- Ilıca, Çeşme
Ilıca is a large resort area near
Çeşme in the extreme western tip ofTurkey , inİzmir Province . A township apart in practically all its aspects, Ilıca administratively depends the municipality of the district center of Çeşme, at a distance of 5 km to the west.Ilıca started out as a settlement towards the end of the 19th century, initially as a retreat for wealthy people, especially from
İzmir , during summer holidays. Today, it is a popular destination for many. Its name makes reference to its famedthermal springs , some of which are in the sea.Mentioned by
Pausanias andCharles Texier , Ilıca thermal springs are also notable in Turkey for having been the subject of the first scientifically based analysis inTurkish language of a thermal spring, published in 1909 by Yusuf Cemal. By his time the thermal springs were well-known both internationally, scientific and journalistic literature having been published in French and in Greek, and across Ottoman lands, since the construction here of a still-standingyalı associated withMuhammad Ali of Egypt 's son Tosun Pasha who had sought a cure in Ilıca before his premature death [cite web | url= http://www.kurumsalhaberler.com/narsilica/bultenler/tosun-pasa-yalisinin-hikayesi Press bulletin:| title = Tosun Paşa Yalısı'nın hikayesi ("The story of Tosun Pasha Yalı") | author = | publisher = [http://www.kurumsalhaberler.com Kurumsal Haberler Institutional News Portal] | date= 2008-06-18|language=Turkish] .Ilıca also has a fine beach, about 1.5 km long, as well as favorable wind conditions which make Ilıca, together with the neighboring
Alaçatı , an internationally prized location forwindsurfing .Footnotes
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