Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has opened an office in Turkey and has won the property management and leasing contract for the 346,000 m[sup]2[/sup] Istanbul Cevahir retail and leisure complex in the heart of Istanbul. Istanbul Cevahir is the largest shopping centre in Turkey. The former head of Shopping Centre Management in the UK Richard Davies will lead the firm's new Turkish team in Istanbul. 'Turkey is of growing interest to international investors and retailers, attracting strong inward investment flows from Russia, Germany, the Middle East and other EMEA countries,' Davies said.