District guide · İzmir

Konak

Konak is the central district of İzmir, stretching along the southern coast of the Gulf of İzmir and historically serving as the city's administrative and econo...

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Konak is the central district of İzmir, stretching along the southern coast of the Gulf of İzmir and historically serving as the city's administrative and economic core. The İzmir Saat Kulesi, Asansör, and Kadifekale stand as landmarks reflecting the district's layered past. The Agora Açık Hava Müzesi and Izmir Archaeology Museum document its archaeological significance for those interested in classical history.

Checked 2026-09-04

Practical information

Language spoken
Turkish
The official language of the Republic of Turkiye
Dialling code
+90
The international dialling code for Turkiye
Currency
Turkish lira (₺, TRY)
The official currency; one lira is divided into 100 kurus
Emergency number
112
One number for ambulance, fire and police
Plug type
European two-pin · 220 V
The national living guide records 220 V and European-style two-pin plugs
Tap water
Not recorded
No verified national source in the dataset

Top things to see

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  1. Bet Israel Synagogue Bet Israel Synagogue
    07 30 min

    Bet Israel Synagogue

    Bet Israel Sinagogu

    Bet Israel Synagogue is an active historic place of worship in Karataş, within Konak, İzmir. Construction began in 1905, and the synagogue opened for worship in 1907.

    • High
    • Place of worship
  2. Atatürk Mask Atatürk Mask
    08 45 min

    Atatürk Mask

    Atatürk Maskı

    Atatürk Mask is a monumental outdoor portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk built directly into the Yeşildere hillside in İzmir’s Çaldıran area, between Buca and Konak.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  3. Başdurak Mosque Başdurak Mosque
    09 30 min

    Başdurak Mosque

    Başdurak Camii

    Başdurak Mosque is a functioning Ottoman-era mosque at the meeting of Anafartalar Caddesi and Kemeraltı 863 Sokak in Konak, İzmir.

    • High
    • Place of worship
  4. Kızlarağası Han Kızlarağası Han
    10 45 min

    Kızlarağası Han

    Kızlarağası Hanı

    Kızlarağası Han is an eighteenth-century Ottoman commercial inn in İzmir’s Konak district, embedded in the working lanes of Kemeraltı rather than set apart as a museum.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  5. Atatürk Monument Atatürk Monument
    11 45 min

    Atatürk Monument

    Atatürk Anıtı

    Atatürk Monument is the equestrian civic sculpture in İzmir’s Cumhuriyet Meydanı, on Kordon at Atatürk Bulvarı, in front of Swissôtel. Its subject is Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as a commander, giving the waterfront square a distinctly republican and military memorial character.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  6. Konak Pier Konak Pier
    12 45 min

    Konak Pier

    Konak Pier is a historic waterfront customs building group on Atatürk Caddesi in İzmir’s Konak district, now used as a shopping and leisure destination.

    • Notable
    • Market
  7. St. John's Cathedral St. John's Cathedral
    13 30 min

    St. John's Cathedral

    Aziz Yuhanna Katedrali

    St. John's Cathedral is a Catholic church in Alsancak, within İzmir's Konak district, at Şehit Nevres Bulvarı No. 29. Construction began in 1862 and the church opened in 1874.

    • Notable
    • Place of worship
  8. Hisar Mosque Hisar Mosque
    14 30 min

    Hisar Mosque

    Hisar Camii

    Hisar Mosque is an active Ottoman mosque in İzmir’s Kemeraltı bazaar, in the Hisarönü area beside Kızlarağası Hanı. İzmir Metropolitan Municipality dates its construction to 1592 and attributes it to Yakup Bey.

    • Notable
    • Place of worship
  9. First Bullet Monument First Bullet Monument
    15 45 min

    First Bullet Monument

    İlk Kurşun Anıtı

    First Bullet Monument is a memorial in Konak Atatürk Square, where İzmir’s civic history unfolds around the Clock Tower and Konak Government House.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  10. Saint Polycarp Church Saint Polycarp Church
    16 30 min

    Saint Polycarp Church

    Saint Polycarpe Kilisesi

    Saint Polycarp Church is a Roman Catholic church in Akdeniz Mahallesi, in İzmir’s Konak district.

    • Notable
    • Place of worship
  11. Konak Mosque Konak Mosque
    17 30 min

    Konak Mosque

    Konak Camii

    Konak Mosque, also known as Yalı Mosque, is a small Ottoman-era mosque on Konak Square in central İzmir.

    • Notable
    • Place of worship

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·