İzmir - Page II
Izmir Konak - Saat Kulesi - Clock Tower
Presently, the Turks refer to Izmir as "Güzel
İzmir", i.e. Beautiful Izmir. The city is
also known under a more poetic phrasing as "Pearll of the Aegean". IMany
of Izmir's inhabitants became famous during their lifetime. To name a few,
there are the Greek poet Homer, the French politician Edouard Balladur,
the Greek writer and Nobel prize winner Giorgos Seferis, the Greek
Tycoon Aristoteles Onassis, the French-Turkish levant singer Davi Arugete
better known as Dario Moreno, and many many more.
Konak Square forms the heart of
the city and is named after the Ottoman government mansion hükümet kona
The late-Ottoman Saat Kulesi or Clock Tower was given to the city by
Sultan Abdul Hamit II in 1901. It is the symbol of Izmir and is
depicted on the city's flag.
On the far side of the bay of Izmir, opposite Konak square lies Karşıyaka,
a more quiet and area where the air is fresh and cool. Ferries to Karşıyaka
leave from the waterfront at Konak.
Opposite Dokuz Eylül Meydanı is the entrance of Izmir's main park
Kültür Parkı, which offers many different activities. It is the
site for the International Izmir Fair and contains an amusement park, zoo,
gardens, and restaurants. It's a nice and quiet place to have a walk, away
from the noise and pollution of the traffic crowded boulevards.
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