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Pasaport Pier
Together with the İzmir Customs Building, the structure known as Pasaport Pier, which was built as part of the concession agreement signed for the second phase of the port, was constructed along a 150-meter-long line extending from the land towards the sea. The customs administration used the first building on the landside for passport control […]
İzmir Customs Building
When İzmir’s first modern port became operational in 1876, two small wooden buildings within the same area were used as customs buildings. In 1878, a new concession agreement was signed with the Dussaud brothers, who had constructed the first phase of the port to build the second phase. As part of this agreement, a decision […]
Kordon Promenade
With the completion of the quay construction, which began in 1869 and was largely finished by 1875, İzmir not only gained a modern port infrastructure but also acquired a promenade. This development resulted from the regulation of the 4-kilometer-long stretch extending from the customs building (now Konak Pier) to Punta Burnu(now Alsancak Port), forming what […]
Konak Square: The Modern Administrative Center
From the late 16th century onwards, significant changes began in the Ottoman Empire’s provincial administration. Until this period, the provinces had been governed by administrators appointed from the capital, İstanbul, within the framework of the tımar system. However, various factors such as population growth in the 16th century, advancements in warfare technology, the increasing significance […]
Pasaport: İzmir’s First Modern Port
The opening of the İzmir-Aydın and İzmir-Kasaba (Turgutlu) railway lines accelerated trade and increased its volume, making it clear that the port infrastructure needed to keep up with this growth. Accordingly, on November 18, 1867, the construction and operation of the İzmir Quay were granted for 30 years to three British merchants: J. Charnaud, A. […]
The Birth of a Modern City
The word Levant, of French origin, means “east,” referring to the place where the sun rises. In geographical terminology, this word has been used to describe the region located to the east of Italy, in other words, the Eastern Mediterranean. Throughout history, cities located along trade routes between the east and the west have become […]