Vialand, which combines Turkey's first thematic park in world standards and scale, with shopping streets and a show centre, was officially opened by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on May 26.

Carrying out the opening ceremony, the Prime Minister visited the thematic park with numerous children and distributed gifts.

Constructed at a TRY1.15bn ($615.7m) investment cost at the heart if Istanbul in Eyup, Vialand overtakes many popular thematic parks in the world with more than 50 entertainment units including King Kong, Tower Ride, Rafting Ride, Splash Coaster, Interactive Dark Ride, Dark Ride, Small World that are brought into Turkey for the first time.