Konak (Turkey)
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Konak is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey and one of the metropolitan districts of İzmir city.
Konak was previously a quarter, the historic center, as well as the renowned central square (Konak Meydanı) of İzmir central district. For example, Karşıyaka along the opposing northern shore did not always consider itself strictly Smyrniot, or in any case, it had marking specifities and points of rivalry. In 1987, the territory of former İzmir central district has been re-named as the district of Konak (excepting Buca which was turned into a separate district), and the name İzmir implies the entire metropolitan area since then. For both the metropolitan area and the İzmir Province in general, Konak still represents the administrative nerve center, with İzmir Governorship, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality and other important administrative units situated within the boundaries of Konak. The name konak itself means, inter alia, government house or official residence in Turkish. In recent years, there is a move toward decentralization and extension, notably with the building of a new and huge courthouse in Bornova.
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| Districts of İzmir |
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İzmir Metropolitan Districts:
Balçova |
Bornova |
Buca |
Çiğli |
Gaziemir |
Güzelbahçe |
Karşıyaka |
Konak |
Narlıdere External districts: Aliağa | Bayındır | Bergama | Beydağ | Çeşme | Dikili | Foça | Karaburun | Kemalpaşa | Kınık | Kiraz | Menderes | Menemen | Ödemiş | Seferihisar | Selçuk | Tire | Torbalı | Urla | ||
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