I have been to this particular mall once and I liked what I saw for the most part. To begin with…read morethe parking is hands down much easier than going to the Optimum..even on a Sunday! We walked around to the different stores just to see what was all in this mall. I think that most of the prices were a little higher than at the Optimum when I was comparing running shoes (Nike) and toys. This mall has a nice variety of clothing stores as well as shoe stores. I didn't not eat at the food court, but I was very pleased to see several different options. My son was very happy to see McDonalds! We stopped by one of the ice cream vendors in the middle of the mall. With scoops of chocolate and cherry I was very please to pay 7 TL total for both cones. It was very tasty and will definitely be stopping by again on our next visit. We walked around the whole mall in less than an hour and a half so this mall is definitely on the smaller scale, but I enjoyed it. I look forward to coming back and giving a more thorough review after trying some food at the food court.

This mall is further away from the military base and takes 2 different bus rides to get there so i…read moredon't get to visit it as often as the the other mall in adana. Also this mall is more of an american feeling mall to me, so i enjoy that, by american feeling i mean its all one level, larger because of that aspect, and I like that more than the other malls in the area. Also it is away from pretty much everything so you don't get all the crowd. I enjoy coming here to pretty much shop for anything you would typically need in a mall. they also have a movie theater here that is really nice and always showing new movies, and when you are coming to see a movie you might like to grab a bite to eat, and the food court has a good amount of variety food to offer with reasonable prices. The movies do an intermission so just incase you are coming to watch a movie there will be a pause in the middle of the showing so you can have time to go the bathroom, grab a snack or something to drink which is very nice and sometimes needed. The place i ate at in the food court was the potato spot where they take a baked potato and mix it with cheese and butter then add all the ingredients you choose to fill the inside. it is a little weird looking but trust me when i say its a must try, because it is so delicious. I will miss them when i eventually leave this country. All in all this is a mall, so you will get what your coming for, if you feel like getting a little further away from the city and going to a mall check out the M1, its different.

Very nice mall. Optimum mall has a lot of the standard smaller stores in the US like Nike, Puma,…read moreStarbucks, Lego store and H&M. It also has a lot of stores not familiar to me. I was even more surprised to see Popeyes, Arby's and (not a surprise) McDonalds. This place does have free parking under the mall. Before entering the mall you do have to go through a metal detector and your purse gets scanned. Make sure you look at the ceiling to observe the beautiful art work. On the top floor, where the food court is, there is a an outdoor patio with a beautiful view of the Mosque across the street.

This is a really nice mall. It is several stories tall with a mixture clothing, cosmetic, jewelry,…read moreetc. My favorite places to go though were the home stores.....They were very successful in getting me to open up my pocketbook! There is a food court, not necessarily a sit down restaurant - but you can find some good food. It is just down the street from the Grand Sheraton, and there is a nice park across the street. It is also in close proximity to downtown and all is very walkable when you want to walk off that ice cream you just had. It is definitely a place I would go back to.

My family and I ventured into this store to check it out while we were in the M1 Mall this past…read moreweekend. Wow...this is the Turkish version of America's Walmart Super Center! We started off by walking through the clothing and shoe section to see what type of quality and prices they offered. The prices were comparable to what I would be expected in Walmart, but no where to close to being as expensive as clothes/shoes in the name brand stores. Our next section was the toy and outdoor sections. I was somewhat surprised that they didn't offer more in the toy section. There were a few toys that were from the newer movies (Transformers, How to Train Your Dragon 2, etc) along with your normal toys...cars, Nerf guns, puzzles, animals, babies, and so forth. I was impressed with the 3 large baskets bins full of beach/pool toys for cheap. Looking quickly through the outdoor section they offered different sport balls and sets. Next up....the food/kitchen section...you name it they probably have it. You can pretty much buy your full grocery list anywhere from fruits, veggies, canned goods, cereal/pasta, and fresh/frozen meats. I can honestly say that I have never seen full kidneys, lungs, and other major organs for sale in a produce section of a local grocery store. The fruit and veggie section was huge, and I must admit that everything looked very healthy and nicely displayed. The frozen food section was one of the smaller sections, but I don't think Turkish cuisine is really includes frozen foods much. Last but not least...the drinks section. I was impressed with the amounts of options for waters, cokes, tea, etc in this section. Of course there was a nice section for the local beer Efes and it's varieties...but they also sold Miller Genuine Draft!!! In the soft drink section at the time Pepsi and Coca Colas was offering products (glasses, tins, trays) attached to their 2 liters. My main shock factor was the price of American alcohol there. Your average size bottle of Smirnoff Vodka was very expensive...close to double the price back home. That was the same with all of the American cocktails....Jim Beam, Smirnoff, Johnny Walker, etc. The other major sections were home furnishing and health, but I didn't check out those sections. I will try to go up and down a few isles next time to get a better review of everything. Overall I was very impressed with what they have to offer and the prices so I will definitely be coming back. They have a nice looking cafe and dessert section that I want to try on our next stop. The cakes looked amazing...yes, I took a picture. =)