İzmir Coach Terminal

İzmir Coach Bus Terminal

İzmir Şehirlerarası Otobüs Terminali
General information
LocationKaracaoğlan Mah. Kemalpaşa Cad. No:285/2 Bornova, İzmir
Turkey
Coordinates38°25′51″N 27°12′50″E / 38.43083°N 27.21389°E / 38.43083; 27.21389
Elevation90 m (300 ft)
Ownerİzmir Metropolitan Municipality
Operatorİzmir Otobüs ve Terminal İşletmeleri A.Ş. (İZOTAŞ) / İZULAŞ (disputed)
Platforms146 intercity platforms[1]+9 city bus bays+4 taxi park positions+82 city shuttle bays+9 city minibus platforms
ConnectionsESHOT, Otogar (İzmir Metro)(planned)
Construction
Structure type
Reinforced concrete - carcass
Platform levels
4
Parking1200 vehicles
Cycle facilities
Limited
ArchitectMerih Karaaslan[2]
İlker Aksu[2]
Other information
StatusOperational
Fare zoneA,G,J (city buses)
no fare integration (other modes)
Websitewww.izotas.com.tr
History
Opened14 December 1998 (1998-12-14)[3]
Passengers
75000 (daily, 2010)[4]
Location

İzmir Coach Bus Terminal (Turkish: İzmir Şehirlerarası Otobüs Terminali, often abbreviated as İzmir Otogarı) is a bus terminal located in İzmir, Turkey. The bus station entered into service in December 1998.

History

İzmir had a coach bus terminal in Basmane, which was then moved to Halkapınar in 1975.[5] İzmir Metropolitan Municipality initiated a project tender to build a new coach bus terminal; Merih Karaaslan and İlker Aksu's project won tender.[2] İZOTAŞ signed a build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract with municipality in September 1996, and initiated a tender for build.[3] The bus terminal's base laid at 8 May 1997, then the bus terminal opened at 14 December 1998.[3] İZOTAŞ have held operating right for the bus terminal until 2023.[4] In 2020, a national competition was held for the new terminal campus and the winning projects were determined by the jury and made available to citizens.[6] The new terminal campus had been planned to be completed quickly after the end of the contract and will be opened to the service of citizens.

After the end of the operation contract on 14 December 2023; the İZOTAŞ refused to hand over the operation, citing the COVID-19 pandemic. The company then initiated a lengthy court battle for extending the BOT contract for another 7 years.[7] Izmir 23th Civil Court of First Instance refused the case on 28 January 2025. The Yargıtay ruled in the favor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, repealing the injunctive relief on 4 August 2026 and permanently settling the case.[8] The municipality has started to seize the company properties on 5 June 2026, worth almost 73 million Turkish liras as of 20 August 2026, for an outstanding debt of around 967 million Turkish liras. After the completion of handover, subsidiaries of the Municipality will operate the Terminal for five years, transferring %30 of the operating income to the Municipality.[9]

Architecture

İzmir Coach Bus Terminal built on 150.000 m2 area.[1] It is the Turkey's biggest bus terminal with 120.000 m2 closed area.[3][4] The bus station has 146 platform for buses.[1] Also, it has a three-star hotel, 2 gas stations, parking lot for 1200 vehicles, and a conference hall that includes 300 seats.[4]

Service

172 transportation companies are in operation.[1] Approximately 75.000 passengers are transported daily.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bornova" (PDF). İzmir Ticaret Odası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Kocagöz, Şükrü. "İzmir Otogarı'nın Seyir Defteri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Ege Mimarlık. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Tarihçe" (in Turkish). İZOTAŞ. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "İzmir otogarındaki hizmet ağı genişliyor". Yeni Asır (in Turkish). 6 December 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kamu Hukuku ile Özel Hukuku Çatıştıran Protokole-Bağlı Planlama: 'İzmir Basmane Dünya Ticaret Merkezi' Vakası" (PDF) (in Turkish). Journalagent. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi Şehirlerarası Otobüs Terminali Binası Ulusal Mimari Proje Yarışması". Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  7. ↑ "Otogar krizinde İZOTAŞ'dan ilk açıklama". Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 29 May 2024 suggested (help)
  8. ↑ "İzmir Otogarı için tahliye kararı! Yargıtay son noktayı koydu". Haber7 (in Turkish). Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "İzmir Otogarı'nda kamu alacakları tahsil ediliyor". İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 20 August 2026.
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