Alsancak is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Konak , İzmir Province , Turkey . Its population is 5,581 (2022). It is part of the historic center of the city of İzmir .
45-493: As a notional zone, Alsancak extends from along the tip of the southern shores of the Gulf of İzmir , starting near İzmir's historic square that carries the same name as the district ( Konak Square ) with the 19th century-built Pasaport Quay marking the point, and extending along a 3200-meter-long seaside street and promenade called "Kordon" ( esplanade , or more specifically as Birinci Kordon, Turkish : Birinci Kordon ) and to join
90-496: A Turkish Cup . Karşıyaka have a fierce rivalry with Göztepe . Karşıyaka is deeply associated with commerce, construction of residences, education and literature, and is a prized area for pensioners, not only in the scale of İzmir but also from across Turkey as a whole. A total of 220,000 residences make up the urban area and the average yearly increase of the district population is 2.3 per cent. The district area having been almost entirely built up, Karşıyaka today acts principally as
135-484: A handful of hotels with a total bed capacity of 180. There is one teacher for 24 students and one doctor for 1,127 patients overall. The literacy rate is very high at 92 per cent. An environment of urban consciousness also favoured the foundation of a high number of professional organisations in varied fields in Karşıyaka, ranging from trade (such as KASİAD, BESİAD, BOGİAD) to education, usually centred on teachers or alumni of
180-433: A residential centre for the workforce of İzmir's industry and services, who generally commute for work to neighbouring Çiğli and Bornova , Alsancak across the gulf, or even to locations further afield like Kemalpaşa and Manisa . The share of agriculture and industry in its economy is in constant decrease, while Karşıyaka's tourism potential remains an open field. The waterfront is the wealthier part of Karşıyaka and it
225-545: Is 86 meters long, which crashed into each other in 1957. There is another shipwreck located off Güzelbahçe at a depth of 42 meters, which was discovered at the beginning of 2017, thought to be a 78 meters long cargo ship that sank in the late 1800s. It is also stated that one to four ships were sunk in the gulf during the First World War. Dozens of shipwrecks off the Sancakburnu Castle were removed from
270-500: Is a municipality and district of İzmir Province , Turkey . Its area is 51 km , and its population is 346,264 (2022). The district extends for twelve kilometres along the northern and eastern coastline of the tip of the Gulf of İzmir . Its centre is at a distance of 6 km (4 mi) to the north from the traditional centre of İzmir , which is Konak Square in Konak at the opposite coast. Karşıyaka's district area neighbours
315-455: Is also located in Alsancak, called under the same name, as Alsancak Quay Turkish : Alsancak İskelesi . Ferries here crisscross between Konak and Pasaport further to the west and the busy residential and shopping area of Karşıyaka at the opposite coast. Gulf of %C4%B0zmir The Gulf of İzmir ( Turkish : İzmir Körfezi ), formerly known as the Gulf of Smyrna , is a gulf on
360-618: Is here that residents of long date are generally concentrated. The neighbourhoods located along the slopes are poorer, with slum -type residences in parts, and these continue receiving flows of immigration, especially from Turkey's Eastern Anatolia Region . The district counts a total of 11,570 enterprises, 207 of which are identified as industrial firms, and 3,180 categorised under commerce. Nine industrial companies have full or partial foreign capital and 143 commercial establishments in Karşıyaka are registered exporters. There are eighteen banks providing services through 61 branches in Karşıyaka, and
405-484: Is still distinguished by its rustic houses in the middle of the urban zone. In the meantime, the former village of Papa Scala or Papazkale or Papazköyü or Papaz İskelesi ( Priest's quay ) to the west came to be known as Bostanlı, in reference to melons and watermelons from Menemen which were discharged and loaded on ships here. The four most important reminders of the Levantine heritage still intact in Karşıyaka are
450-466: Is the case for İzmir's entire coastline, Karşıyaka benefits on a daily basis from the north-west wind called "imbat", because of which ships in the Gulf of İzmir will always be anchored in a northwest–southeast position, and which cools the city during summer days. The industrial zone bringing together principally firms of local-scale, exception made of the notable presence of Alaybey shipyard are located in
495-513: Is the sports club of Karşıyaka. It is also called "KSK", and locally as Kaf Sin Kaf , following the initials in Arabic script since the club's past dates back to Ottoman times. The club has a large and very passionate fan base. Karşıyaka supporters like to call the club "The 35 and a half", to differentiate themselves from Izmir that license plate number is 35. Although its football team is presently in
