Pasaport Ferry Terminal
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Pasaport Terminal
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Pasaport Terminal, seen from the west.
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| Location | Atatürk Cd., Akdeniz Mah., 35210 Karşıyaka, İzmir Turkey |
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| Coordinates | 38°25′43″N 27°07′59″E / 38.4285°N 27.1330°ECoordinates: 38°25′43″N 27°07′59″E / 38.4285°N 27.1330°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | İzdeniz | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Alsancak-Karşıyaka Alsancak-Bostanlı Alsancak-Üçkuyular |
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| Connections |
 ESHOT Bus: 12, 121, 202, 253, 920 |
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| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1884 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1926, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pasaport Ferry Terminal (Turkish: Pasaport İskelesi) is a passenger ferry terminal in Konak, İzmir on the Gulf of İzmir. It is located at the northern end of the historic Pasaport Quay on the southwestern side of Cumhuriyet Square. İzdeniz operates commuter ferry service to other terminals around the city. Pasaport was originally built in 1884, as an add-on to the Pasaport Harbor which was constructed between 1867 and 1884.
Pasaport Terminal is the halfway point between Alsancak and Konak Terminals.
The ferry terminal building was constructed as part of the Port of Smyrna along with the quay and the breakwater by the French company Guiffray after projects of British engineers between 1867 and 1886. It was used as a checkpoint for international sea traffic. It took its name from its function as passport control site. A historic postcard featuring the building names it as the "Débarcadère et Bureau de Passeports" (Wharf and Passport Office).
The 1884-established passenger ferry line company, the "Gulf of Smyrna Ottoman Ferries Hamidiyye Inc.", operated Pasaport Ferry Terminal in the past connecting it with the ferry terminals Karşıyaka, Alaybey, Osmanzade, Turan, Bayraklı, Konak, Karataş, Salhane and Göztepe with a flotilla of eight passenger ferry boats. The company's head office was also in the building.
In 1922, the Great Fire of Smyrna, which began four days after the Turkish troops recaptured the city on September 9 that ended the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22), destroyed the building along with much of the port city. The building remained a ruin for some years.
Redesigned in inspiration of Seljuk-Ottoman architectural style of the First National Architectural Movement, it was rebuilt in the office time of Kâzım Dirik, who was appointed governor of the city in 1926.
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