Karşıyaka
Karşıyaka is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey.
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. Its centre is at a distance of 6 km (4 mi) to the north from the traditional centre of İzmir, which is Konak Square in Konak at the opposite coast. Karşıyaka's district area neighbours the district areas of Menemen to the north, Bornova to the east and Çiğli to the west. Besides being an active venue of commerce, culture and educational activities and tourism, Karşıyaka also has an urban culture centred on the sports club Karşıyaka SK, which commands a large and passionate fan base.
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Worth seeing in and around Karşıyaka
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 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.
4.7 km · clock tower in İzmir, western Turkey · Wikipedia - 02Alsancak 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.
4 km · football stadium in İzmir, Turkey · Wikipedia - 03Kadifekale
Kadifekale is a hilltop castle in İzmir, Turkey. The castle is located on the Mount Pagos which has an elevation of 186 metres.
5.7 km · castle in İzmir, western Turkey · Wikipedia - 04St. John's Cathedral
St. John's Cathedral is a cathedral in İzmir, Turkey.
4 km · cathedral in İzmir, Turkey · Wikipedia - 05Konak 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.
4.7 km · mosque in İzmir, western Turkey · Wikipedia - 06Hisar 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.
4.5 km · mosque in İzmir, western Turkey · Wikipedia - 07İzmir Archaeological Museum
The Izmir Archaeological Museum is an archeology museum in İzmir, Turkey, containing a number of artifacts from around the Gulf of İzmir. Most of the artifacts, which include busts, statues, statuettes, tools, and various eating and cooking utensils, come from the Bronze Age, or from the Greek and Roman periods.
5.2 km · museum in İzmir, Turkey · Wikipedia - 08Konak Square
Konak Square is a busy square at the southern end of Atatürk Avenue in the Konak district of İzmir, Turkey.
4.7 km · square in İzmir, Turkey · Wikipedia - 09Saint Polycarp Church
Saint Polycarp Church is a Catholic church in İzmir, Turkey. Its patron saint is Polycarp.
4.2 km · church building in İzmir, Turkey · Wikipedia - 10Saint Voukolos Church
Saint Voukolos Church is a Greek Orthodox church built by ethnic ethnic Armenians in İzmir, Turkey. Its patron saint is Voukolos, the first Bishop of Smyrna.
5.1 km · church building in İzmir, Turkey · Wikipedia
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Getting to Karşıyaka
- Airports
- Adnan Menderes (ADB), 19 km · Balıkesir Koca Seyit (EDO), 122 km · Milas Bodrum (BJV), 143 km
- Stations
- Port of İzmir, 3.8 km · Basmane railway station, 4.8 km · Alsancak railway station, 3.6 km · Demirköprü railway station, 1.9 km · Çiğli railway station, 5.8 km
- Edremit → Karşıyaka127 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · ₺345–460
- Bodrum → Karşıyaka161 km · quickest by road, 4h 1m · ₺440–590
- Dalaman → Karşıyaka240 km · quickest by road, 4h 44m · ₺550–730
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Karşıyaka
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 Karşıyaka. 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 Karşıyaka
Karşıyaka is 6 km from İzmir, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- İzmircity in İzmir Province, Turkey5.6 km
- Karşıyaka districtdistrict of İzmir, western Turkey2.2 km
- Smyrnaancient Greek city, located in present day İzmir, Turkey5.1 km
- Konakdistrict of İzmir Province in Turkey4.6 km
- Bayraklı districtdistrict of İzmir, western Turkey4.5 km
- Karataşneighbourhood in Konak5.5 km