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#1732772398054540-647: The Aegean Sea , with its inlet between the Karaburun Peninsula and the mainland area of Foça . It is 64 kilometres (40 mi) in length by 32 kilometres (20 mi) in breadth, with an excellent anchorage. The city of İzmir , an important port city of Turkey , surrounds the end of the gulf. The northern limit of the Gulf of İzmir is defined as a 13 nmi line running from Cape Kanlıkaya ( 38°40′29″N 26°28′23″E / 38.67472°N 26.47306°E / 38.67472; 26.47306 ) of
585-660: The Karaburun Peninsula , to Cape Aslan ( 38°44′29″N 26°44′24″E / 38.74139°N 26.74000°E / 38.74139; 26.74000 ) of Foça . The surface area of the gulf is 960.4 km (370.8 sq mi), while its shore length is 464 km (288 mi). Uzunada located in the Gulf of İzmir is Turkey's fourth largest island. Other islands of the gulf include Hekim Island , Foça Islands ( Orak Island , Fener Ada , Incir Ada , Metelik Island ), Çiçek Islands ( Yassıca Island , Pırnarlı Island , İncirli Island , Akça ), Karantina Island , Yılan Island , and Büyük Ada . Seventeen rivers empty into
630-709: The Mediterranean monk seal . İzmir Birds Paradise in the north of the gulf and Çakalburnu Lagoon in the south are the breeding ground of the birds. It is known that the first settlements around the gulf were in the Neolithic Age . The most known settlement is Smyrna , which was established around present-day Bayraklı in 3300s BC. Timur , who came to İzmir after the Battle of Ankara , seized İzmir Port Castle and its surroundings in December 1402 and ordered
675-737: The İnciraltı Sea Museum and the Zübeyde Hanım Education and Museum Ship . There are nine Blue Flag beaches around the gulf (four in Foça, three in Karaburun, one in Güzelbahçe and one in Urla). There is a ban on diving in twelve points in the gulf to protect cultural and natural heritage. [REDACTED] Media related to Gulf of İzmir at Wikimedia Commons Kar%C5%9F%C4%B1yaka Karşıyaka ( pronounced [kaɾʃɯˈjaka] )
720-561: The Alliotti, Penetti, Van Der Zee, and Löhner houses. The first was built by a prominent Levantine family of Italian origins in 1914 and was exchanged in the 1920s against property belonging to Durmuş Yaşar, the founder of Yaşar Holding. The mansion is known today under Yaşar's name and serves as a vocational training centre. The last two have recently been restored; the first floor of the Van Der Zee mansion has been put to public use by
765-564: The Konak end of the area, just behind the Square of the Republic ( Turkish : Cumhuriyet Meydanı ) distinguishable by the wide space with which it marks a point along the length of the esplanade and an equestrian statue of Atatürk , to whose honor a museum in the premises of a former mansion is also present towards the eastern end of Alsancak. The Atatürk Museum building, which is a survivor of
810-536: The beginning of the 20th century. These names were supposed to make reference to Richard the Lionheart ( Coeur de Lion ), who is not attested to have come to these waters in person, but it was usually claimed that the area was named in the 1190s by a contingent of Crusaders of the Third Crusade who was accosted here and had named it in honour of Europe 's most famed soldier of the time. This explanation of
855-498: The city's remaining Jews opt to live, moving in from their traditional neighborhood of Karataş . The Port of İzmir, İzmir Alsancak Stadium and Alsancak Railway Station are also located in Alsancak. The Alsancak Railway Station (Turkish: Alsancak Tren Garı) is the oldest railway station in Turkey, built by the "Oriental Railway Company" (ORC) incorporated in 1856, to build a railway line from İzmir to Aydın . The main building of
900-535: The dense forests of Mount Yamanlar, reaching as far as the coast, and the gardens and orchards which garnish the shoreline and along the beds of its four streams, namely Ahırkuyu, Serinkuyu, Laka and Bornova. Named Karşıyaka ( literally "the opposite shore" ) in Turkish since the 11th century, the locality was alternatively called Cordelio or Cordelieu or Kordelio (Κορδελιό) in European or Greek sources until
945-584: The destruction of the castle. During the First World War , naval battles occurred between Sancakburnu Castle and Urla in March 1915 and around Uzunada in May 1916. Port of İzmir is a cargo and passenger port located to the east of the gulf. It is the seventh largest port of the country in terms of container volume and thirteenth in terms of cargo tonnage. There are nine active passenger ferry quays in
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#1732772398054990-514: The district areas of Menemen to the north, Bornova to the east and Çiğli to the west. Besides being an active venue of commerce, culture and educational activities and tourism, Karşıyaka also has an urban culture centred on the sports club Karşıyaka SK , which commands a large and passionate fan base. Late created formations around Izmir consist of sandstone, shale and limestone blocks some of which may be larger than several kilometers. Such formations which are generally observed on hills around
1035-472: The district's rooted institutions. Traces of the earliest phases of the timeline of İzmir , such as "The Tomb of Tantalus " and " Old Smyrna " are located at a stone's throw from Karşıyaka, in the very recently constituted metropolitan district of Bayraklı , which was formerly within the boundaries of the district of Karşıyaka. Karşıyaka was described in frequent terms of admiration by travellers who visited İzmir, and they could not help but mention in detail
