"Izmir
Izmir is currently the third important city in Turkey, located on the Aegean shores, considered to be the capital of the Western part of the country. Some history seekers might be astonished to find out that Izmir is the same as the old city of Smyrna, founded in the 11th century BC by the aeolian colonists coming from Greece."
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