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.

A Mall married a series if chain restaurants/hot night spots and formed one huge complex called The…read moreMarina in Mersin. There is even a tiny amusement park for the little ones. The Mall appears quite modern and will such you into its buying vortex ti the right of the Marina. The large restaurants and cafes occupy the areas closest to the harbor itself. Perfect for catching a cool breeze.

It took us a while to find what we were looking for in the marina, but what we found while looking…read morefor our actual destination was interesting. The northern part of the marina (north past Hilton) is mainly street side/parallel parking. Once you park you can start walking up and down the marina in hopes of finding which ever boat restaurant you might want to try. I would say there are at least 20+ restaurants that you can choose from. Most of the boats looked like they offered your normal Turkish tantuni and seafood options. We didn't choose a restaurant in this location, but we walked around past for a good 30 minutes to see what all was available. From the most that I could tell you had the boat restaurants (along with a few side vendors) and then the entrance to the amusement park. It was already close to 8:00 pm when we made it to the amusement park so we didn't check it out. I have heard friends say it's fun for the kids so I think we will check it out on our next visit. As you keep walking past the amusement park you will come into a large entrance that houses a Hookah bar, a few restaurants, and the entrance to the Aqua Park (water park). I was hoping to visit the water park, but we ran out of time on this particular trip. Once again, this is another stop on our next visit here. Once we headed south past the Hilton we came up on the large parking lot and mall section of the marina that we were looking for. This is the place to go to shop, eat, and relax. The nice part about this section is the parking lot...no attempts to park parallel or fight over spots like you do at the mall and other venues. We loved this side of the marina. We were looking for a couple of different restaurants but chose Wo-Wo's Brassiere...see my review for that later. =) You have several restaurants that you can eat inside or sit by the water and relax. I would say you have at least 30+ stores/shops to look through on your stop. The store options are: clothing, home, shoes, and toys. Plus, there are a couple of coffee shops and ice cream/sweet shops. As you leave you can even pick up some grocery items at Migros (a Turkish version of Walmart). This is definitely a spot we will come visit again when we have more time to shop, eat, and stroll through.

Very small base with an even smaller BX. I will say that for a small BX the options or varieties…read moreare even smaller. Your best bet is to buy through the AAFES catalog, AAFES website, Amazon, or whatever website you prefer if you are looking for something particular that isn't in mass distribution. I will admit that the employees are always nice and willing to help with whatever need you might have or be looking for. During non-busy hours you can check out rather quickly. However, I do get frustrated when it's the busy time of day for customers (lunches), and there is only on cashier working the check out lines. You can see several people waiting patiently in line since this is a common occurrence. Attached in the entrance of the BX you have Burger King, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell available for lunch and dinner. Burger King offers breakfast too. Once you walk past the food court you will notice a Yilmaz jewelry counter. He offers watch batteries, minor repairs, jewelry galore, and custom made designs.

It's a pretty small BX and they don't have many of the things you would think they would always…read morehave, ie they have been out of bike locks for a week and everyone rides a bike here. Also when asked if they had some other products that were out on the shelf I was told they had a bunch in the back but were going through three truckloads and to give it a couple days & I've seen pallets just sitting out not being unloaded and it's not busy, wonder if they need workers? . This isn't my favorite bx and being overseas it would be nice not to have to order everything online. They don't have a gnc which I thought was as common to military stores as Burger King is (which is in here). I guess it is what it is, but I won't hesitate to go look at Turkish mall for things may need