1080-432: The dowry of their daughters, which contributed to the growing popularity among the rich of the gulf's northern shores. In pace with its resort-like atmosphere, Karşıyaka saw a number of Ottoman konaks or Levantine mansions erected within its boundaries, especially along the shoreline and serving as secondary residence. Luxury multi-storey residences at immediate seaside quickly rose next to modest inner quartiers around
1125-400: The eastern part of Karşıyaka. The same eastern corner also covers a zone of sparse settlement around the locality called Soğukkuyu, originally a seaside village of semi-nomadic Turkmens ( Yörüks ) made to settle here in the 19th century, and to the north is a large forest area. Karşıyaka's centre is connected to İzmir's centre by a busy schedule of railways, roads, and commuter ferries, works for
1170-582: The entry into service of İzmir-Menemen railroad in 1865, and the start of urban ferry services in 1874 by a British company under an Ottoman imperial lease accorded by Abdülhamid II and named "Hamidiye" for this reason. A second shipping company put two other ferries in service starting 1880, followed in 1884 by a third company. Very rapidly, it became fashionable for European and Levantine inhabitants of İzmir, concentrated in Bornova and Buca until then, to build or purchase houses in Karşıyaka particularly for
1215-452: The extension of İzmir's underground line to Karşıyaka currently being carried out at a rapid pace, and there are also good road links to Menemen and Aliağa to the north, to reach Çanakkale in north-west Turkey, and beyond. Originally a hamlet, then a remote suburb of İzmir in the 19th century, Karşıyaka became much larger and grew in stature in the 1960s when its waterfront developed as a prosperous residential neighbourhood. Karşıyaka S.K.
1260-426: The fourth level of the Turkish football league system mainly due to financial problems that the club has faced over recent years, Karşıyaka S.K.'s basketball and volleyball branches, known respectively as Pınar Karşıyaka (by the name of their sponsors) and Karşıyaka Women's Volleyball Team , are leading contenders in their fields. Pınar Karşıyaka has won twice Turkish League , twice Turkish President's Cup and
1305-402: The gulf . The İZKARAY project, which envisages the joining of the two sides of the gulf with a bridge, an artificial island and a tunnel, will provide road and rail connections between Balçova and Çiğli districts. There are five known shipwrecks in the Gulf of İzmir. At a depth of 16.4 meters off the Sancakburnu Castle, there are wrecks of two ships, one of which is 118 meters and the other
1350-570: The gulf, most notably the Gediz and the Meles . Gediz Delta , which is a Ramsar site , is located in the northeast of the gulf. Levent Marina is the only marina located in the gulf. The Gulf of İzmir was formed during the Quaternary geological period. The east-west direction pit of the gulf was formed as a result of breaking the faults. The northeastern coast of the gulf is the habitat of
1395-404: The inner smaller streets and are often restored specifically for the purpose of the intended commercial activity. Kültürpark , the distinct location of the İzmir International Fair , is also englobed by the area of the quarter of Alsancak in both administrative and practical terms. The newest and most attended synagogue of İzmir, "Shar Hashamayim" is also in Alsancak where increasing numbers of
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1440-444: The main arterial roads of the quarter. A level area situated in an alluvial plain, with well-designed streets, modern apartment blocks and stores, the city's trendiest and the most expensive and exclusive residences and commercial space are found here, as well as the busiest office buildings, including consulates. Two major hotels in partnership with international brand names of the industry, Swissôtel and Hilton , are located towards
1485-476: The municipality in the form of a café ( Eski Ev Cafe ). There is also a 1904-built Catholic Church ( Saint Helen church) that served a community of about 200 families and which is recently restored. Edouard Balladur , the former Prime Minister of France , notably, was baptised there. There are also more modest but still lovely little houses, characterised by their engaged front doors and narrow lines, termed as " Sakız houses ", and which are highly typical of
1530-531: The name is disputed, some sources taking as point of departure the mention of the name ( in the form "Kordeleon" ) in Byzantine documents of the 14th century and questioning whether the name Cordelio is the continuation of a more ancient settlement yet unexplored, as is most of ancient Aeolia . Still very leafy and lush generally despite intensive construction of medium- to high-rise apartments and office buildings in recent decades, Karşıyaka grew in size after
