İzmir Belongs to All of Us

For thousands of years, İzmir has been a unique city where different faiths, cultures and civilisations have lived together.

✦ 161 figures · 1 faith traditions · A city's spiritual heritage ✦

Faith Traditions

İzmir's Spiritual Fabric

Discover the five great faith traditions that make up İzmir's spiritual fabric. Each adds a unique colour to the city's history.

Interactive Discovery

Select a faith tradition to discover İzmir's spiritual figures within that tradition.

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(161 figür)

Living Together

İzmir is one of the finest examples of different faiths living side by side.

“İzmir is a prism that no single colour can contain. As light passes through it, ever more colours are born.”
✦Evrensel tradition

Together in History

Defining moments from İzmir's multi-faith history.

1000 BCE

Antik İon yerleşimi olarak Smyrna'nın kuruluşu.

324

İzmir Bizans İmparatorluğunun önemli şehri.

1076

Selçuklu Türkleri İzmiri fetheder.

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Discover İzmir's spiritual stars by filtering them according to their faith traditions. Each figure is part of the city's rich heritage.