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| Country |  Turkey |
| Region | Aegean |
| Province | İzmir |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Cevat Durak Republican People's Party |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2000)Prefecture | |
| - Urban | 431,764 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 35x xx |
| Area code(s) | 0232 |
| Licence plate | 35 |
| Website: http://www.karsiyaka.bel.tr | |
Karşıyaka is a large district within the metropolitan area of İzmir and situated on the Aegean Sea coast along the northern shore of the tip of the Gulf of İzmir. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The provinces of Turkey are organized into 7 census-defined regions ( bölge) which were originally defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941 Turkey is divided into 81 provinces called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The Republican People's Party (Turkish Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi or CHP) is the oldest political party in the Republic of Turkey. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Turkish car number plates are License plates found on Turkish vehicles İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. The Gulf of İzmir (İzmir Körfezi formerly known as the Gulf of Smyrna, is an inlet of the Aegean Sea.
Karşıyaka borders an industrial zone and a shipyard to the east, and a large forest area to the north. The ancient site of Old Smyrna (the city prior to 333 BC) is located within Karşıyaka's depending zone of Bayraklı that protrudes towards Bornova plain in the east. This article is on the Ancient Greek city of Smyrna principally in connection with the ruins remaining to this day Events By Place Roman Empire Flavius Dalmatius and Domitius Zenofilus are appointed Consuls Asia Bornova is a district of İzmir Province in Turkey. It is one of the nine districts in the Greater Metropolitan Area of İzmir, the third largest The city is an important business and commercial center. It is connected to İzmir center by rail, road, and commuter ferry. The ferry trip takes approximately 15 minutes from Karşıyaka quay. There are also good road links to Çanakkale in north western Turkey, and beyond. Çanakkale (ʧɑˈnɑkːɑle is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern (Asian coast of the Dardanelles (or Originally a remote suburb of İzmir, Karşıyaka became larger and grew in stature in the 1960s when its waterfront developed as a prosperous residential neighbourhood.
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35. 5 and Karşıyaka S. K.
Karşıyaka SK, the sports club of Karşıyaka, (also known as KSK, or locally as Kaf Sin Kaf, following the names of the letters in the Arabic script) has a large and very passionate fan base, and is a leading contender in Turkey's basketball league. Karşıyaka SK is a Turkish Sports club from İzmir. They are currently playing in the Turkish 1 The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing several languages of Asia and Africa such as Arabic, Persian, and Urdu. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The club also has a football team which currently plays in the second division of the Turkish football league. The district's overall level of education is one of the highest in Turkey and Karşıyaka boasts of an advanced urban culture. Urban culture is the Culture of cities. Cities all over the world past and present have behaviors and cultural elements that separate them from otherwise comparable The locals are highly conscious of their values and specifities, centered around their district's notable past and present inhabitants and location, as well as around the red and green colors of their sports club. Sometimes humorously, and also sometimes more seriously, they immatriculate their cherished district of Karşıyaka as 35. 5, as opposed to İzmir's 35.
Geography and environment
Climate
Karşıyaka bears the general charactristics of the Mediterranean climate zone. The city is rainy in winter and hot in summer. As with the whole of urban zone of İzmir at the tip of the Gulf of İzmir, Karşıyaka benefits from the northwest wind called, locally, as imbat, which cools the city during the summer days. The Gulf of İzmir (İzmir Körfezi formerly known as the Gulf of Smyrna, is an inlet of the Aegean Sea.
Municipality
Karşıyaka is a stronghold of the social-democrats. Currently, the municipality is administered by Cevat Durak of the CHP (Republican People's Party). The Republican People's Party (Turkish Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi or CHP) is the oldest political party in the Republic of Turkey.
History and sights of interest
Karşıyaka was described by travellers who visited İzmir in frequent terms of admiration, and they could not help mention in detail the dense forests of Mount Yamanlar (Dağı) deeply extending deep along the northern coast of the Gulf, and the beautiful gardens and orchards that garnished the shoreline. Sakız house or Sakız type house ( Turkish: Sakız evi) is a traditional type of house in Turkish architecture which are proper principally Great Levantine mansions of İzmir (İzmir Levanten köşkleri refer to about fifty stately residences dating principally from the 19th century and of which a significant number Yamanlar is the name of a small village and a historically significant mountain ( Yamanlar Dağı) near İzmir, Turkey. The Gulf of İzmir (İzmir Körfezi formerly known as the Gulf of Smyrna, is an inlet of the Aegean Sea. Named Karşıyaka (literally "the opposite shore") in Turkish since the 11th century, the locality was alternatively called Cordelio or Cordelieu or Kordelyo by the European or Greek populations until the beginning of the 20th century. Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. The European peoples are the various Nations and Ethnic groups of Europe. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The name makes reference to Richard the Lionheart (Coeur de Lion) who is not attested to have come to these shores in person. Richard I (8 September 1157 &ndash 6 April 1199 was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death But it is generally claimed that the name was given in the 1190s by a contingent of Crusaders of the Third Crusade who had accosted here and had named it in honor of Europe's most famed soldier of the time. The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents The Third Crusade (1189&ndash1192 also known as the Kings' Crusade, was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin On the other hand, some sources take as point of departure the mention of the name (in the form "Kordeleon") in Byzantine documents of the 14th century and question whether the name is the continuation of that of a more ancient settlement yet unexplored, as is most of ancient Aeolia [1].
