Description

 Karaburun is connected to Izmir by a curvy coastal road. The distance to Izmir is **0 km. The road along the west-coast takes you to the popular holiday resort of Çesme (*6 km). A regular bus service takes you from the bus station of Üçkuyular in Izmir to Mordogan and Karaburun.

The municipalities of Karaburun and Mordogan are making great efforts to install a regular connection with Izmir over sea.
 

The City of Karaburun gave its name to the Peninsula it is located on. Though it isn’t known with certainty since when the Karaburun Peninsula was inhabited, traces of settlements dating from the Calcolithic period (***0 B.C. – ***0 B.C.) have been found on the Peninsula. The fact that some tools and artifacts from the Bronze Age have been found in a cave at only 4 km. from Karaburun City, proves that Karaburun has a very old history.

The oldest known name for the Peninsula was Mimas. An old Greek mythological tale gives us the explanation for this name. During the period of the Ionian Confederation, a settlement named Stelar or Stylarius existed on the place where modern Karaburun lays today. Middle age maps use the name of Capo Calaberno for the Peninsula. Once the Peninsula came under Turkish control, the city of Karaburun was called Ahurlu or Ahırlı, meaning “The stables”. It was only in Ottoman times that it took the name of Karaburun.