IZMIR | Projects & Construction [Archive]

Jakob

June 25th, 2008, 08:40 PM

IZMIR - Projects & Construction

İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. It is located in the Gulf of İzmir, by the Aegean Sea. It is the capital of İzmir Province. The total population as of 2007 is 2,649,582, of which 2,606,294 is urban. The total area is 855 km². İzmir is widely regarded as one of the most liberal Turkish cities in terms of values, ideology, lifestyle, dynamism and gender roles. Very different people found İzmir attractive over the ages and the city has always been governed by fresh inspirations, including for the very location of its center, and is quick to adopt novelties and projects.

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Under Construction

The Port Residence: 25 floors - Under Construction

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Hürriyet Tower: 25 floors - Under Construction

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Aksoy Residence: Under Construction

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Folkart Mavişehir Konutkule: 22 floors - Under Construction

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Kordon Kule: 20 floors - Under Construction

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Sunucu Plaza: 20 floors & 15 floors - Under Construction

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The Swissotel Grand Efes: 11 floors - Under Reconstruction

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Parsan Hotel Project: 8 floors - Under Construction

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Folkart Narlıdere Houses: 8 floors - Under Construction

There will be 168 flats of five different types in the Folkart Narlıdere Residences designed by architect Emre Arolat with worldwide fame. It is also the most luxurious hosing project in Turkey

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Salhane Business Center: 6 floors - Under Construction

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Çeşme 7800 Hotel Project: 4 floors - Under Construction

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Fideltus Çeşme Hotel: 3 floors - Under Construction

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Approved

İşGYO Skyscraper Project: 44 floors & 35 floors - Approved

Consrtuction will start end of this year.

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Varyap Hotel, Office & Shopping Complex: 40x2 floors - Approved

Construction will start in this year.

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Bayraklı-Tekfen-Oz Skyscraper Project - Approved

It will start within the first quarter of 2009 and is expected to be finished by the end of 2010.the project includes a shopping center, offices, houses, cultural areas, cafes, restaurants and a 2,600 vehicle parking lot. At the shopping mall, set to be the largest in the region, Izmir residents will have easy access to various services, including cinemas, cultural activities, offices and houses. The project is expected to provide employment for 5,000 people and is valued at nearly $250 million.

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Proposed

Tre Invest: 40 floors - Proposed

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World Trade Center - 35 floors & 25 floors - Proposed

Everything began when former İzmir mayor sold municipality's land near the fair to Güçbirliği Holding, which wanted to build World Trade Center.

But beforehand, during Yüksel Çamur's mayorship, this area was determined to be a cultural center integrated with the international fair. A contest had been held and an architect won with his cultural center project.

When Burhan Ö. did such a thing he sued the decision together with whichever chamber you can think of including even the pharmateucians' chamber. The construction stopped.

Then Konak municipality and Ahmet Priştina changed the plans in order to make the projects available to be built, Güçbirliği revised the project accordingly. However Çakmur and his friends sued that revision too.

In the meantime, the court rejected Çakmur's 1st case. But the construction has already been stopped a second time for the 2nd trial. One of the partners, EGS Holding has gone bankrupt. The second court has also rejected Çakmur's case.

We thought the construction would start again, the state (TMSF) being the partner but Çakmur has taken the case to a superior court.

The investors even agreed to build a 25m 8-storey complex but the case is still in the court and the construction is on hold.

One of Izmir's most valuable lands is idle and 24 million dollar investment has gone.

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Tariş Business, Residence, Culture & Mall Complex_ 32 floors & 24 floors - Proposed

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meds

June 26th, 2008, 12:18 AM

^^

Thanks for the thread. Great job :)

Üçkuyular New Cruise Port - Proposed

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arzaranh

June 26th, 2008, 01:10 AM

great projects, looks like izmir will be looking a lot better than last time i was there!

