İzdeniz is a municipality company which is responsible in short distance sea transport and

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s within the

Gulf of İzmir The Gulf of İzmir (), formerly known as the Gulf of Smyrna, is a gulf on the Aegean Sea, with its inlet between the Karaburun Peninsula and the mainland area of Foça. It is in length by in breadth, with an excellent anchorage. The city of İz ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. ( ''İz'' is the first syllable of the name

İzmir İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

and ''-deniz'' means sea.)

History

The company was established in 1992 as a subsidiary of

Municipality. In 1999, it was renamed as ''İzdeniz''. In 2000, 104 staff members as well as 11 ferries (8 for the passengers and 3 for the vehicles) were handed over to İzdeniz from the TDİ (Turkish Sea Enterprise, a governmental company) which was responsible in ferry communication in the

up to 2000.İzdeniz page
/ref> After 2000 three ferries went out of service.

Services

At the moment, the company has 13 ferries (10 for the passengers and three for the vehicles.) An additional 13 ferries were rented, and the total size of the fleet is 26. The total number of daily scheduled cruises is 210 between 9 terminals. The total number of daily passengers is over 50,000 and the vessels is over 1,500.

Terminals

The terminals are the following:İzdeniz Terminal list
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Alsancak Alsancak is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Konak, İzmir, Konak, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 5,581 (2022). It is part of the historic center of the city of İzmir. Overview As a notional zone, Alsancak extends ...

*Bostanlı * Göztepe *Güzelbahçe *Karantina *

Karşıyaka Karşıyaka () is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 51 km2, and its population is 346,264 (2022). The district extends for twelve kilometres along the northern and eastern coastline of the tip of the Gulf of ...

* Konak * Pasaport *Üçkuyular

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Izdeniz Transport in İzmir Ferry companies of Turkey