IZMIR
IZMIR Izmir (Smyrna), located on the Aegean coast and the Gulf of Izmir, is Turkey's third largest city with around 4.3 million inhabitants. It is home to the country's second largest port after Istanbul. The first settlements in the area of present-day Izmir date from around 6500-4000 BC. The area was often conquered, settled, destroyed and finally rebuilt by Mustafa...