Xtreminal

June 26th, 2008, 11:35 AM

very nice projects. Izmir is my favourite turkish city

Ni3lS

June 26th, 2008, 12:09 PM

Wow. some nice projects are planned for Izmir :)

meow

July 5th, 2008, 12:41 PM

Great thread!!!!!!
but i think Varyap and the Cruise port projects should be "proposed"

And this is a shopping mall project in Balçova

EGE Park Balçova Shopping Mall - ~20F/110m - U/C

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meds

July 5th, 2008, 03:30 PM

but i think Varyap and the Cruise port projects should be "proposed"

I'm certainly sure that Varyap is approved.
Ur right about the Cruise port thou

TEKKEN

July 5th, 2008, 04:58 PM

Great Projects :cheers:

Izmir will look with these skyscrapers like the Miami of the Agean :cheers:

Jakob

July 5th, 2008, 06:35 PM

Kordonkule and Port Residence:

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meds

July 6th, 2008, 05:23 PM

Look at the first post to see the renders

Port Residence & Kordonkule:

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Aksoy Residence:

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Parsan Hotel:

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Folkart Narlıdere:

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Jakob

July 6th, 2008, 09:27 PM

Great job, Meds! :)

meds

July 7th, 2008, 01:42 PM

Thanks Jakob :)

Last week the city council approved a new skyscraper project in the middle of the CBD. The developer-Zorlu is one of the biggest companies in Turkey. I don't have any renders but i think thats gonna be great.

nemtirev

July 7th, 2008, 01:44 PM

Really nice project.Wonderful

mbuildings

July 7th, 2008, 04:44 PM

VERY NICE PROJECTS !!!

meds

July 7th, 2008, 09:02 PM

Folkart Mavişehir

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They started to site works. Also there is a new mall u/c next to it

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meds

July 12th, 2008, 02:45 PM

Rönesans Mall & Complex - u/c

Its gonna be the BIGGEST outlet mall in Turkey

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meds

July 12th, 2008, 02:45 PM

Article about Folkart Narlıdere project

Unique residences in İzmir's Narlıdere project

Turkish company Folkart Yapı is undertaking the construction of the Folkart Narlıdere project, which sits on a 40,000-square-meter area in İzmir's Narlıdere district. The project, which encompasses normal and duplex houses with 3+1, 4+1, 5+1 and 6+1 plans in sizes ranging from 180 square meters to 480 square meters, is comprised of a total of 168 residences. The prices of the hoses in the project begin at YTL 1 million and reach YTL 2 million, depending on a home's size and location. Those who would like to purchase houses from the project are able to use credit facilities from Garanti Bank, Akbank, Finansbank and Denizbank, while Folkart Yapı plans to deliver the residences to their owners by December 2008.

The housing complex has one closed and one open swimming pool, one children's pool, and one entertainment pool. Folkart Narlıdere provides a wide range of social facilities to its residents, including open and closed swimming pools, a sauna, a gym, a children's playground, a billiard saloon, table tennis courts and multi-purpose rooms. In addition, the floor that contains the social facilities also encompasses a cinema room, providing residents with the opportunity to watch movies and sports matches.

General manager of Folkart Yapı, Mesut Sancak, said the company has sold half the residences in the project. “We have launched a unique project in İzmir,” Sancak said, emphasizing that Folkart Yapı provides immense opportunities for those both inside and outside the residences. “We have built diverse social amenities and living spaces within the project. Meanwhile, a family that resides in a 250-square-meter house and benefits from all the facilities of the housing complex will pay a subscription of YTL 500,” he added.

http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=109313

meds

July 14th, 2008, 04:06 PM

Turkey's biggest outlet center to be opened in İzmir

İzmir readies to host a big shopping center in the coming years.

Rönesans Malls have invested $500 million dollars in İzmir and the company's mission is to invest $1 billion by 2012 and employ 10,000 people, the chairman of the company said at a press conference introducing a new outlet mall.

Erman Ilıcak introduced his Optimum Shopping Center project at a press conference held recently in the Swiss Hotel Grand Efes with Vice Chairman Kamil Yanıkömeroğlu, board member Murat Özgümüş, Alkaş Counsultancy Chairman Avi Alkaş and Gaziemir Mayor Adnan Yüksel.

Saying that the building process on the new mall will start in August and that the shopping center will be opened in October 2009, Ilıcak noted that the company has taken special care in the architecture of the building, considering the climate of İzmir, and that it has selected a Los Angeles-based firm to do the project due to similar weather conditions. Ilıcak said this was the company's "best project ever" and that the architecture of the center, which has indoor and outdoor areas, will be copied to be used in many buildings of Turkey.

Saying that the building will employ 2,500 people during construction and 2,500 after completion, Ilıcak said the company is planning to increase their $500 million investment to $1 billion by 2012 and that it is planning to open two new centers in Balçova and Karşıyaka in İzmir Province. Ilıcak said the company is planning to employ 10,000 people in 2012.

Yanıkömeroğlu said the terrain in Gaziemir was perfect for the project. "We are implementing a project that is easy to access and suits the people of İzmir." Saying the company has a total of 10 finished and ongoing projects in Turkey, Yanıköeroğlu said his mission was to build 25 centers by 2012.

