Kültür, Konak

Kültür
Neighborhood of Konak
Upper-middle class apartments make up the majority of residential housing in Kültür.
Coordinates: 38°15′36″N 27°04′58″E / 38.2600°N 27.0828°E / 38.2600; 27.0828Coordinates: 38°15′36″N 27°04′58″E / 38.2600°N 27.0828°E / 38.2600; 27.0828
Country	Turkey
Province	İzmir
City	İzmir
District	Konak
Government
• Muhtar	Nilgin Güney
Area
• Total	0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	9,072
• Density	18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi)
Time zone	FET
Postal Code	35220
Area Code	232

Kültür is a residential and commercial neighborhood (Turkish: Mahalle) within the Konak district of İzmir, Turkey. The neighborhood consists of mostly medium-density apartments for upper-middle class to upper-class residents. Despite being a separate neighborhood, Kültür is commonly referred to as Alsancak as the official name of the neighborhood is used mainly in addresses or on official listings.

Kültür stretches from the eastern shore of the Gulf of İzmir, consisting of the southern half of the Kordon esplanade, to the Kültürpark city park and constitutes most of the area burned down in the Great Fire of Smyrna in 1922. A new plan for area was drawn up in a 1924 city plan designed by French urban planner, Henri Prost. The southern half of the neighborhood consists of a grid plan, while the northern half is more mixed. The large majority of buildings are residential apartments, with an average height of 6 to 8 floors. The ground floor of most buildings usually consist of cafes and shops, promoting pedestrian traffic along the smaller streets of the neighborhood. Among these streets are one of İzmir's most prominent shopping streets, Gül Street (Turkish: Gül Sokak).

Kültür is within the jurisdiction of the Konak Municipality (Turkish: Konak Belediyesi), which is responsible for district-wide public services such as garbage removal or ambulance service. However Kültür maintains its own small office for neighborhood related issues. The head of this office is a Muhtar and answers directly to the Konak Municipality. As of November 2017, Nilgin Güney is the Muhtar of Kültür. The Kültür Muhtar office is located in front of the Gazi elementary school on Şevket Özçelik Street.

Kültür is the 7th most populous neighborhood in Konak, with a population of 9,072 as of 2016, which is a slight increase from its 2015 population of 9,025. In 2007, the neighborhood had a population of 9,421 people. This dropped to 9,225 in 2008 before rising to 9,370 in 2010. Between 2010 and 2015, Kültür saw a population decrease of about 3.8% from 9,370 to 9,025.