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ATU, which operates the largest Duty Free Store in Turkey, has 9 Duty Free Shops in the Izmir 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 ATU.
Recognized in 2000 with the “Best Airport Shop of the Year” Award by Frontier magazine, as of 2008, ATU is operating in the Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, Tbilisi and Batumi International Airports. In 2007 ATU 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, ATU Istanbul Ataturk Airport won First Place as “Best Implementation” for its shop implementations in the tobacco category.
In October 2008 ATU 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.
The following items may be brought into the country duty free:
On Entry:
- personal effects of the tourist
- one TV (black and white), one color pocket TV, one TV/tape/radio combination, one video recording camera and five video cassettes blank), five records, five tape cassettes or compact discs
- one video player, cine projector (8 mm) and 10 rolls of film (blank), one slide projector
- one pocket computer, electronic playing devices (without cassette - keyboard)
- one transistor radio and portable radio - tape player (its specification to be determined by the Ministry of Finance and Customs), one walkman or pocket tape recorder, one portable compact disc player
- binoculars (one pair)
- harmonica, mandolin, flageolet, flute, guitar and accordion (only one of each type, maximum three musical instruments)
- personal sporting equipment
- necessary medical items
- bicycle, baby buggy, toys
- 200 cigarettes and 50 cigars
- 200 grams of tobacco and 200 cigarette papers, or 50 grams of chewing tobacco, or 200 grams of pipe tobacco, or 200 grams of snuff
- 1.5 kg coffee, 1.5 kg instant coffee, 500 grams of tea
- one kilo chocolate and one kilo sweets
- five (100 cc) or seven (70 cc) bottles of wines and/or spirits
- five bottles of perfume (120 ml max each)
- one portable typewriter
- one camera with five rolls of film
- First aid, and spare parts for the car
- Other items necessary during the journey
- personal effects of the tourist
- one TV (black and white), one color pocket TV, one TV/tape/radio combination, one video recording camera and five video cassettes blank), five records, five tape cassettes or compact discs
- one video player, cine projector (8 mm) and 10 rolls of film (blank), one slide projector
- one pocket computer, electronic playing devices (without cassette - keyboard)
- one transistor radio and portable radio - tape player (its specification to be determined by the Ministry of Finance and Customs), one walkman or pocket tape recorder, one portable compact disc player
- binoculars (one pair)
- harmonica, mandolin, flageolet, flute, guitar and accordion (only one of each type, maximum three musical instruments)
- personal sporting equipment
- necessary medical items
- bicycle, baby buggy, toys
- 200 cigarettes and 50 cigars
- 200 grams of tobacco and 200 cigarette papers, or 50 grams of chewing tobacco, or 200 grams of pipe tobacco, or 200 grams of snuff
- 1.5 kg coffee, 1.5 kg instant coffee, 500 grams of tea
- one kilo chocolate and one kilo sweets
- five (100 cc) or seven (70 cc) bottles of wines and/or spirits
- five bottles of perfume (120 ml max each)
- One portable typewriter
- One camera with five rolls of film
- First aid, and spare parts for the car
- Other items necessary during the journey
- Valuable items and all items with a value of over $15,000 must be registered in the owner's passport on entering Turkey, for control upon exit.
- Antiques brought into the country must be registered in the owner's passport to avoid difficulties on exit.
- Sharp instruments (including camping knives) and weapons may not be brought into the country without special permission.
- The bringing into the country, trade, and consumption of marijuana and all other narcotics is strictly forbidden and subject to heavy punishment.
- Gifts, not exceeding 500 DM in value and not for trading purposes, may be brought into the country duty free. In addition, gifts not exceeding 500 DM in value may be posted to Turkey duty free, if the date stamped by the sending post-office falls one month before, or one month after the following holiday: Seker Bayram, Kurban Bayram, Christmas, New Year and Easter.
On Exit:
- Gifts and souvenirs: for a new carpet, a proof of purchase; and for old items, a certificate from a directorate of a museum is necessary.
- The export of antiques from Turkey is forbidden.
- Valuable personal items can only be taken out of the country providing they have been registered in the owner's passport on entry, or providing they can show they have been purchased with legally exchanged currency.
- Minerals may only be exported from the country with a special document obtained from the MTA (General Directorate of Mining Exploration; and Research), Tel:(0-312) 2873430