Avi Alkaş said the projects will continue until there is "one Optimum to each city" and said Optimum centers were the most established chain stores in the newly developing outlet system.

Alkan emphasized that the shopping centers contribute greatly to registered employment and that considering ideal shopping center rates of one center for 1,000 people, Turkey and especially İzmir could bear more investments.

Saying that he was happy to have a project implemented in the province, Gaziemir Mayor Yüksel said at the introduction meeting that he believes "Gaziemir, İzmir and Turkey will succeed."

The mall, which is reported to be the biggest outlet in Turkey, will have a hypermarket, DIY store, entertainment center, movie complex, ice rink, electronics store and 57,000 square meters of rentable spaces. The mall will cost $200 million.

http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=109642

meds

July 25th, 2008, 05:38 PM

Park Tower: 26 floors - Under Construction

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Sukino

July 25th, 2008, 07:36 PM

Fideltus Çeşme Hotel: 3 floors - Under Construction

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I like that.

Jakob

July 27th, 2008, 12:34 PM

Sevkon Tower: 25 fl - Pro

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meds

July 29th, 2008, 04:00 PM

Efes Hospital - u/c

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Jakob

August 4th, 2008, 11:31 PM

Çiğli Culture Center: 14 floors - U/C

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meds

August 6th, 2008, 06:23 PM

Park Tower has started :cheers:

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Port Residence

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meds

August 6th, 2008, 07:14 PM

Peninsula's fate altered

İzmir has organized a project competition to breathe new life into its peninsula, backed by the promise of a YTL 100,000 reward for the winner. “With this project we aim to bring investors into the city,” said İzmir Mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu.

Güzelbahçe, Urla, Seferihisar, Karaburun, Çeşme, as part of the Urla-Çeşme-Karaburun Peninsula, will be considered within the framework of the project, spearheaded by the İzmir Municipality. Its objective is the preservation of cultural values using a holistic approach, the improvement of the peninsula and local development. The development of the peninsula means the development of the city, said Kocaoğlu, adding: “We continue to carry out projects for drawing some more investors to İzmir and for better urban planning. We believe very talented individuals will apply to this contest as the jury consists of distinguished experts in the subject area. The peninsula will begin a new life with the winner project.”

Individual applications will not be taken into consideration for the contest because it requires interdisciplinary teamwork. Each team will consist of at least one urban planner, an architect, an agriculture engineer and a landscape architect. Consultants will also be present during the contest. The winner's blueprints will be presented to the public during an exhibition to be held between Dec. 20 and 21at İzmir Kültürpark.

Associate professor Semahat Özdemir of the İzmir Institute of High Technology will chair the jury, consisting of professors from Ege and Dokuz Eylül universities, including Uygun Aksoy, Orcan Gündüz, Mehmet Bülent Özkan, Alp Timur and associate professor Renan Funda Barbaros.

The project application deadline is Nov. 18 and the winner will be awarded YTL 100,000, the second runner up YTL 50,000, and five honorable mentions will receive YTL 10,000 each.

http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=111237

meow

August 12th, 2008, 04:38 PM

Ege Park Balçova Shopping Mall & Office Tower

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ghost rider

August 12th, 2008, 05:05 PM

I heard the project will finish 2009

meds

August 20th, 2008, 01:34 PM

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Swissotel Grand Efes to be focal point of İzmir

İzmir's new convention center hosted its first official event Friday evening, transforming one of the ballrooms into a club-like atmosphere, complete with several DJs to round out the night.

For the past two weeks Swissôtel has offered complimentary events to corporate clients, both in order to introduce the hotel's amenities to the local community and to give the staff a chance to practice in a realistic setting, but Friday night's event, hosted by an international tobacco company, was the facilities real initiation.

The Grand Efes Convention Center, which can accommodate up to 2,000 delegates in its extensive facilities, plans to market itself as a top destination for trade delegations, association conventions and conferences, in addition to local seminars, weddings and graduations. Concerning international conventions, Stuart Chase, the general manager of Swissôtel Grand Efes in Izmir, named Rome, Milan, Athens and Turkey's own Istanbul as the fiercest competition in the Mediterranean region.

Chase commented that the company's 19-year record of impressive service in Istanbul has given Swissôtel a reputation for a high standard of luxury.

