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 Izmir by Kuznetsov_Sergey
Homer is said to have been born in Smyrna. A common and consistent tradition connects Homer with the valley of Smyrna and the banks of the Meles River.
You can watch my 4 min 15 sec Video clip Izmir Konak Slide-show with Turkish pop music by Ebru Gundes - Telafi.
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Izmir also has its Greek name Smyrna. Izmir is almost 3,500 years old. It has more than 3 million people and is Turkey's third most populous city.
Izmir was nearly destroyed by fire in September 1922. Izmir was badly damaged by earthquakes in 1928 and again in 1939.
So it has quite a modern view now without many ancient or medieval sights. May be that’s why tourist groups (like ours) usually make a short stop there before visiting other sites at the Aegean coast of Turkey.
You can watch my 4 min 07 sec Video clip Izmir Konak with Turkish pop music by Kenan Dogulu – Demedi Deme.
You may watch my high resolution photo of Izmir on the Google Earth according to the following coordinates 38° 25' 0.10" N 27° 7' 31.96" E or on my Google Earth Panoramio Izmir .
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 Inside the Han.. by Erkmen
What is nice of the Bazaar for ladies is the Silver crafts.. Leave a Comment
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 Karsiyaka is the other side of
Izmir by Erkmen
However the Gulf is dividing the city in to Two, and this is also creating a kind of two cities inside one city..
Izmir and Karsiyaka(Other side) two unlikely sides, Each doesnt belong to another.. And nobody wants to belong the other..
You can hear a local say "I am not from Izmir, I am From Karsiyaka..".. So.. One izmir is indeed two :) Leave a Comment
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 Under the shadow... by Erkmen
July and August has the most humid and hot weather.. Sometimes temperature reaches 40C in summer.. Winters are relatively warm.. As izmir has very nice summer escapes, you may not see much locals in summer. They shall be at Cesme, Kusadasi or foca.. Best time to visit shall be April, May, June... September, October... Leave a Comment
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 Have rest after shopping by Erkmen
While you are walking in Kemeralti, you may feel that all shops and shoppers of Izmir has gathered all together in this place.. Bt why dont you have a rest and sometea under this tree... Leave a Comment
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 Houses along the Kordon by Erkmen
If you want to talk about izmir, you should know Kordon.. The main vane carrying all the blood of the city.. the wonderful promenade, with walking paths, nice cafes and .... You should see Kordon..
Note: The promenade in the water front is called the First Kordon, and the street which is paralel to it behind the buildings is called the second kordon. Leave a Comment
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 Izmir central by Erkmen
The city with an atmosphere of Mediterranean Europe than traditional Turkey. Once the ancient city of Smyrna, is now a modern, developed, and busy commercial centre, set around a huge bay and surrounded by mountains..
Covered an area of around 12000 KM2 with a population of roughly 3,5 Million.. Leave a Comment
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 Konak Square by Erkmen
The watch tower in the middle and Kemeraltý behind the Square and the port.. The square is always crowded with locals and like ants running to theirnets, you can see people walking in and around.. Leave a Comment
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 smoking apple nargile by Aggeliki
However all over Turkey this custom continues to exist and there a lot of nargile cafes, where you can see many people (not only tourists) who enjoy this old pleasure. Leave a Comment
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