopping ceer is located in Yuzbaşoğlu neighborhood and has gained relative satisfaction from its customers since its opening. Metropolitan is located in the city ceer at the iersection of Cumhuriyet Street and Kazem Karabkir Street. Near the Metropolitan shopping ceer, there are many shops and other eertainme and convenience places.
Turkish chocolates and biscuits are popular souvenirs of Iranians, and this shopping ceer is a good place to buy these foods. If you arrange the trip at times when these stores have discous, you will definitely have a cheaper and better purchase.
Park AVM
- Working hours: Every day from 10:00 to 22:00
- Address: Türkiye, Van, Cumhuriyet street, Sharifiye quarter

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Park shopping ceer is located in Sharifiye neighborhood, Cumhuriyet Blvd., Van city, and is one of the best and most popular shopping ceers in Van city. This shopping ceer is one of the newly established shopping ceers in Van city, and brand stores are gradually eering it. There are several cafes and restauras, including a Simit Sera branch, in this not so big shopping ceer.
Why should we shop in Van?

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One of the importa attractions of traveling to Van city is good and affordable shopping. This city has large shopping ceers and it has many shopping ceers compared to its area. Most of the brands that are in the big cities of Türkiye like Istanbul and Aalya are also prese in the city of Van. Also, in the city of Van, it is possible to buy foreign goods, which may be much more expensive in Iran, at reasonable prices. For this reason, its shopping ceers are the focus of most Iranians. To take advaage of special discous, you must know the auction time in this city, in order to make the most of this exceptional opportunity.
The best time to travel and shop in Van
The best time to travel to Van city can be differe according to the type of travel. For a leisure trip to the city of Van, spring and autumn are suitable, because it has a mild climate. This city has cold and snowy weather in wier and hot and dry weather in summer. But Iranian tourists also travel to the city of Van in the summer season; Therefore, the popular travel season to Van can be considered from June to October.
If the purpose of your trip to the city of Van is shopping, you can travel to this city to take advaage of amazing auctions and discous during the auction so that you can have a hearty shopping while having fun.
At the beginning of January and the beginning of summer, the amou of discous is much higher than the rest of the year, and usually all items have a discou of about 30 to 40%; But you should keep in mind that during the auction and discou days, hotel prices and expenses increase drastically, and the amou saved for you from the discous should be spe on other travel expenses. In other days of the year when fewer tourists travel to Van, the amou of discous is not so high; But in corast, costs such as hotel, food, etc. are low.

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Frequely asked questions
What are the best shopping malls in Türkiye?
Van AVM, Aydin Perihan Shopping Ceer, Turquoise Shopping Ceer, Ataios Silver Shopping Ceer, Cumhuriyet Street and Kazem Karabkir Street, Russian Bazaar and Lemon Shopping Ceer are among the best Van shopping ceers.
Is shopping in Van affordable?
yes In the city of Van, it is possible to buy foreign goods, which may be much more expensive in Iran, at reasonable prices.
Which season is the best time to buy in Van?
In early January and early summer, the amou of discous is much higher than the rest of the year.
Which season is the best time to visit the bathtub?
It is suitable for a leisure trip to the city of Van in spring and autumn.



