Old name: Kıroba, Gyroba Market day: Sunday Five km south of Çine is Eski Çine, most of whose population has long since moved to…
Population: 1,500 Old names: Iliena, Leyna/Leyne Market day: Friday West of Yatağan, the small settlement of Turgut stands in the shadow of a vast power…
“Selim’s Town” Population: 4,900 Old name: Mendelya Market day:…
Population: 98,700 East of Bergama, the small town of Soma will always be associated in many people’s minds with a terrible mining accident…
Population: 3,000 Market day: Sunday South of the uninspiring small town of Menderes (Cumaovası), Değirmendere is the village now standing on the site of…
“Scrambled eggs” Population: 200,000 Market days: Thursday, Sunday The small town of Menemen, north of İzmir, is mainly…
Population: 80,000 The small coastal town of Aliağa, north of İzmir, is pleasant enough but not somewhere you would necessarily head for as…
An amorphous district in the centre of “old” İzmir, Çankaya is the area around Fevzipaşa Bulvarı and the Hilton Hotel, a landmark visible…
Right in the heart of İzmir the Kültürpark (also known as the Fuar) stands on the site of the old Greek quarter that…
Open daily 8.30am-7pm (8.30am-5.30pm winter). Admission: TL210 Right in the centre of İzmir, just off Anafartalar Caddesi in Basmane and within easy walking…