Bornova
Bornova is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey.
Bornova is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 220 km2, and its population is 454,470 (2022). It is the third largest district in İzmir's metropolitan area and is almost fully urbanized at the rate of 98.6 percent, with correspondingly high levels of development in terms of industries and services. Bornova's center is situated at a distance of 8 km (5 mi) to the northeast of the traditional center of İzmir and 5 km (3 mi) from the coastline at the tip of the Gulf of İzmir to the west. Bornova district area is surrounded by the district areas of Yunusemre and Menemen to the north, Kemalpaşa to the east, Buca to the south, and Konak and Karşıyaka to the west, where the larger part of İzmir's urban area extends. Bornova is home to Ege University's main campus and associated hospital, one of the largest and foremost medical centers in western Turkey.
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Worth seeing in and around Bornova
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01İzmir Atatürk Stadium
İzmir Atatürk Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in İzmir, Turkey. It was named after the Turkish statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
5.4 km · multi-purpose stadium in İzmir, Turkey · Wikipedia - 02İzmir Clock Tower
İzmir Clock Tower 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, and is featured on its municipal emblem.
9.8 km · clock tower in İzmir, western Turkey · Wikipedia - 03Atatürk Mask
The Atatürk Mask is a large concrete bust of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey, located in Buca district of İzmir. The sculpture was completed in 2009 at a cost of ₺4.2 million.
9.7 km · sculpture in İzmir, Turkey · Wikipedia - 04Alsancak Mustafa Denizli Stadium
The Alsancak Mustafa Denizli Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in İzmir, Turkey used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 and was built at the site of the old stadium of Greek club Panionios, in 1929.
7.1 km · football stadium in İzmir, Turkey · Wikipedia - 05Kadifekale
Kadifekale is a hilltop castle in İzmir, Turkey. The castle is located on the Mount Pagos which has an elevation of 186 metres.
9 km · castle in İzmir, western Turkey · Wikipedia - 06St. John's Cathedral
St. John's Cathedral is a cathedral in İzmir, Turkey.
8.4 km · cathedral in İzmir, Turkey · Wikipedia - 07Hisar Mosque
The Hisar Mosque or Hisarönü Mosque is a historical Mosque in İzmir, Turkey. It has been recorded to have been constructed by Ottoman governor Aydınoğlu Yakup Bey who was Bey of İzmir between 1592 and 1598.
9.3 km · mosque in İzmir, western Turkey · Wikipedia - 08Konak Mosque
Konak Mosque, also called Yalı Mosque, is a mosque in İzmir, Turkey. It is located on Konak Square in the heart of the city next to the Governor's Mansion and the İzmir Clock Tower.
9.8 km · mosque in İzmir, western Turkey · Wikipedia - 09Mount Yamanlar
Mount Yamanlar is a mountain in İzmir Province, Turkey, located within the boundaries of the Greater Metropolitan Area of the city. Easily accessible from Izmir, Yamanlar is a popular excursion spot for the inhabitants of the city.
7.8 km · mountain in İzmir, Turkey · Wikipedia - 10Konak Square
Konak Square is a busy square at the southern end of Atatürk Avenue in the Konak district of İzmir, Turkey.
9.8 km · square in İzmir, Turkey · Wikipedia
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Getting to Bornova
- Airports
- Adnan Menderes (ADB), 20 km · Balıkesir Koca Seyit (EDO), 122 km · Milas Bodrum (BJV), 141 km
- Stations
- Port of İzmir, 6.7 km · Basmane railway station, 8.6 km · Alsancak railway station, 7.2 km · Hilal railway station, 7.6 km · Kemer railway station, 7.8 km
- Edremit → Bornova125 km · quickest by road, 2h 56m · ₺365–485
- Bodrum → Bornova162 km · quickest by road, 3h 53m · ₺425–570
- Dalaman → Bornova235 km · quickest by road, 4h 36m · ₺530–710
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No local-transport research exists yet for Bornova
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bornova. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in6 Eylül Ekspresi ("6th of September Express"), 6½ hr daily from Bandırma (with ferries from Istanbul) via Balıkesir and Soma, departing around 08:00.
- Get inAs of 2024 there are no ferries to Izmir beyond local services round the bay; no blame attaches to Scylla or Charybdis.
- Get inSee Çeşme#By boat for the ferry from Chios.
- Get aroundİzmirim Kart is the contactless smart card used for all modes of public transport, available from multiple locations including the airport, ferry piers, and railway and metro stations.
- Get aroundIZBAN railway (shown in green) runs north-south: South Line runs from Tepeköy (for Torbali) in the south via the airport and Menderes town to Hilal (for Metro) and Alsancak (for trams, city ferries and the North Line).
From Wikivoyage: Izmir, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Bornova
Bornova is 9 km from Karşıyaka, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- İzmircity in İzmir Province, Turkey9.6 km
- Smyrnaancient Greek city, located in present day İzmir, Turkey8.9 km
- Konakdistrict of İzmir Province in Turkey9.8 km
- Buca districtdistrict of İzmir, western Turkey10 km
- Bayraklı districtdistrict of İzmir, western Turkey4.8 km
- Bornova districtdistrict of İzmir, western Turkey400 m