Asansör
Asansör is a historical building in İzmir's Karataş quarter, within the boundaries of the metropolitan district of Konak.
IZMIR
WEATHER
25°C
ARRIVALS
19,795
€1 IN TRY
55.10
LOCAL TIME
A LITTLE HISTORY
Known as Smyrna for most of its life, the city has been a port for roughly five thousand years and changed hands between Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and Ottomans. Its modern shape dates from the 1920s, when the great fire and the population exchange rebuilt the waterfront along what is now the Kordon. The bazaar district, Kemeraltı, survived and is still the commercial heart.
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES
Smyrna
Smyrna was an Ancient Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia.
Atatürk Monument
Atatürk Monument is a monument in İzmir, Turkey dedicated to the Turkish War of Independence depicting equestrian Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
GOING OUT
01
Live Music
Somewhere in the city a band is setting up right now. The acts, the rooms and the start times are on Instagram.
02
Community
A reason to be in a room with people you have not met yet. Instagram shows what each gathering is.
03
Workshop
You leave knowing how to do the thing you came for. Instagram has the subjects, the levels and what to bring.
ESSENTIALS
- BANKS
- Everything is priced in lira. ATMs (called bankamatik) are everywhere and most take foreign cards; Ziraat, Garanti and İş Bankası are the most reliable. Cards work in most places, but carry cash for markets, dolmuş and small tea houses.
- GETTING AROUND
- İzmir has a metro, a tram along the Kordon, a suburban rail (İZBAN) to the airport and beyond, and ferries across the bay. Pick up an İzmirim Kart from any kiosk and top it up; it covers all of them. Dolmuş minibuses fill the gaps, cash only.
- FOOD & DRINK
- Kumru (a sesame sandwich with cheese and sucuk) is the local fast food, best eaten on the ferry. Boyoz and a glass of tea is breakfast. The seafood meyhanes along the Kordon and in Alsancak are the evening standard.
- MUST TRY
- Ride the ferry from Konak to Karşıyaka at sunset, walk the Kemeraltı bazaar on a weekday morning, and eat boyoz in the morning like locals do.
WHAT THINGS COST
Restaurants
| Dinner for two | 1800TRY | Approximate ~ 32.07EUR |
|---|---|---|
| Draft beer 0.5l | 150TRY | Approximate ~ 2.67EUR |
| Cappuccino | 179.09TRY | Approximate ~ 3.19EUR |
Markets
| Beer 0.5l bottle | 101.15TRY | Approximate ~ 1.8EUR |
|---|---|---|
| Bottle of wine | 562.5TRY | Approximate ~ 10.02EUR |
| Cigarettes, pack of 20 | 110TRY | Approximate ~ 1.96EUR |
Transportation
| One-way ticket | 35TRY | Approximate ~ 0.62EUR |
|---|---|---|
| Taxi flagfall | 177.5TRY | Approximate ~ 3.16EUR |
| Taxi, 1 km | 49.32TRY | Approximate ~ 0.88EUR |
GET IN TOUCH
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