Swissôtel operates four hotels in Turkey, which is tied with China for the largest number of hotels inside one country. In addition to İzmir, the other hotels are located in Ankara, Istanbul and Göcek. Other locations of Swissôtel worldwide include Amsterdam, Zurich, Sydney, Bangkok and Chicago. The newest addition will be opened in Bremen, Germany.

During the renovation process, the external architecture was for the most part protected while the inside of the 20 year-old building was changed to a clean, contemporary and cutting-edge style. Nonetheless, one of the goals Swissôtel was to keep elements of the historic Grand Hotel Efes and emphasize the cultural features that once made it an icon of İzmir.

The grand opening of the hotel will take place in October. Chase described the opening process for the hotel as “one of the smoothest” he has experienced. “We've had a lot of key personnel here for quite some time,” he explained. “It's definitely helped us with service standards from day one.”

One of the goals of Swissôtel is to attract more people to İzmir and make sure that İzmir is recognized as one of the primary cities of Turkey. A key point is to bring more direct flights to İzmir's Adnan Menderes Airport, which is currently operated only by Lufthansa and British Airways. “It is very important to us to get Izmir on the map and on the convention and association calendar,” Chase remarked. He warned however that it would take time for İzmir to attract some of the larger international conventions, as they are typically booked for two years in advance.

Lobbies, hallways and open areas display some of the original artwork from the Grand Hotel Efes while also featuring contemporary pieces to update the collection.

In the future, Swissôtel plans to host art shows, auctions and galleries. The auditorium, which seats 1,000 people, will be a good venue for film festivals.

“We kept a lot of work that people remember,” Chase said. He mentioned that many guests were happy to find the hotel's Aquarium Restaurant is one aspect of the past that has remained constant. Large round “picture windows” allow patrons of the restaurant to watch swimmers underwater as they eat. Although there were initially some problems with the frames being able to handle the water pressure, the restaurant is now open to guests.

Since the hotel's “soft opening” in May of this year, approximately 80 percent of the hotel's guests have been Turkish while the remaining 20 percent are foreign. Chase said Swissôtel hopes to see the number of international guests increase to 40 percent. Currently 22 tour operators from India are being hosted by Swissôtel in İzmir for a familiarization trip. “We are very excited about bringing people to İzmir,” Chase said.

The hotel spa, adjacent to the convention center, will open Sept. 1. Beautiful and extensive gardens surround all of the buildings.

Grand Hotel Efes' heyday as an icon of İzmir was in the 1970s and '80s. After it closed in 2000, the current owners purchased the property from the government and began the YTL 150 million renovation project.

http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=112905

rockin'.baltimorean

August 23rd, 2008, 04:55 AM

that tower looks great, meds!!!:okay:

meds

August 25th, 2008, 02:19 PM

^^

thanks

Folkart Narlıdere

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Jakob

August 26th, 2008, 09:59 AM

^^ They look pretty fancy!

gambitxx

August 27th, 2008, 02:34 AM

Folkart Narlıdere houses are my dream houses.Btw it's a great thread.

Slavic Warrior

August 27th, 2008, 05:56 AM

I don't like it! Too artsy.

meds

September 3rd, 2008, 11:17 AM

Marks & Spencer Mall - Nearly Completed

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meds

September 4th, 2008, 06:57 PM

Marks & Spencer Mall

Completed

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Port Residence

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AZBaKuCiTy

September 5th, 2008, 11:43 AM

Very nice, I love Izmir

meds

September 17th, 2008, 05:38 PM

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Folkart Narlıdere Evleri offers a luxury lifestyle

Folkart Yapı A.Ş., one of Turkey's leading construction firms, is nearing the completion of its Folkart Narlıdere Evleri project, located in the Aegean city of İzmir.

The company, which started the construction of the project in August 2007 with an investment of $120 million, plans to open the houses to their owners in December 2008.

The company has sold more than half of the 168 houses in the project, said Mesut Sancak, general manager of Folkart Yapı A.Ş. “We have put into effect a unique project in İzmir … The company's fair-price policy along with extensive support from the residents of İzmir have been the major factors behind the success of the project,” said Sancak.

Sancak underlined that the Folkart Narlıdere Evleri project offered its residents a new lifestyle. From now on Folkart Narlıdere A.Ş. will focus on the construction of luxury houses and offices along with hotel and shopping center projects, said Sancak.

Folkart Narlıdere Evleri project offers its residents a wide range of opportunities outside the walls of their houses as well. “Our major objective in this project was to offer house owners a living space that enables them to spend their weekends and yearly holidays within the boundaries of the building complex," said Sancak.

