Izmir – Thessaloniki Ferry Route Summit

In the Historical Coal Gas Factory, Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Tunç Soyer met with the committee from Thessaloniki visiting Turkey for start of rounds and the sector representatives. At the end of this two-hour summit, the parties agreed that all sectors must cooperate to launch this project.

Heart of Organic Sector beats in Izmir

Ecology Izmir, the only fair focusing on the certified organic products representing Turkey in the national and international platforms, opened its doors for the tenth event.

“Europa Day” in Izmir

Tunç Soyer, the Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, received the Ambassador Christian Berger, the Head of EU Delegation to Turkey, who is in Izmir for the “Europa Day”. The Mayor Tunç Soyer hopes that the new era in Izmir will also be a new beginning for the relations with the EU.

Our wheelchair basketball team took the third place in Europe

Wheelchair Basketball Team of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality completed European League-3 finals in the third place

​Railway Industry in Fair Izmir

Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Tunç Soyer attended to the opening ceremony of Eurasia Rail – International Rolling Stock, light rail systems, Infrastructure and Logistics Exhibition, the only industry exhibition in Europe and Asia and the world’s 3rd largest exhibition.

​First Step towards United Mediterranean

Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Tunç Soyer took the first step for establishing the United Mediterranean concept, one of the first-hundred day goals announced by the Mayor Soyer before the March 31 elections.

Won Medals in Albania and Russia

The judoists of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality won two gold medals from the two great tournaments organized in Russia and Albania.

Mr. Soyer, the New Mayor of Izmir, took office

The new Mayor of Izmir received his certificate of election from the Provincial Electoral Board and then joined Mr. Aziz Kocaoğlu for the handover ceremony.

​French marines visited the Metropolis

Commander Vincent Mangan, the Captain of “Capricorne”, the French Naval Forces’ mine hunter coastal harbored in Izmir Port, and Staff Colonel Valery Sens, the French Defense Attaché before the Embassy in Turkey and the delegation accompanying them visited Izmir Metropolitan Municipality.

Report on Preparing for Climate Change 2050

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality has prepared an “action plan” to fight the changing climate conditions. The plan discusses the optimist and pessimist climate scenarios for the periods between 2050 and 2100.

Resilient Cities Promoted on the Conference

İzmir Metropolitan Municipality has completed the “Green Revision: A Framework for the Resilient Cities” Project that is launched for making the city more resilient against the changing climate conditions and determining its green future with a 150 thousand Euro grant from the EU.

​Zengxian said farewell to Izmir

​Liu Zengxian, the Consul-General of the People’s Republic of China in Izmir, paid a farewell visit to Izmir Metropolitan Municipality because the consulate-general is closed temporarily and his term of office in Izmir has ended.

Sandoval was spectacular …

The ten-time Grammy award winner Cuban artist Arturo Sandoval debuted at the Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center. “I am very happy to be in Izmir. The hall is amazing, the audience is amazing” said the artist who performed a spectacular show for the jazz lovers.

​Goal is to be in the world’s top three

The ice skaters of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality won a prize from the Figure Skating Championship organized in Sofia.

Invited to Lisbon as the Guiding City

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality hosted the Pilot City Izmir Final Conference and Horizon Workshop which was the last event of “Pilot Cities” summit that designs projects launched in several European cities for sustainably speeding up the local cultural development process.

​This year’s U12 Izmir Cup is on April 5….

Seyit Mehmet Özkan, the President of Altınordu Sports Club, and the club’s management visited Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu and invited him as the “Guest of Honor” of the International U12 Izmir Cup to start on April 5.

​Project is over but Friendship is forever

The General Directorate of IZSU, which is the water and sewerage administration of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, has completed the joint work started with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Sendai Municipality for...

Sister-Brother Project Inspired Gambia

Sister-Brother Project, which is one of the most important social responsibility projects launched by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, will be implemented in Africa.

Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus, is the 29th sister city of Izmir

Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu and Nicosia Mayor Mehmet Harmancı cosigned the “Sister City Protocol” between the two cities. “We will add jasmines of Nicosia to the flowers growing in the mountains of Izmir,” said the visiting Mayor.

Derya and Masal won Medals in Belgrade

​Izmir Metropolitan Municipality’s Figure Skating Team has not returned empty handed from the “Skate Helana Cup” Figure Skating Championship organized in Belgrade, the capital city of Serbia.

​Farewell Visit from Dr. Lanuzzi

Dr. Luigi Lanuzzi, who has been the Italian Consul in Izmir for 4 years, is now appointed to Poland. Dr. Lanuzzi paid a farewell visit to Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu before departing to take over his new office at the Warsaw Embassy.

​Wildlife Park and AAS Art Center celebrating 10th anniversary

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Wildlife Park, one of the select zoos in Europe, and Ahmed Adnan Saygun Art Center, where the heart of art beats in Izmir, completed 10th year of service. The Park and AAS Art Center personnel cut the cake to celebrate the 10th anniversary. Metropolitan Municipality’

Belgian Lion named Selma

The lioness Selma came to Izmir Wildlife Park from Belgium. The lioness Selma, age 2.5, came from Belgium and now the park has 4 lions.

We built a High Forest for our Sister Cities

We built a special high forest in Bornova Aşık Veysel Recreational Area for the “sister cities” of Izmir.

Cuban Ambassador visited Izmir

Luis Alberto Amoros Nunez, the Cuban Ambassador in Ankara, paid a courtesy visit to Izmir Metropolitan Municipality. The Ambassador Amoros Nunez noted that this is his first year in Turkey but he visited Izmir three times, and he added that the city is very beautiful and the people of Izmir are as ...