Izmir Maritime Operations, Transport and Tourism Trading İZDENİZ A.Ş.
İZDENİZ A.Ş., a subsidiary of the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, has been providing maritime passenger and vehicle transportation services in the Gulf of Izmir since 1992. Since its establishment, İZDENİZ has aimed to strengthen Izmir's connection with the sea, continuing its operations with a vision of safe, comfortable and sustainable maritime transport.
1 Foundation and Mission
İZDENİZ A.Ş., a subsidiary of the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, has been providing maritime passenger and vehicle transportation services in the Gulf of Izmir since 1992. Since its establishment, İZDENİZ has aimed to strengthen Izmir's connection with the sea, continuing its operations with a vision of safe, comfortable and sustainable maritime transport.
2 Maritime Tourism
In addition to maritime transportation, İZDENİZ A.Ş. has also taken steady steps in the field of maritime tourism, organizing outer gulf routes to Mordoğan and Urla during the summer months to offer citizens the opportunity for day trips by sea.
3 International Routes
With the routes launched in 2022 from the Port of Alsancak to the Island of Mytilene (Midilli), İZDENİZ also entered the field of international maritime transportation; pioneering the sector by enabling regular international routes from many coastal districts of Izmir to the nearby Aegean Islands.
4 Tourism Directorate
In 2025, as part of the new restructuring carried out within the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, a Tourism Directorate was established under the umbrella of İZDENİZ A.Ş. Operating as a TÜRSAB (Association of Turkish Travel Agencies) certified travel agency, the İZDENİZ Tourism Directorate, with its team of expert guides and authorized staff, regularly carries out the sale of nature and city tours along with various educational activities through bilet.izdeniz.com.tr.
5 Agency Activities
In addition, by carrying out agency activities, it provides ticket sales for Aegean Islands routes on behalf of different companies and lines through bilet.izdeniz.com.tr. Our maritime and tourism tours are followed with great interest by the people of Izmir, offering city residents accessible and enjoyable experiences intertwined with the sea.