Known as Smyrna in ancient times.



Coffee and tea on a bike.



Founded around 1000 BC but with history far longer.

Turkey's third largest city.

Kulturpark.









Harbor area.

Kordon waterfront park.





Cumhuriyet square.















Fishing at Konak pier.





Konak square, the center of town.





Izmir clock tower, a symbol of the city.

Nice subway, but only one line.





Kemeralti (old town) Bazaar.

Mevlut, my new tea buddy.



Basdurak mosque.



Agora of Smyrna.





Water flowing for thousands of years.











Inscription about the great earthquake of 178 AD.





"nemesis"...

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