The company has created a wide range of social facilities and living spaces for the realization of this objective. They consulted with Yapı Kredi Koray, or YKS, one of the leading companies of Turkey in the field of facilities management,” said Sancak.

YKS created an operating budget for the project that amounts to less than YTL 2 per square meter. A family which lives in a 250-square-meter house in the project and wants to make use of all the facilities of the building complex needs to pay a subscription of YTL 500 at this level,” said Sancak.

“We have presented the model house in the project to the taste of İzmir residents,” said Sancak, adding the company planned to launch a 22-story Mavişehir Folkart project in Mavişehir. Folkart Mavişehir has a swimming pool on its 14th floor, while it has a wide range of social facilities on its 15th floor, said Sancak, adding the project had walking tracks on its 16th floor.

“Emre Arolat, who was the architecture of Folkart Narlıdere Evleri, designed the project,” said Sancak.

“We will complete the construction of the “Folkart Towers” project, the first twin towers in the city, in 2011 in the city's Salhane Yenikent region,” said Sancak. The twin towers, with 45 stories, will be comprised of luxury houses and offices, he added.

The adverse impacts of the global mortgage crisis have been reflected in the country's real estate sector, said Sancak, stressing the crisis had less of an impact on luxury projects.

“The global crisis diminished the demand for housing projects. This situation, in turn, decreased the prices of the housing projects by 40 percent. However, despite the stagnation in the real estate sector, the prices of construction materials have increased significantly. This will pave the way for the rise in the prices of housing projects in the upcoming period.”

“This is the best time for the purchase of real estate. People purchase the houses in the Narlıdere project not for investment purposes; instead they buy them for living in as it is a luxury project. Hence, the crisis did not have an adverse impact on our project,” he added.

“Turkey needs 600,000 new houses each year. In this respect, we believe that both the real estate sector and the housing markets will revive in 2009.”

http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=115441

garzland

September 18th, 2008, 04:44 AM

Nice projects! First time to hear this city.

skytrax

September 18th, 2008, 04:33 PM

amazing projects!! :applause:

Jakob

September 23rd, 2008, 09:24 PM

Port Residence & Kordonkule - U/C

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Park Tower: - U/C

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Heris Tower: 124 m / 26 fl - new enlightening concept at night

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meds

September 24th, 2008, 03:30 PM

Urla to have its Silicon Valley

İzmir's Urla district is about to become a leading spot for Turkey's technological developments, as a French firm, CICOM, which supports technology zones in different countries, signs a contract with the Institute of High Technology to make 4 billion worth investment

French firm CICOM, which has helped found 18 technology development around the world, will give its support to the Urla Technology Development Zone, giving it the potential to be one of the leading technology zones in the world.

In cooperation with the İzmir Institute of Higher Technology, or IYTE, the Aegean Young Businessmen's Association and the Aegean Region Chamber of Commerce, the French firm recently signed a contract for the investment.

According to the agreement, 25 percent of the company will be owned by the İzmir Technology Zone Management, formed by Turkish companies, and 75 percent will be owned by CICOM. After the completion of the zone, around $15 billion in investment is expected from companies.

A member of the İzmir Technology Zone Management Board and the rector of IYTE, professor Zafer İlken said the project would turn Urla into a center for cutting-edge technology, with over 250,000 employees.

“They will organize the region to provide services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) with limited research and development possibilities.”

Noting that in 2002 an area of 856 hectares surrounding the university premises in Urla was allocated for the zone, İlken noted: “University buildings will be used as the R&D centers until the infrastructure work of the region has been completed. Vestel and the other 62 firms work for the project with their 300 employees. Once the new building has been established, the number of the firms in the region will reach 80.

“We planned to found an information-park on the area allocated by Cabinet in collaboration with the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. However, we expanded the project with the proposal of French firm.”

Saying they visited “Sophia Antipolis,” İlken said: “Having six golf courses, hotels, sport facilities and closed areas, Sophia Antipolis is a place where 35,000 people live and work. We will build a more developed technology zone based on this French model. We'll build underground car parks too. There are both 500-square-meter residences and 50-square-meter studio flats in techno-city.

"Today, even mechanics build R&D centers for their work. Big firms have already solved R&D problems. So, we will rent the offices with a suitable price, attracting universities and SMEs to the region," he added.

Marina to be built:

Emphasizing the importance of historical and natural sites located in the technology zone, he said: “There is a Roman bath at the mouth of the sea and the brook which flows across the region. Thermal water springs from there and it is an advantage. French firm plans to restore this bath.

