ATÜ, which operates the largest Duty Free Store in Turkey, has 9 Duty Free Shops in the İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport International Terminal.

While the Main Duty Free Shop situated in the Departures Terminal and the Gate Shop, situated in the boarding bridges area, are designed to meet the last minute shopping needs of departing passengers, there are also two symmetrical Duty Free Shops in the Arrivals Terminal where incoming passengers can shop. The Atasay, D&R, Mavi Jeans, Samsonite and Setur shops situated in the Departures Terminal, also operate under ATÜ.

Recognized in 2000 with the “Best Airport Shop of the Year” Award by Frontier magazine, as of 2008, ATÜ is operating in the Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, Tbilisi and Batumi International Airports. In 2007 ATÜ won the “Best Shop Opening” Award of the British DFNI Magazine, for its refurbished shops in the departures floor of the Istanbul Ataturk Airport. At the “Dream Store” ACI Airport Business & Trinity Forum organized in April 2008, ATÜ Istanbul Ataturk Airport won First Place as “Best Implementation” for its shop implementations in the tobacco category. In October 2008 ATÜ received yet another award at the Frontier Awards night, considered the Oscars of the Duty Free industry, the “Most Successful Special Retail Concept of the Year” for the Old Bazaar Shop situated in the Istanbul Ataturk Airport.

ATÜ AT THE ADNAN MENDERES AIRPORT

 • As of October 2006, serves as the only operator,
 • Has an operation period of 8 years + 7 months,
 • Occupies a sales area of 2,353 m2 ,
 • Owns 11 shops, 8 of which at the Departures and 3 at the Arrivals Terminal,
 • Operates 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.

Shops:

International Departures Level:

Main Duty Free Shop

In this shop passengers can select products as they wish, as well as consult experts. New products can be tested at the shop, which offers a wide variety of shopping alternatives and various promotions and contains alcohol, tobacco, perfumes, cosmetics and chocolate.
The Accessories Shop situated within the Main Duty Free Shop has on offer a variety of world famous brand products such as jewelry, watches, bags, wallets, glasses and belts.

Gate Shop 
The shop, situated in the boarding bridges area and designed to meet last minute shopping needs, has on offer popular products such as perfumes, alcohol, tobacco and chocolate.

Atasay Jewelry
Founded in 1989 by Atasay Kamer, who transformed Turkish jewelry into an industry, Atasay Jewelry is placed second in the world after Italy and is the biggest company in the Turkish jewelry industry. A variety of jewelry collections, including diamonds, gold and special designs, are on sale at Atasay Jewelry, situated in the International Departures Terminal.

D&R
A member of the Doğan Media Group, D&R was founded in November 1996. As of 2008, D&R has a total of 79 shops in Istanbul and all over Turkey and maintains its market leadership.
D&R serves passengers through two sales points located on the Land and Air side of the Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport International Terminal's Departures Floor. In the D&R shops passengers can find all kinds of Turkish and international publications, music and film CDs and DVDs.

Mavi Jeans
Mavi Jeans, whose target market consists especially of young people, was founded in Istanbul in 1991 and has been a market leader in Turkey since 1996. Mavi Jeans serves its customers in more than four thousand shops distributed throughout 50 countries, including U.S.A., Canada, Germany, Australia, U.K., Denmark, Italy and Netherlands. Mavi Jeans has also flagship shops in Istanbul, New York, Vancouver, Montreal, Berlin and Frankfurt.

Situated in the Adnan Menderes Airport International Departures Terminal, Mavi Jeans has on offer the Mavi Jeans collections available on the domestic market.

Samsonite
The story of Samsonite began in 1910 in Colorado, U.S.A., with the Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company. Samsonite, which has launched its quality throughout the world via the slogan “Life's a Journey,” became a worldwide brand in 1965. Situated in the International Departures Terminal, Samsonite offers a variety of alternatives, from multipurpose travel bags to laptop cases and backpacks.

Setur
Setur was founded in 1964, following the enactment of the law permitting duty free shops to operate in Turkey. The first company in the country to offer Duty Free services, Setur currently maintains its activities in this field and also operates as a travel agency. Situated in the International Terminal's Departures Floor, Setur offers luxury brand jewelry, accessories, stationery, clothes, etc.

International Arrivals Floor:

Arrivals Shop 
The two symmetrical Duty Free Shops situated directly in front of the baggage conveyor belts in the Arrivals floor have on offer alcohol, perfumes, cosmetics, chocolate and cigars, as well as a wide variety of other products.