About Izmir

İzmir is a port on the Central Aegean coast of Turkey, known in antiquity as Smyrna. It's the country's third-largest city, with a population of 3.12 million in 2024.

Source: Wikipedia

Essential Information

Currency

Turkish lira (TRY)

Symbol: ₺

Language

Turkish

Phone Code

+90

International dialing code for Turkey

Driving

Drive on the right

Standard for Turkey

Region

Asia

Western Asia

Connectivity

Izmir and its approach highways have 4G from all Turkish carriers. As of 2025, 5G is only available in city center. Free WiFi can be accessed on squares.

How to Get to Izmir

Transportation options and arrival information

38.289227.1551Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport(ADBIATA) (off D550, 16 km south of city centre),☏+90 232 455 0000.This has frequent flights fromIstanbulIST and SAW,AnkaraandAntalya, and daily from several other Turkish cities plus Ercan in Northern Cyprus. There are also flights from Athens, Frankfurt and across Europe. Operators include Turkish Airlines, Pegasus, Ajet (formerly known as Anadolujet) and SunExpress (which has a hub here) so this competition keeps fares low. The airport has the usual f

Getting Around Izmir

Local transportation and navigation tips

You can explore Izmir's inner city by walking.

Safety in Izmir

Low Safety (Global Peace Index: 2.785)

About the Global Peace Index: Global Peace Index measures peacefulness on a scale of 1 (most peaceful) to 5 (least peaceful)

Usual care of valuables, and beware traffic. There's a police post on Konak Pier and the HQ - for something serious like a missing passport - is on 1365th Sk near Basmane Station. There's no longer a separate "tourism police".

Source: Institute for Economics & Peace (2022)