“They are also charmed by the location of our premises, situated near the sea. They intend to found a marina for surfing and other marine sports, but these mean a long bureaucratic process for us.”

Metro-line will be extended to the zone:

“The zone, located on the İzmir-Çeşme highway, is also advantageous for transportation. The metro-line will be extended to the zone. Ferries will bring people to the region and the construction of an airport in Alaçatı will be completed,” İlken said.

CICOM Director Alain Andre also said they were very pleased to sign the contract: “Since 2003, we have been working on the issue. We will announce the establishment of Tekbokent in Urla at the conference on world technology zones to be held in Cape Town next week. Urla teknopark will be the only technopark where private organizations and universities meet. We are working in 27 countries in the entire world. We will bring our experience here to Urla.”

http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=115899

Jakob

September 27th, 2008, 03:59 PM

Hürriyet Tower: 25fl - U/C

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meow

October 6th, 2008, 08:01 PM

Kula City - Pro
The Project, located in Bayrakli, Izmir, is planned as a mixed-use project including residences, A Class office building and a shopping mall. The project’s construction area is overall 240,000m2. The development is located at the center of the “new city center” in Izmir. Izmir Municipality has announced that the size and the architecture of the project will become the landmark for İzmir’s new city center. Akis is the pre-developer for this project.

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Liman Kule - Pro
2009
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Körfez Tower - Pro
2010
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Çarşı Tower - Pro
2011
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l'eau

October 6th, 2008, 08:28 PM

good developments:cheers:

Jakob

October 11th, 2008, 01:40 PM

Liman Office & Concert Hall: 112m - Pro

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Jakob

October 11th, 2008, 04:26 PM

Salhane Business Center: 22f - Pro

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Jakob

October 12th, 2008, 01:54 PM

The Port Residence (25F) and Kordonkule (20F) - U/C

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Jakob

October 27th, 2008, 10:13 PM

The Port Residence: 25 fl - U/C

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Kordonkule: 20 fl - U/C

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Jakob

November 26th, 2008, 08:19 PM

Oldtown Renovation - Pro

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meds

November 26th, 2008, 08:37 PM

^

latest news about that :)

İzmir residents have their say about Kemeraltı

The top eight prize-winning pieces from the Kemeraltı Urban Furniture Design Competition have gone display at the Çetin Emeç Art Gallery.

Visitors to the exhibition, organized by the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, will be able to share their ideas and suggestions in a poll that will be considered in the final selection process.

The eight pieces were selected by the jury during the competition, which was organized by the municipality to bring back the lively days of the historic Kemeraltı bazaar. The pieces are now on display in the Çetin Emeç Art Gallery. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality General Secretary Ersu Hızır and head of the Historic Kemeraltı Guild, Mehmet Gülaylar, and other Kemeraltı merchants attended the opening of the exhibit.

Eight of the 44 pieces that were entered in the contest were awarded prizes and are being displayed at the Çetin Emeç Art Gallery in Hisarönü, stated Ersu Hızır. Hızır said projects associated with the contest will bring color and an artistic touch to the streets of the Kemeraltı Bazaar, Izmir's traditional shopping center. "The Izmir Metropolitan Municipality wants to bring the city alive along with its inhabitants. Therefore we present these projects to merchants, especially the merchants who can take advantage of them. Our merchants can comment on the projects through a survey. Every project features a unique aspect that is related to a different subject. At the closing of the exhibit, the evaluations will be applied by the municipality if they are accepted by the Commission for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage," he said.

Visitors to the exhibit are able to give their views and have an impact on the final decisions.

Multiple projects can be carried out simultaneously thanks to the wide area of the bazaar, so improvements to Kemeraltı's façade, in combination with better integration into the surrounding area, will give the bazaar a much more lively appearance.

http://arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=-637961

Gordion

November 26th, 2008, 09:31 PM

Jakob

November 28th, 2008, 12:10 AM

Parsan Hotel Project: 8 floors - U/C

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Whiteeclipse

November 28th, 2008, 12:45 AM

the project would turn Urla into a center for cutting-edge technology, with over 250,000 employees.
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=115899

250,000 employees? is that correct?

This is very impressive, would this make the largest R&D center and technology center in the world?

Kuvvaci

December 3rd, 2008, 03:59 PM

Jakob

December 3rd, 2008, 10:43 PM

is this really the selected project?

