It is one of the metropolitan districts of Greater İzmir and is situated to the south of central İzmir (Konak) on the road to İzmir.
The venue of the event, Kültürpark, corresponds to the city quarters ravaged by the 1922 Great Fire of İzmir, although there are plans to establish a new site in Gaziemir.
The ORC opened the first section of the line, between Alsancak and Gaziemir and Seyiköy in 1858, thus becoming the first railway in Turkey.
Gaziemir |
Buses serve all seven main city districts (Konak, Bornova, Balçova, Karşıyaka, Buca, Çiğli, Gaziemir) and 13 of the 18 district heads outside the city (Menemen, Aliağa, Foça, Narlıdere, Güzelbahçe, Seferihisar, Urla, Çeşme, Karaburun, Menderes, Torbalı, Selçuk, Kemalpaşa).