Izmir

[ iz-meer ]

noun

1. a seaport in W Turkey on the Gulf of Izmir: important city of Asia Minor from ancient times. Formerly Smyrna.
2. Gulf of. an arm of the Aegean Sea in W Turkey. 35 miles (56 km) long; 14 miles (23 km) wide. Formerly Gulf of Smyrna.

Izmir

/ ˈɪzmɪə /

noun

1. a port in W Turkey, on the Gulf of Izmir: the third largest city in the country; university (1955). Pop: 2 500 000 (2005 est) Former nameSmyrna

Example Sentences

Those who make it past Turkish security forces move from Van towards Kayseri city and then to the Izmir, Canakkale or Bodrum coasts - the next point of peril on the migrant trail.

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Then thousands of people took to the streets in other Turkish cities in the south and south-east, and there were rallies and protests as far west as Izmir and Istanbul.

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Significantly, their party was also ahead in many of Turkey's other big cities, including Izmir and Bursa, and the resort of Antalya.

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Then, in June last year, she came across a BBC Turkish video on YouTube, made about the collapse of one building in the city of Izmir following an earthquake in 2020.

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The arrests came after a joint raid by police and officials from Turkey's MIT intelligence agency in Istanbul and the western city of Izmir.

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