It's a proposal (Pro!), not approved (App!) yet.

meds

December 4th, 2008, 06:15 PM

^
there are more concepts planned for that area so i think Kuvvaci is referring to that

and no, the final desicion is not made yet

Jakob

December 6th, 2008, 01:32 PM

Park Tower: 26 fl - U/C

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Havagazı Arts and Culture Center - Completed

Old gas turned into new art

İZMİR - A facility established in İzmir in 1862, once a natural gas processing plant, has been turned into an arts and culture center. İzmir Greater Municipality official Fazıl Ölçer said the old gas plant, located in the Alsancak district, was closed in 1994. "After that, the factory served as a bus depot, then in 2006 a project to turn the factory into an arts and culture center began."

The arts and culture center covers an area of 23,250 square meters and cost YTL 5 million to construct. The center opens Nov. 29.

Open-air cinemas

Ölçer said eight out of the 14 factory buildings had been restored and would serve as a cafŽ, an atelier, reading rooms, a gift store, a dining hall, an exhibition hall and an administrative department. Ölçer said they had also established an entertainment hall where various artistic events would be held. There are also five small pools in the area.

The center has an open-air cinema where people can watch movies and sit on the grass. "The culture centerwill be a living area," Ölçer concluded

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Gordion

December 6th, 2008, 05:10 PM

Havagazı Arts and Culture Center - Completed

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I like this art centre.

Jakob

December 7th, 2008, 12:22 PM

The Port Residence: 25 fl - U/C

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Kuvvaci

December 7th, 2008, 01:13 PM

this Gaz center is the same of Gazi Art Center in Athens.

meds

December 10th, 2008, 05:55 PM

Sunucu Plaza - u/c (http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/618/sunucuqe2.jpg)

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Jakob

December 14th, 2008, 11:54 AM

7800 Cesme: 3 floors - Completed

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Gordion

December 14th, 2008, 03:39 PM

I like it.

Densetsu

December 14th, 2008, 04:27 PM

Will it be unpainted concrete like the renders?

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meds

December 14th, 2008, 10:10 PM

^

Thats Fideltus Çeşme and its still u/c. Jakob showed the wrong renders. The completed project is 7800 Çeşme (http://www.emrearolat.com/v3/images/072_09.jpg)

Jakob

December 15th, 2008, 11:40 AM

Thanks a lot Meds! I was totally mistaken. Thought it was the same project! :) I changed and corrected everything!

meds

December 15th, 2008, 04:07 PM

no problem at all :)
btw, thanks for all your great work around here

Jakob

January 17th, 2009, 05:59 PM

Park Tower: 26 fl - U/C

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The Port Residence (25F) and Kordonkule (20F) - U/C

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Parsan Hotel Project: 8 floors - U/C

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Aya Vukla Church - U/R

İZMİR - One of the historical values of İzmir, Aya Vukla Church will be rescued in a project conducted by the İzmir High Technology Institute, Faculty of Architecture and Restoration.

Constructed as a orthodox church in the 1860s, Aya Vukla Church was later reopened by Atatürk as the first museum of İzmir under the name "Asar-i Antika Müzesi." The museum was home to many representations of various of Aegean civilizations, history and republic reforms. However, these works disappeared in one way or another. The museum was later used as the workshop of İzmir State Opera and Ballet. After a serious fire, the workshop had to be relocated and the museum lost many original pieces to thieves.

Aya Vukla, whose roof has been seriously damaged, is waiting to be saved for years. The İzmir Municipality has already begun salvage work on Aya Vukla, which is expected to cost 1.5 million Turkish lira.

meds

January 17th, 2009, 11:28 PM

Park Tower: 26 fl - U/C

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the project is changed?

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when we zoom :D

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meds

January 17th, 2009, 11:39 PM

more updates

Port & Kordonkule

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Renovation

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Parsan Hotel

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meds

January 31st, 2009, 05:56 PM

Folkart Narlıdere Houses: 8 floors - Under Construction

There will be 168 flats of five different types in the Folkart Narlıdere Residences designed by architect Emre Arolat with worldwide fame. It is also the most luxurious hosing project in Turkey

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Updates from today :)

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Jakob

February 14th, 2009, 01:44 PM

Ege Park - U/C

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The Port Residence (25 fl) and Kordonkule (20 fl) - U/C

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Parsan Hotel : 8 floors - U/C

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Aya Vukla Church - U/R

İZMİR - One of the historical values of İzmir, Aya Vukla Church will be rescued in a project conducted by the İzmir High Technology Institute, Faculty of Architecture and Restoration.

