Izmir, Hometown of Homer
 Folk dancer in regional dress |
Known in Turkish as “Beautiful Izmir” the city is lined at the top of a long and narrow gulf of ships and yachts. The climate is mild and in summer the constant and refreshing sea breezes temper the heat of the sun. Behind the palm-lined promenades and avenues, the coastline, the city, followed in horizontal terraces, gently ascends the slopes of the surrounding mountains.Izmir is the third largest city in Turkey and the harbor is in second place in Istanbul. A cosmopolitan and lively city all year round, Izmir bursts with an additional momentum during the International Arts Festival (June / July) and the International Fair (August / Sept). The original city was founded in the third millennium BC (On this day Bayrakli), at which time they are with Troy the most advanced shared culture in western Anatolia. BC To 1500th It was under the influence of the Central Anatolian Hittite Empire traps in the first millennium BC Izmir, then known as Smyrna, ranked as one of the most important cities of the Ionian League. |
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| During this time, one of the most brilliant city, it is believed that Homer lived here. Lydian conquest of the city, about 600 BC. This period brought to an end. Izmir remained little more than a village in the Lydian and subsequent sixth-century BC Persian rule. In the fourth century BC. A new town was built on the slopes of the mountain. Pagos (Kadifekale) during the reign of Alexander the Great. Izmir’s Roman period, beginning in the first century BC, was its second great era. Byzantine rule in the fourth century and lasted until the Seljuk conquest in the 11thCentury. In 1415, under Sultan Mehmet Celebi, Izmir became part of the Ottoman Empire. |
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