Gaziemir district

thumb|right|A view of the interior of İzmir Optimum in Gaziemir, İzmir. Gaziemir is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 70 km2, and its population is 137,754 (2022). It is situated to the south of central İzmir (Konak) on the road into town. İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport is situated within the boundaries of the district, as is the Aegean Free Zone export processing industrial park, which is also home to the third space camp in the world, Space Camp Turkey.

Key facts

Turkey place.type: metro district
Turkey place.name: Gaziemir
Turkey place.image_skyline: ESBAŞ - The Aegean Free Zone - panoramio.jpg
Turkey place.image_map: İzmir location Gaziemir.svg
Turkey place.map_caption: Map showing Gaziemir District in İzmir Province
Turkey place.province: İzmir
Turkey place.leader_party: CHP
Turkey place.leader_name: Ünal Işık
Turkey place.area_total_km2: 70
Turkey place.elevation_m: 114
Turkey place.population_total: 137754
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022

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History
Gaziemir today
Economy
Composition
See also
References
External links

==History== Gaziemir was founded in the 14th century by Umur Beg (Ghazi Umur, called Umur Pasha in Ottoman sources) of the dynasty of the Beylik of Aydin, who had brought and settled Yörük clans from Konya to the region. The first mention in Ottoman records dates from 1530 and the settlement was named Seydiköy in honor of a Yörük chief, Seydi Ahmed, whose tomb still stands.