Constructed as a orthodox church in the 1860s, Aya Vukla Church was later reopened by Atatürk as the first museum of İzmir under the name "Asar-i Antika Müzesi." The museum was home to many representations of various of Aegean civilizations, history and republic reforms. However, these works disappeared in one way or another. The museum was later used as the workshop of İzmir State Opera and Ballet. After a serious fire, the workshop had to be relocated and the museum lost many original pieces to thieves.

Aya Vukla, whose roof has been seriously damaged, is waiting to be saved for years. The İzmir Municipality has already begun salvage work on Aya Vukla, which is expected to cost 1.5 million Turkish lira.

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Port Alaçatı - U/C

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Gordion

February 14th, 2009, 06:33 PM

I loved the Port Alacati project.

Jakob

March 8th, 2009, 08:48 PM

Karşıyaka Plaza and Shopping Center: 29 fl - Pro

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The Port Residence: 25 fl - U/C

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Folkart Plaza: 22 fl - U/C

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Üçkuyular Cruise Port: 20 fl - App

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Hasan Uğurluoğlu Apartmants: 8 fl - U/C

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Parsan Hotel: 8 floors - U/C

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Nurhan Plaza: 8 fl - Pro

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Özgörkeylers Plaza: 6 fl - U/R

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Kordon historical houses renovation projects - U/R

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March 8th, 2009, 09:06 PM

’Modern cruise ship port will boost İzmir tourism’

Doğan News Agency

İZMİR - A joint initiative of theİzmirChamber of Commerce and Costa, an Italian cruise firm, plans to build a modern port for cruise ships in Turkey’s biggest city in the Aegean region. The port is crucial for tourism, say the businessmen

Turkey's biggest city on the Aegean coast is about to have a port for cruise ships that lives to its reputation.

The İzmir Chamber of Commerce, or İZTO, and Costa, an Italian cruise firm, have joined forces to built one of the most modern ports in the Mediterranean at Üçkuyular, İzmir. The two parties have signed a booking note for the $75 million investment.

Ekrem Demirtaş, president of the İZTO ruling board, said eight cruisers would be able to anchor at the port side by side at the same time. Pierluigi Foschi, president and CEO of Costa, said: "We will flood the shores of the Aegean with tourists."

İzmir has become one of the top three ports in Turkey, handling 320,000 passengers in the last five years and is expected to enter the top five in the Mediterranean with the new port.

Demirtaş said tourism had great importance in their vision of İzmir and added that when they started to work on cruise-based tourism in 2004, İzmir was a zero in the area.

"Previously, there were only two ships arriving a year, and they were ones that had lost their way," said Demirtaş, adding that they needed to start from the scratch.

"We started to talk with cruise firms," he explained. "We have decreased the port fees with support from Binali Yıldırım, the minister of transportation. They did not like the port of Alsancak; we did everything they have asked with the support of the mayor of the municipality, Ahmet Priştina."

Demirtaş pointed out that through this project the number of cruise passengers visiting Izmir reached 320,000 and this year 360,000 tourists were expected from 136 ships.

Demirtaş said they had high hopes for the port.

"We will push 400,000 tourists with constantly added ships," said Demirtaş, explaining why they needed the new port. "Our new target is having 1 million cruise passengers visiting every year to compete with cities like Barcelona which is visited by 2.1 million."

Demirtaş said the Privatization Administration would put the Üçkuyular zone up for bidding after the necessary paperwork was done, such as the approval of the Preservation Board. Demirtaş said they would attend to the bidding by the partnership they had formed with Costa and would build the port in 18 months for $75 million.

"The local partners in İzmir will have 33% of the shares and the foreigners 67%, Turkey is an indispensible market for us," Foschi said on behalf of Costa.

"As we grow, we build more ships and increase our cruises," he explained. "Our target for now is building four or five ports in the Aegean."

Foschi said there would be a great increase in the number of cruises, and added that they were planning to bring 400,000 tourists by sea.

http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/home/

Gordion

March 9th, 2009, 08:43 PM

Great new port for Izmir.

Jakob

April 12th, 2009, 04:01 PM

Zorlu Plaza - Pro

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Architect: Emre Arolat

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Proposal 2

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İşGYO Plaza: 35 fl & 30 fl - Pro

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Ege Park - U/C

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The Port Residence: 25 fl - U/C

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Sunucu Plaza: 25 fl & 20 fl - U/C

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Kordonkule: 20 fl - U/C

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Özgörkey Tower: 20 fl - Pro

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Parsan Hotel Project: 8 floors - U/C

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Kavaflar reconstruction works - U/R

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