1575-422: The neighboring metropolitan district of Bornova , located eastwards and at the very end of the Gulf's waters. Within this larger notional zone of Alsancak, aside from the officially instituted and delimited quarter ( mahalle ) of Alsancak proper, the five neighbouring quarters of Umurbey, Kültür, Mimar Sinan, İsmet Kaptan and Akdeniz are found along the shore, and the whole is generally referred to as being part of
1620-534: The people could no longer swim in the gulf. With the population exceeding 1.7 million in the 1990s, the level of pollution has risen a lot and heavy metal traces were found in fish. In 1992, the treatment and sewage system, called the Grand Canal Project, started to be built by İZSU . Launched in October 2002, the system prevented waste water discharge to the gulf. By the 2010s, it was observed that
1665-447: The pollution in the gulf was removed and the marine life returned to normal. With the Gulf of İzmir Oceanographic Monitoring Project carried out by İZSU since 2000, the cleaning of the gulf is tracked. Sailing is supported by Karşıyaka S.K. and Göztepe S.K. in the inner gulf. Yacht, sailing, canoe, rowing and dragon boat races are held in the gulf with the İzmir Gulf Festival, which is organized annually since 2017. The gulf hosts
1710-1008: The region surrounding İzmir. Karşıyaka is also where Zübeyde Hanım , Atatürk 's mother, spent her last days in end-1922 and January 1923, and is where she is buried. The house she died, which belonged to the family of Latife Uşşaki , Mustafa Kemal Pasha's wife, is restored and it is located right in the centre of the urban zone, near the main commercial street, Karşıyaka's famous Çarşı . Atatürk's feelings and words about Karşıyaka: İzmir‘in Karşıyakalıları ... Sizi derin muhabbetle selamlarım ... Ben bütün İzmir’i ve bütün İzmirlileri severim. Güzel İzmir’in temiz kalpli insanlarının da beni sevdiklerine eminim. Yanlız bir rastlantı beni Karşıyaka’ya daha fazla bağlamıştır. Karşıyakalılar, annem sinenizde, sizin topraklarınızda yatıyor. Karşıyakalılar, İzmir’i gördüğüm gün öncelikle Karşıyaka’yı ve orada sizin Türk topraklarınızda yatan anamın mezarını gördüm. Karşıyaka
1755-547: The region, are the main reasons for resistance on the hills. In addition to these, the community of neogen age can easily be estimated through the andesitic compounds of volcanic origin, around Mount Yamanlar. Such units can be listed as silicon, aluminum, sodium, lava with magnesium content, tuff and tuff stuffed lava agglomerates. The lava also contains reddish brown and greenish gray large feldspar crystals. Neogen sedimentary rocks are made up of clay stone, sandstone and pebble stones at dept while being made up only of limestone on
1800-601: The same complex. In Ottoman times, the area was named "La Punta" (an Italian word meaning "the cape"; the name cited as La Pointe in French sources or in sources that borrow from them) and was the part of the city where the upper middle class was concentrated. Two large streets parallel to the coastline, named the First Kordon and the Second Kordon ( Turkish : Birinci Kordon and İkinci Kordon ), constitute
1845-408: The sea in 1967 and in the following years. In the period when 200,000 people lived around the gulf, the discharge of wastewater into the gulf did not cause any obvious problems. However, with the population exceeding 500,000 and industrialization, waste that has exceeded the capacity of the gulf to renew itself has begun to be discharged into the gulf. In this period, pollution became noticeable and
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1890-434: The station was completed in 1858 and the line to Aydin was opened in 1866. In 2001 the station was expanded from 4 tracks and 2 platforms, to 10 tracks and 6 platforms. In 2006 the station was closed to passenger traffic due to the İzmir Metro expansion project. The station keeps on handling freight traffic and is connected to the harbor which has an entry just across the street. One of the quays of İzmir's urban ferry services
1935-407: The top. At some places clay stone is observed on limestone layers. It is possible to say that ground resistance is satisfactory in regions covered with limestone on top, while ground resistance is low in regions which has thin layers of limestone intercalated with mud rocks. Karşıyaka bears the general characteristics of the Mediterranean climate zone. It is rainy in winter and hot in summer. As it
1980-559: The train station where the working class was concentrated and the Turkish village of Soğukkuyu The commuting movements and the way of life of İzmir's inhabitants were profoundly changed since then with Karşıyaka becoming part of the urban fabric. By the time of the 1891 census, Karşıyaka had already acquired the appearance of a large township with 832 houses and a permanent population of 1080. A sizable Turkish population settled in Karşıyaka's Soğukkuyu some time before that date and that area
2025-440: The transformation in recent decades of coastline residences from terraced double-storey houses to apartment blocks, also offers visitors a chance to have a glimpse of how the lives of the wealthy in 19th century İzmir was like. Many restaurants, bars, cafes, discothèques and other entertainment venues are concentrated in Alsancak, increasingly within the intact rows of older and more traditional one- or two-storied buildings found in
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