Konak Square ( tr, Konak Meydanı) is a busy square at the southern end of Atatürk Avenue in the Konak district of

İzmir İzmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia, capital of the province of the same name. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara and the second largest urban agglo ...

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. The square is the busiest part of the city, as Konak is the main place of İzmir. The square is named after the '' Vali Konağı'' (

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) of

İzmir Province İzmir Province ( tr, İzmir ili) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey in western Anatolia, situated along the Aegean coast. Its capital is the city of İzmir, which is in itself composed of the province's central 11 distri ...

, which is located here ('' konak'' means ''

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'' in Turkish.)

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Most of this busy square is occupied by the

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(

's Konak) of

, the

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of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, the Central Bus Station, and the Yalı Mosque. At the center of the square is the

İzmir Clock Tower İzmir Clock Tower ( tr, İzmir Saat Kulesi) is a historic clock tower located at the Konak Square in the Konak district of İzmir, Turkey. It is considered as the main landmark of the city. History Kâmil Pasha, the then-Governor of Aidin ...

, an old landmark built in 1901. The square is also near

Kemeraltı Kemeraltı (more fully, Kemeraltı Çarşısı) is a historical market ( bazaar) district of İzmir, Turkey. It remains one of the liveliest parts of İzmir. Location The district covers a vast area extending from the level of the Agora of Smyr ...

, İzmir's major market (

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) district. At the southern end of the square is the Cultural Centre of

Ege University Ege University or Aegean University ( tr, Ege Üniversitesi) is a public research university in Bornova, İzmir. It was founded in 1955 with the faculties of Medicine and Agriculture. It is the first university to start courses in İzmir and the ...

, which includes an

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, a

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, and a

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Buildings in the square

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