In the past İnciraltı was the most important public beach and picnic area of İzmir. In weekends, ferries used to transport İzmir citizens to İnciraltı. It was also potentially one of the development areas of İzmir. But after the area around İnciraltı was declared an Archaeological site, no new housing was permitted.
İnciraltı now
In addition to old houses there are six shopping malls, some hotels and some university buildings which were built out of the restricted area.[4]İnciraltı Sea Museum is actually a boat. When İzmir applied for Expo 2020, İnciraltı was the candidate for the EXPO 2020 area.[5]
References
^Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.