A five-minute walk through Konak covers three completely different moods: historic, workaday, and touristy, back to back. Behind the clock tower it's one kind of life, Karataş is another, and the far end of Kemeraltı is a third thing entirely. This is the strongest candidate for 'city center' İzmir has — the dice landing here is a low-risk, high-reward move. If you want to understand all of İzmir, make this one of your first stops.