Urla Art Street is a cultural and art centre located in Urla district of Izmir, in the Aegean region of Turkey. This street offers an atmosphere that stands out with its colourful and historical texture and hosts various branches of art. Art Street, located among the historical places of Urla, offers an inspiring environment for many artists and visitors.
Urla Art Street serves as a platform where local artists can exhibit their works, organise workshops and meet art lovers. Here, it is possible to encounter works of painting, sculpture, photography and other branches of art. In addition, the street contributes to the cultural dynamics of the region by hosting various events. Urla Art Street is a centre that strengthens social ties by bringing the people of the region together with the strengthening effect of art.
Malgaca Bazaar is a colourful and lively neighbourhood market in the Urla district of Izmir province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. The market showcases the agricultural richness of the region by offering organic and fresh produce to the local community. Malgaca Bazaar is usually held on certain days of the week and offers products from the surrounding villages and farmers, organic fruits and vegetables, fresh dairy products, homemade resins and local delicacies.
The Malgaca Market is important not only as a shopping centre but also as a platform for social interaction and cultural exchange. In the market, both local people and visitors come together and meet with natural products, which is a reflection of the culture and solidarity of the region. Malgaca Market is a trading point that contributes to the local economy with its naturalness and sincerity, while at the same time offering healthy and delicious alternatives to consumers.
It is a unique museum located in Urla district of Izmir province. Focusing on the history of olives, the production process and the olive oil culture in the region, this museum offers visitors an educational experience. The museum emphasises the importance of olives by exhibiting the evolution of olive agriculture from ancient times to the present day and the details of olive oil production.
Köstem Olive Oil Museum offers visitors an atmosphere that interactively conveys the processes from cultivation to harvesting, pressing and storage of olives. In addition to information on olive oil culture, the museum also introduces the products of local producers and provides visitors with information about the quality olive oils of the region. In this way, Köstem Olive Oil Museum keeps the olive oil heritage of the region alive by offering a rich experience to olive oil enthusiasts and history buffs.
The oldest olive oil factory in history: It is also the first olive oil production facility in Anatolia. Found between 1992 and 1995 during the excavations in Klazomenai, the olive oil mill is thought to date back to the 6th century BC and was built by the Ionians. As a result of the detailed renovation between 2004-2005, it opened its doors to visitors as a museum. It shows that Ionia made great technological contributions to the breeding of the wild olive tree from the eastern Mediterranean basin to the western Mediterranean basin, transforming it into a cultivated plant and obtaining oil from its fruits.
Urla Limantepe Excavations carried out by Ankara University shed light on important historical information about the oldest settlement of the region. Limantepe is known as the oldest settlement of Urla. It was one of the harbours of the ancient city of Klazomenai and was one of the most important harbour cities of the Aegean in 3 thousand BC.
Necati Cumalı, our famous writer who has worked in many literary genres such as poetry, novels, stories, essays, theatre, diaries, settled in Urla district of Izmir with his family after the War of Independence in 1923 population exchange. The house of the writer, who grew up, studied and worked here, today serves as a museum house and a room on the ground floor serves as the district library. In the museum, some personal belongings of Cumalı, who worked as a lawyer in addition to his literary personality, as well as awards, plaques, film posters shot from his works are exhibited.
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