Deniz Akbulut
From the boyoz oven to the raki table
Based in Izmir, Republic of Turkiye.
Izmir food writer on breakfast boyoz, Kemeralti esnaf lokantas and Aegean olive-oil mezes.
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Konak, Izmir: clock tower, bazaar and ferry town
From the Saat Kulesi to Kemeraltı’s spice lanes and the Konak Pier ferry deck, Konak is Izmir at its busiest, oldest and most useful.
Karataş, İzmir: the cliffside quarter where the elevator still earns the view
A steep old Jewish neighbourhood of stone stairs, Sephardic memory and a free 1907 elevator that still buys the best panorama in İzmir.
Karşıyaka, İzmir: the ferry-side neighbourhood where the sunset is the main event
Across the bay from Konak, Karşıyaka is İzmir with its shoes off: a lived-in waterfront district of ferry horns, fish dinners, bazaar noise and a west-facing promenade that empties the city into the evening light.
Bostanlı, Izmir: sunsets, seafood and a seafront life by the bay
On Izmir's northern shore, Bostanlı trades big-city bustle for a west-facing sunset terrace, a serious Wednesday market and long, unhurried meals by the water.
Bornova, Izmir: cheap beer, Levantine mansions and a district that stays up late
Eight kilometres inland from the Kordon, Bornova trades waterfront polish for student noise, family grills, fasıl meyhanes and the city’s richest pocket of Levantine history.
Alsancak, Izmir: the waterfront neighbourhood that never quite goes home
From sunset beer runs on the Kordon to rakı tables behind Kıbrıs Şehitleri, Alsancak is Izmir’s most social address and its most dependable base.
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