Cumhuriyet Meydanı

About Cumhuriyet Meydanı

Cumhuriyet Meydanı (Republic Square) in Alsancak is, together with Konak Square, one of İzmir's most important squares. Visit İzmir, the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality's tourism portal, calls it one of the most significant gains of the rebuilding of İzmir after the fire of 1922. The square is home to the Atatürk Monument, which symbolises Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's order to the army, Armies, your first target is the Mediterranean, forward. The square and monument were first planned in 1925, designed in 1929 and finally completed in 1932 through the efforts of the then mayor, Behçet Uz. Getting there: Visit İzmir notes that the square in Alsancak is easy to reach from across the city by ferry, İZBAN, metro, bus and tram.