"Izmir - Konak" Izmir by Kuznetsov_Sergey

Izmir Travel Guide: 453 reviews and 1,275 photos

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.

Izmir - Konak Camii

You can watch my 32 high resolution photos in my Slide-show Izmir out of my Webshot page.

You can watch my 3 min 43 sec Video clip Izmir around by bus with Turkish pop music by Izel – York Yere,
4 min 07 sec Video clip Izmir Konak with Turkish pop music by Kenan Dogulu – Demedi Deme,
4 min 15 sec Video clip Izmir Konak Slide-show with Turkish pop music by Ebru Gundes - Telafi.

Izmir Gulf

Completed pages out of my trip to Turkey in April-May of 2008:
1) Ankara,
2) Bogazkale-Hattusas-Yazilikaya,
3) Urgup,
4) Kaymakli,
5) Goreme,
6) Zelve,
7) Uchisar,
8) Navsehir Ili,
9) Konya,
10) Pamukkale,
11) Kusadasi,
12) Ephesus,
13) Selcuk,
14) Meryemana,
15) Izmir,
16) Izmir Ili,
17) Bergama,
18) Ayvalik,
19) Troy,
20) Canakkale,
21) Istanbul,
22) Istanbul Ili,
23) Turkey.

Last visit to Izmir: May 2008
Intro Updated Jun 11, 2009
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JLBG Jan 16, 2012 at 12:04 PM

Amazingly, not only Raymond Charles Péré is unknown in France but there is almost nothing in French on him on the web ! 'nobody can be a prophet in his own land'
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Yaqui May 14, 2010 at 9:14 AM

Izmir is absolutely charming. The architeture is wonderful and so intricate. I enjoyed the tour!
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Trekki Sep 6, 2009 at 10:42 PM

Ahh, music to start my day :-)) I love the clock tower and the mosque and the wonderful port :-)
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mvtouring Sep 6, 2009 at 6:12 AM

Thanks for your tips, going there in less than 2 weeks and so looking forward to that ;-)
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Cristian_Uluru Aug 14, 2009 at 11:47 AM

Very interesting town!!! It is a pity it was destroyed so many times in the centuries!!! Very nice videos!!
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christine.j Mar 13, 2009 at 8:33 AM

I had no idea that Homer is said to have been born in Izmir. Thanks for telling me.
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lynnehamman Mar 12, 2009 at 5:48 AM

Izmir is quite different from Istanbul for sure! Interesting tips, and the video is very good. Loved the music too.
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LoriPori Mar 10, 2009 at 6:52 AM

Looks like you had a nice sunny day to visit Izmir. I like the ornate and wonderful Izmir Clock Tower.
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willy_wonka Feb 26, 2009 at 9:46 PM

currently reading 'middlesex' by jeffery eugenides... in the book it describes the great escape from the fire in smyrna. its interesting to see it now and get an a 'picture' of the scene through your page. cheers sergey. x
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mindcrime Feb 26, 2009 at 7:48 AM

It seems that Gustave Eiffel traveled everywhere my friend! Like you do! :)