HISTORY OF İZMİR

İZMİR

İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Building

HISTORY OF İZMİRİzmir is Turkey’s third largest city and it is a major port city. İzmir attracts tourist and visiting businessmen for trade.

There are nice , clean and long beaches and thermal resorts .

Ephesus , one of the most famous cities in the world during the reign of Roman Empire is in the border of Izmir , too.

The 5,000 year-old city Izmir is one of the oldest cities of the Mediterranean basin. The original city was established in the third millennium BC (at present day Bayraklı).

Greeks also lived here about 1000 BC. In the first millennium BC Izmir, then known as Smyrna, got bigger as one of the most important cities of the Ionian Federation. During this period, it is believed that the poet Homer lived here.

Lydian conquest of the city around 600 BC ended this golden age. Smyrna was little more than a village during the Lydian and next sixth century BC Persian rule. In the fourth century BC a new city was built during the period of Alexander the Great. Smyrna's Roman period, beginning in the first century BC, was its second great century.

In the first century AD, Smyrna became one of the earliest centers of Christianity and it was one of the Seven Churches of Revelation.

Byzantine rule came in the fourth century and lasted until the Seljuk conquest in 11th century. In 1415, under Sultan Mehmed Çelebi, Smyrna became part of the Ottoman Empire.

The city earned its fame as one of the most important port cities of the world during the 17th to 19th centuries. The most of its population were Greek but Greek, French, Italian, Dutch, Armenian, Sephardi and Jewish people moved to the city into a cosmopolitan center of trade.

Today, Izmir is widely regarded as the most Westernized city of Turkey as to values, ideology, gender roles, and lifestyles.

Symbol Of İzmir

CLOCK TOWER

IT IS AN IMPORTANT DISTRICT OF THE CITY. THERE ARE MANY CAFES , RESTAURANTS , CLUBS, STORES OF FAMOUS BRANDS IN ALSANCAK .

ALSANCAK

İZMİR INTERNATIONAL FAIR..

İZMİR’S NAME

The ancient name of İzmir is a Roman word “Smyrna”.

The famous historian Homer was born İzmir.

Greek believed that the goddess of fertility “ Artemis ” lived in İzmir , too .

According to some sources, the original founder of the city İzmir wasn’t the Hittites, they were the Amazons .

PHOTOS OF OLD İZMİR..

PASAPORTCLOCK TOWER

KADİFEKALEVARYANT

KONAK SQUARE IN 1960s

IZMIR’S HISTORICAL SITES

Clock Tower..Clock Tower is the symbol of Izmir. It was build in Konak Square in 1901. Konak Square is one of the most popular meeting points in İzmir .

ELEVATOR..An Elevator from 19th century . It is 51 metres high.Restored in 1993 .On the top , there is a cafe and a restaurant .

The House Of Virgin Mary.. People believe that Virgin

Mary spent her last days here .Christians visit this house and pray to become “a pilgrim “

Pergamon..It was an ancient Greek city.It was a spa center in Hellenistic times .

EPHESUSEphesus was an important port , trade and religious center in Roman and Byzantine times .

CELCEUS LIBRARY IN EPHESUS

Agora..The Agora means “an open place of assembly “ in ancient Greek city-states. in Greek history , the agora served as a marketplace. The word “agoraphobia” the fear of critical public situations, derives from agora in its meaning as a gathering place.

AgoraThe ancient city, Agora

AGORA

ŞİRİNCE VILLAGE

Kordon.. It’s located between Konak Square and Alsancak .

KORDON..It becomes one of the most crowded places of the weekends especially young people prefer to go there because there are bars and some places for shopping

Kemeraltı

Kemeraltı is a very well-known historical open street bazaar of Izmir.

BEACHES IN İZMİR..

ILICA BEACH..

ÇEŞME

Çeşme means a lot of tourists in summer.

ÇEŞME

ALACATIAlaçatı is unique Aegean town on the western coast

of Turkey.

ALAÇATI

ALAÇATI HOMES

CESMEALTIçeşmealtı , is a lively an natural center of tourism.

MORDOGAN..Mordoğan is a sea-side

township with own Municipality in

Karaburun distirict in Turkey’s İzmir provice.

AKKUM..

Peaceful and relaxing holiday center.

SEFERHİSAR

FOÇA ..Tourist and holiday center; Foca .!

DİKİLİ..KALEM (Pencil) Island

DİKİLİ(GREENHOUSE)

İzmir Dishe

s

TARHANA SOUP IZMIR MEATBALLS

KESKEK ZERDE

MUCVER LOKMA

BOYOZ..

OLIVE OIL KUMRU

IZMIR’S FOLK DANCE

ZEYBEK DANCER

MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATÜRK Zeybek dance

ZEYBEK

İZMİR..

AKŞEMSETTIN SECONDARY SCHOOL

SEDEF

ÇALIŞIRİLAYDA SÜMEN

BEYZA

İSTANBUL

GİZEM EKİN

BURÇİN BALCI

DAMLA

SALUR

TURKEY / İZMİR