Özdere, Turkey
Özdere Cumhuriyet
Özdere is a town of 13,500 people in İzmir Province, Turkey.
Why visit Özdere
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 16 places to eat, 16 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Karacadağ, Claros and Notion.
Weather in Özdere
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About Özdere
Özdere (English: , Turkish pronunciation: [œzdeɾe]) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Menderes, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,499 (2022). It is a coastal settlement and resort town along the Aegean Sea coast. With adjacent neighbourhoods it has a permanent population of around 15,000 people, which can rise to nearly 100,000 during the summer as a result of its popularity amongst tourists.
From the Wikipedia article Özdere (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks5
Claros
Monument and historic site · 5.8 km
Ancient Greek sanctuary on Ionian coast
Notion
Monument and historic site · 6.6 km
Ancient city of Ionia, in modern-day Turkey
Dios Hieron
Monument and historic site · 4.4 km
Ancient city of Ionia, in modern-day Turkey
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes16
Bare Food Restaurant
Cafe · Breakfast · 3.0 km
No:122/A Atatürk Bulvarı, İzmir
Mo-Su 09:00-03:00
4 more on the map.
History
The areas surrounding the Gulf of İzmir and Karaburun Peninsula have been settled since prehistoric times, with the earliest settlements near Özdere dating to 5,000 BC. During the peak of the Bronze Age, during around the 2nd millennium BC, the nearby lands were referred to as Kasura by resident Hittite clans, evidenced by the findings of ancient Arzawan structures and engravings atop the mountains of the peninsula. After Ionian settlers and surveyors arrived in the area, numerous cities were built and several temples and sites of worship erected within the vicinity of Özdere, which they named Dios Hieron. Nearby Ionian sites include the sanctuaries and cities of Claros, Notion, Teos, Lebedos, Colophon and Myonnessos. In Myonnessos it is possible unearthed ancient coins were minted with the inscriptions MY, although it is more likely that this occurred in Myus, also in Ionia but much farther south. During this period, the historian Herodotus is also said to have visited the city on his travels across Asian Ionia and Anatolia.
From the History section of Özdere on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay16
Churches and places of worship4
Shopping12
Gas and EV charging2
Healthcare7
Map of Özdere
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Getting there and nearby towns
Selçuk-Efes Havaalanı (IZM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 19 km away.
- Kuşadası 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
- Selçuk 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Torbalı 26 km northeast, about 26 min by car
- Seferihisar 32 km northwest, about 32 min by car
- Söke 39 km southeast, about 39 min by car
- Karabağlar 41 km north, about 41 min by car
- İzmir 44 km north, about 44 min by car
- Konak 43 km north, about 43 min by car
- Urla 47 km northwest, about 47 min by car
- Karşıyaka 49 km north, about 49 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- The Aegean, seen from a hill in Izmir, CherryX, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Özdere from the hill. - panoramio, ilker arslantürk, CC BY 3.0
- Özdere - panoramio, Nihat1988, CC BY 3.0
- Özdere sevgi Parki - panoramio, Nihat1988, CC BY 3.0
- Özdere Deniz - panoramio, Nihat1988, CC BY 3.0
- Özdere sevgi parki manzara - panoramio, Nihat1988, CC BY 3.0
- Özdere View (manzara), Aussicht → Özdere - panoramio, Nihat1988, CC BY 3.0
- Özdere - panoramio (1), ilker arslantürk, CC BY 3.0
- Özdere seaside in the night. - panoramio, ilker arslantürk, CC BY 3.0
- Özdere giris (ana yol) - panoramio, Nihat1988, CC BY 3.0
- Sommerhäuser in Özdere, FrankBothe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Özdere Seyir Tepesi, Kadı, CC BY 4.0
- Özdere - Kusadasi anayol üzerinde - panoramio, Nihat1988, CC BY 3.0
- Özdere - kusadasi (mountain highway) - panoramio, Nihat1988, CC BY 3.0
- Klaros01, User:Nikater, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Çukuraltı barınak - panoramio, Hulagu Turan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS057-E-92796 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS017-E-6272 - View of Greece, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS050-E-69200 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-180981 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-184508 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS057-E-92797 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Onyria Claros Villas. - panoramio, ilker arslantürk, CC BY 3.0
- Woman with tattoos at the beach, Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Paloma Pasha 1, FrankBothe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kargacık... - panoramio, Sinan Şahin, CC BY 3.0
- Ahmetbeyli... - panoramio, Sinan Şahin, CC BY 3.0
- Immm çok lezzetli -) - panoramio, Ahmet Tuna Yesilyayl…, CC BY 3.0
- Izmirde bir şelale 2 - panoramio, Ahmet Tuna Yesilyayl…, CC BY 3.0
- Batık teknem - panoramio, Ahmet Tuna Yesilyayl…, CC BY 3.0
- Yol ayrimi -) - panoramio, Nihat1988, CC BY 3.0
- Selcuk 18 km, Kusadasi 26km -) - panoramio, Nihat1988, CC BY 3.0
- The Temple of Athena at Notion 3, Isabeau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Temple of Athena at Notion 1, Isabeau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Temple of Athena at Notion 2, Isabeau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Temple of Athena at Notion 4, Isabeau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS065-E-109818 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-109817 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Notion theatre 2, Isabeau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 35470 Çile-Menderes-İzmir, Turkey - panoramio, hyt_43, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, ilkeratahan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ilkeratahan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ilkeratahan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ilkeratahan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ilkeratahan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ilkeratahan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ilkeratahan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ilkeratahan, CC BY-SA 4.0
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