2022 Universal Registration Document

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1.2.2.2 Izmir

General description There are 4.5 million people 1 residing in Izmir, which is the third most populous city in Turkey. Also known as the “Pearl of the Aegean Sea”, Izmir is a leading tourist destination located on the Turkish Aegean coast and is well-known for its historical sites, beaches and holiday resorts. The city attracts more than one million foreign visitors each year thanks to its numerous tourist attractions ( 2 , Table). Home to one of the largest ports in Turkey

in terms of size and number of vessels in 2022, which were 1.1 k. 3 , Izmir also has a high volume of trade resulting in the contribution of 6.4% of GDP production in Turkey 4 . Izmir has an export average of USD 11 billion and an import average of USD 10.1 billion. While Izmir generated a foreign trade surplus during this period with an export-import ratio of 110%, it also has a 6.6% share of Turkey’s total exports 5 .

2022 ADB 3,261 18,719

2015 ADB 1,934 8,495

2016 ADB 1,237 6,446 69,562

2017 ADB 1,719 6,433

2018 ADB 2,007

2019 ADB 3,221

2020

2021 ADB 1,084 6,079

NATIONALITY

ADB

Total Africa

863

Total America

7,801

10,780

2,914 8,277

Total Asia

102,963

102,257

99,566 120,406

48,064 105,686

Total Europe

771,599 535,920 554,708 668,939 886,702

245,972 499,895

1,133,113

Total CIS ( Commonwealth of Independent States )

39,906

13,855

41,211

80,246

90,678

23,486

75,150

74,756

Total No nationality

819

335

491

807

1,561

419

811

1,735

TOTAL

926,729 627,355 706,819 859,366 1,113,348

281,931

631,083 1,337,270

1 Turkish Statistical Institute, 2021, https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Bulten/Index?p=Il-Bazinda-Gayrisafi-Yurt-Here-Hasila-2021-45619 2 Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 2022, https://yigm.ktb.gov.tr/TR-249709/yillik-bultenler.html 3 Turkish Statistical Institute, 2022, https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Bulten/Index?p=Adrese-Dayali-Nufus-Kayit-Sistemi-Sonuclari-2022-49685

4 General Directorate Development Agency, 2021, https://investinizmir.com/why-izmir/ strong-economy/ 5 Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, 2022, https://denizcilikistatistikleri.uab.gov.tr/gemi-istatistikleri

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