The International Balkan Festival, the first of which was held in 2013, gives a colorful respite to the social life of Buca every year. The International Balkan Festival, in which the longing for the Balkan culture is relieved with plenty of food and drink in terms of gastronomy and plenty of music, is organized by […]
The International Balkan Panorama Film Festival, which has emerged from the centuries-old Balkan geography and the strong cultural, historical and kinship relations our country has, is hosted by Buca Municipality every year in the last weeks of May. Finally, the guest of honor of the International Balkan Panorama Film Festival, which was held for the […]
The Boudja Gastro Pub is located in the Hacı Davut Fargoh Mansion, also known as the Pink Mansion in the Dumlupınar Neighborhood, and was founded with a different concept and kitchen than the municipal enterprises that are becoming increasingly similar in Turkey. Boudja, which is the oldest name of Buca, which has been in use […]
Kızılçullu (Paradiso) Aqueducts are one of the first examples that come to mind when they are called aqueducts with their imposing appearance in Izmir. The structure, which consists of two aqueducts built in the southeast-northwest direction, located at the entrance of Buca from the Konak and Karabağlar direction, is among the oldest historical structures of […]
Şirinyer Train Station is one of the iconic historical buildings of Buca, located on the İzmir-Aydın Railway Line, which is the first railway line built in Anatolia and the territory of the Republic of Turkey today. The İzmir-Aydın Railway Line, which was considered a milestone for the Aegean economy and increased the value and production […]
Baltazzi Mansion is one of the oldest mansions in Buca. The first owners of the mansion, which is thought to have been built in the 1868s, are the Baltazzi Family, who are active in the field of archeology. In 1890, a rich merchant from Izmir of Armenian origin named Ioyanis Ispartalıyan became the owner of […]
Maiden Tower of Buca is a conical stone building located in the Barış Neighborhood, in the İşevleri district of Buca, and called the “Maiden’s Tower” by the residents of the district. The Maiden’s Tower, whose upper part can be reached by a staircase that goes around the outer perimeter, belongs to Hacı Antoniyadis, a Levantine […]
Rees Mansion, which was built by the Rees family in the mid-1800s, is now used as the deanary’s building of Dokuz Eylul University (DEU) Buca Education Faculty. Built by the Rees Family, one of the leading actors in the establishment of the Buca railway line, this mansion has a typical English architecture. Rees Mansion, which […]
De Jongh Estate is one of the emblematic buildings of the district, built in 1877 by the oldest known Protestant British Levantines of Buca. De Jongh Mansion, located on Kasaplar Square, currently serves as a Social Security Center (SSI) on its spacious land with lush trees in which it is located. De Jongh Mansion, located […]
Hacı Davut Fargoh Mansion is one of the oldest mansions in Buca. The mansion, which is used as the Buca Municipality Culture and Art Center today, is known as the Pink Mansion among the people. The mansion, also includes the Buca Municipality wedding hall, hosts cultural and artistic events 365 days a year. Hacı Davut […]