Karşıyaka Ferry Terminal () is

ferry terminal A passenger terminal is a structure in a port which services passengers boarding and leaving water vessels such as ferry, ferries, cruise ships and ocean liners. Depending on the types of vessels serviced by the terminal, it may be named (for e ...

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 ...

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 ...

on 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 ...

. Located along Cemal Gürsel Avenue, at the southern end of the Karşıyaka Çarşı, İzdeniz operates commuter ferry to service to

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 ...

, Konak, Göztepe and Üçkuyular. Karşıyaka Terminal was originally built in 1884, and promoted the growth of Karşıyaka's population. The existing terminal building was built in the 1940s-1950s.

History

In the 19th century the present location of Karşıyaka was a marsh land because of the

Gediz River Delta The Gediz Delta is the river delta at the confluence of the Gediz River with the Gulf of İzmir, in İzmir Province in western Turkey. It is a 14,900 ha area of land that occupies coastal parts of Foça, Menemen, and Çiğli districts. It is one o ...

. The settlements began after the course of the river was changed by the government. Thus Karşıyaka is a relatively new quarter of izmir. According to

salname A salname (also called ''nevsal'') was an official annal of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. History The first salname was published in 1847. It was prepared by Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Ahmed Cevdet Pasha and Hayrullah. It was sponsored by the ...

(annual) of Aydın in 1897, the population of Karşıyaka during the last years of 19th century was as low as about 1000. The rapid increase in population was the result of the beginning of commuter boats services. The first Karşıyaka Terminal was a wooden terminal constructed in 1884 by a ferry company, Hamidiye. As the population increased, a new terminal was constructed and the number of ferry services also increased. After many handovers in 1992, Karşıyaka Terminal was acquired by İzdeniz, a subsidiary of

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Future

The present terminal building is under serious critics. The municipality of Karşıyaka now plans to construct a smaller modern terminal in its place.
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References

Transport in İzmir Karşıyaka District Gulf of İzmir Ferry terminals in Turkey