The district is still very leafy and lush, and it grew in size especially after the entry into service of İzmir-Menemen railroad in 1865 and the beginning of urban ferry services under the imperial lease of Hamidiye in 1885. Menemen, may refers to Menemen (District İzmir, a district in İzmir Province Turkey Menemen massacre, 1919 Menemen Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Abdülhamid II His Imperial Majesty Sultan of the Ottoman Empire ( Ottoman Turkish: عبد الحميد ثانی `Abdü’l-Ḥamīd-i sânî, İkinci Abdülhamit Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
In pace with its resort-like atmosphere, Karşıyaka saw a number of beautiful Ottoman konaks or Levantine mansions erected within its boundaries, especially along the shoreline and serving as secondary residence. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Konak (konak is a large house in Turkey and in the former Ottoman Empire; especially one used as an official residence See also Names of the Levant The Levant (lə'vænt is a geographical term that denotes a large area in Western Asia, roughly bounded on the north by the By the time of the 1891 census, Karşıyaka had already acquired the appearance of a large township with 832 houses and a permanent population of 1080. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A sizable Turkish population was made to settle in Karşıyaka's Soğukkuyu quarter at that time and the quarter is still remarkable for its rustic houses in the middle of the urban zone. In the meantime, the former village of Papa Scala or Papazkale or Papazköyü or Papaz İskelesi (Priest's quay) to the west came to be known as Bostanlı, in reference to melons and watermelons from Menemen which were discharged and loaded on ships here [2]. Melon is a term used for various members of the Cucurbitaceae family with fleshy fruit Watermelon ( Citrullus lanatus ( Thunb) Matsum & Nakai family Cucurbitaceae) refers to both Fruit and Plant of a vine-like (climber
The three most important Levantine landmarks still existing in Karşıyaka are the Alliotti, Van Der Zee and Löhner mansions. The first was built by a prominent family of Italian origins in 1914 and was exchanged in the 1920s against property belonging to Durmuş Yaşar, the founder of Yaşar Holding. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The mansion is known today under Durmuş Yaşar's name and serves as a vocational training center. The two others are recently restored and the first floor of the Van Der Zee mansion has been put by the municipality to the service of the public in the form of a café (Eski Ev Cafe). There is also a 1904-built Catholic Church (Saint Helen church) that served a community of about 200 families and which is recently restored. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Notably, former Prime Minister of France Edouard Balladur was baptized there. The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers Édouard Balladur (born 2 May 1929 is a French right-wing Politician. [3]
There are also more modest but still lovely little houses, characterized by their engaged front doors and narrow lines, termed as "Sakız houses", and which are very typical of the region surrounding İzmir. Sakız house or Sakız type house ( Turkish: Sakız evi) is a traditional type of house in Turkish architecture which are proper principally
Karşıyaka is also where Zübeyde Hanım, Atatürk's mother, spent her last days in end-1922 and January 1923, and is where she is buried. Zübeyde Hanım (1857 – January 14 1923) was the mother of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (19 May 1881 &ndash 10 November 1938 was an army officer revolutionary Statesman Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The house she died, which belonged to the family of Latife Hanım, Mustafa Kemal Pasha's wife, is currently being restored and it is located right in the center of the urban zone, near Karşıyaka Hall of Justice and the town market, in the middle of a hodgepodge of commercial establishments. Latife or with the Honorifics Latife Hanım or Latife Hanımefendi, or after the 1934 Reform on Family Names in Turkey, Hodgepodge is a collection of Neal Morse's demos, live performances Jam sessions and other things
 Karşıyaka on the New Year's Eve |
 Loehner Mansion in Karşıyaka |
 Karşıyaka Pier in an older picture |
See also
External links
- Karşıyaka S.K. fans in USA
- Karşıyaka S.K. fan site
- Metropolitan Municipality of Greater İzmir
- Karsiyaka City Blogs
Footnotes
- ^ N. New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day. İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. Karşıyaka SK is a Turkish Sports club from İzmir. They are currently playing in the Turkish 1 Great Levantine mansions of İzmir (İzmir Levanten köşkleri refer to about fifty stately residences dating principally from the 19th century and of which a significant number Ezgi Türken. Investigation of Water Conveyance Systems of Historical Settlements in the north of the Aegean Region from hydraulic and hydrological point opf view. Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir (unpublished master thesis). Dokuz Eylül University is one of the preeminent universities in Turkey. İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. Retrieved on 2006-04-01. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne (English)
- ^ "Bostan" generally means a vegetable garden or a kitchen garden in Turkish, but the term also encompasses a garden for non-tree fruits, such as melons and watermelons
- ^ (St. Helen church) Old houses of Karşıyaka. A vegetable garden (also known as a vegetable patch or vegetable plot) is a Garden that exists to grow Vegetables and other plants The traditional kitchen garden, also known as a potager is a seasonally used space separate from the rest of the residential garden - the ornamental plants and lawn areas Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. A fruit tree is a Tree bearing Fruit &mdash the structures formed by the ripened ovary of a Flower containing one or more Seeds. Retrieved on 2007-04-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
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