From right to the left: German and Greek consulate buildings. Behinde them, Ege Palas Hotel arises.
18 November 2009
German and Greek Consulate Buildings
From right to the left: German and Greek consulate buildings. Behinde them, Ege Palas Hotel arises.
17 November 2009
Yeni Foça
Yeni Foça (meaning "New Foça" in Turkish) is a very small town in the north of Izmir. Yeni Foça used to have its own municipality until early 2009 but now it is formally a neighbourhood of Foça province without an independence. For details about Yeni Foça please see Wikipedia page.
Source: ntvmsnbc.com
Taken in July 2009
16 November 2009
15 November 2009
14 November 2009
Asansör (Elevator)
Asansör (Turkish for "elevator") is a building in Izmir's Karataş quarter, within the boundaries of the metropolitan district of Konak. It was built in 1907 as a work of public service by a wealthy Jewish banker and trader of that period, Nesim Levi Bayraklioglu, in order to ease passage from the narrow coastline of Karataş to the hillside, the elevator within the building serving to carry people and goods through the steep cliff between the two parts of the quarter.
In time, the small street that led to the building also came to be known under the same name, Asansör Street (Asansör Sokagi). In the 1940s, one of the residents of the street was the singer Dario Moreno, who was to attain fame later.
It was recently restored and since then, became one of the landmarks of Izmir. The street was renamed Dario Moreno Street in memory of the singer.
Photographer: Ferase
Taken on 23 May 2009
12 November 2009
11 November 2009
Downtown view from Izmir Bay - II
Another downtown view from Izmir Bay.
Photographer: Onur Balci
Taken on 24 December 2006
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