Yassıca Island (, literally, "flat island") is an island in 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 ...

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. Sometimes the island is also called ''Alman Adası'' ("German's Island"). The island is a part of the Urla

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(district) of

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. Its distance to the nearest point on the mainland (

Karaburun Peninsula Karaburun Peninsula may refer to: *Karaburun Peninsula, Albania, a peninsula in Albania *Karaburun Peninsula, Turkey The Karaburun Peninsula is a peninsula in the extreme western end of Turkey, a component of the larger Urla-Karaburun-Çeşme Pe ...

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) is about and to Pırnarlı Island is . Its surface area is . The island is uninhabited, but the

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municipality has established a quay, a 400-meter beach and a restaurant in the southern part of the island. İzdeniz (İzmir municipality’s transportation company) operates regular ferry services from Konak and

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 ...

terminals to the island. The voyage time to Yassıca Island from the mainland is about 1.5 hours.

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{{Islands of Turkey Islands of Turkey Islands of İzmir Province Urla District Aegean islands Gulf of İzmir