A short walking route exploring the historic center of Bornova, starting around Ege University and including historic mansions and important sites.
Located in the center of Bornova, Abide-i Hurriyet Square is a place of memory that keeps alive Turkey's struggle for freedom through its monument dedicated to the martyrs of the March 31 Uprising, its historical figures, and cultural symbols. Bornova's Abide-i Hurriyet Square was inaugurated on April 27, 2025, on a 2,700-square-meter area between Sanayi and Universite Avenues, right next to Yasar University...
The structure is located on 538th Street in Bornova's Ergene neighborhood. The mosque is situated within Bornova's Grand Bazaar. Also known as the Grand Mosque, Bornova Great Mosque, Bazaar Mosque, or Cami-i Kebir, the structure sits within a courtyard. Entry is through the narthex on the north facade. Built on a rectangular plan, based on the dome before the mihrab, it features five aisles in the longitudinal direction [...]
Belhomme Mansion — originally known as Xenopoulou Mansion — was built in the 1880s by the English-origin Wolf Brothers. One of the mansion's first known owners was Greek-Catholic merchant Pierre Xenoupoulo, followed by the Belhomme Family. The family's last Levantine representative, Helen Armand, was among the mansion's residents in the mid-20th century. In the 1950s, ownership passed to a Turkish family, and in the 1960s the mansion was nationalized...
Levanten ailelerin Bornova'daki en gorkemli kosklerinden biri. 19. yuzyilda insa edilmistir.
A historic fountain structure dating from the Ottoman period.
BAYETAV Art, opened at the Fernand Pagy House on May 6, 2023, hosts art and cultural events on its ground floor, while the upper floor brings Izmir's 300-400 year-old Levantine culture to the present through furniture, household items, and digital narratives of Levantine life. Admission is free.
Rotanin son duragi. Arkas Holding'in destegi ile acilan hali muzesi, essiz koleksiyonu ile Bornova'nin kulturel zenginligine katkida bulunmaktadir.
A historic bathhouse structure dating from the Ottoman period.
Located on 2nd and 3rd Streets in Erzene neighborhood, Dramalilar Mansion is dated to the late 18th–early 19th century, though its exact construction year is unknown. It is a complex consisting of a main building, a bathhouse, outbuildings, a stable, and entrance structures. The southwest facade opens to the front courtyard, while the northeast facade opens to the rear courtyard. Before 1922, the mansion belonged to a Greek family living in Bornova [...]
Located across from St. Mary Magdalene Church, the La Fontaine Mansion was built in the late 19th century by British-origin James La Fontaine (1881-1930). The grandson of Charlton Whittall, owner of the Big House, through his daughter Blanche Magdalene Whittall, La Fontaine is known as the person who established the league system in Turkish football. The mansion today serves as the Ege University Ataturk Principles and Revolution History Center.
