Izmir, Turkey  

well Turkish ppl r very kind and u will feel like home rather much more better look after. Just be like the same like in Canada.

you can contact to me if you want to learn more about Izmir.

Once famous for figs, Izmir (formerly Smyrna), is now Turkey's 3rd-largest city, the "capital" of the Aegean region, a major port and commercial center set dramatically around a huge bay and backed by mountains to the south.

It is the transport center of the Aegean region. Here's my Izmir Region Transport Map to help you make your way to, through and from Izmir.

During the War of Independence (1922) a disastrous fire destroyed most of old Smyrna.

Today Izmir (EEZ-meer, pop. 3 million) is a mostly modern city with good hotels and restaurants, an interesting bazaar, a few small archeological sites, a big, busy Otogar (bus terminal), and an important airport south of the city on the way to Ephesus.

Some travelers use Izmir as a base to visit such regional sights as Bergama/ Pergamum, Çeşme & Alaçatı, Sardis, Ephesus & Kuşadası, Aphrodisias & Pamukkale, because Izmir has a great variety of hotels.

You needn't linger in Izmir if your time in Turkey is short, but i