Kıbrıs Şehitleri Caddesi

About Kıbrıs Şehitleri Caddesi

Kıbrıs Şehitleri Caddesi is the pedestrianised main street of Alsancak and one of İzmir's signature streets. Visit İzmir describes it as closed to traffic and lined with restaurants, cafés, bars, bookshops and shops, and its former name was Mesudiye Caddesi. Unlike the city's malls, this is open-air street shopping in the old style: a long, busy promenade of independent boutiques and chain stores mixed with places to sit, eat and people-watch, and it stays lively from day into the evening. The Visit İzmir entry sums it up as always lively and colourful, much as shopping streets were before the age of shopping centres. Good to know: the street runs through the heart of Alsancak, so it pairs naturally with the Kordon seafront promenade and the side streets full of cafés and bars. Expect crowds on weekend evenings.