TURKEY. Setur Duty Free this month opened the first Michael Kors branded boutique at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport.
The new 80sq m store carries a range of accessories including handbags, small leather goods, footwear, eyewear, jewellery and watches.
Setur, the exclusive duty free retailer at the airport, already manages space for luxury brands such as Burberry, Salvatore Ferragamo, Zegna, Montblanc, Omega and others.
Sabiha Gökçen is the second largest international airport serving Istanbul. In 2015, it handled 28 million passengers, and has posted a +71% increase in traffic since 2009.
Setur is owned by Koç Holding, Turkey’s biggest conglomerate, which is listed among Fortune’s 500 largest industrial corporations worldwide. The duty free division sits within a wider tourism group. Setur operates 39 duty free stores across Turkey at airports, seaports and land borders.
The Michael Kors label was created in 1981, with the first accessories range launched in 2001. Today the line includes a full range of handbags, shoes, belts, outwear and eyewear.
