Private company

İzdeniz

Logo: İZDENİZ, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

İzdeniz is a municipality company which is responsible in short distance sea transport and ferry terminals within the Gulf of İzmir, Turkey. ( İz is the first syllable of the name İzmir and -deniz means sea.)2 It was founded in 1992.1 It is headquartered in Balçova district.1 It is part of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Nov 18, 1992Founded1
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL, via Wikimedia Commons5

İzdeniz is a municipality company which is responsible in short distance sea transport and ferry terminals within the Gulf of İzmir, Turkey. ( İz is the first syllable of the name İzmir and -deniz means sea.)2

Corporate structure

İzdeniz sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • İzdeniz Balçova ilçesi

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What İzdeniz reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

The company was established in 1992 as a subsidiary of İzmir Municipality. In 1999, it was renamed as İzdeniz. In 2000, 104 staff members as well as 11 ferries (8 for the passengers and 3 for the vehicles) were handed over to İzdeniz from the TDİ (Turkish Sea Enterprise, a governmental company) which was responsible in ferry communication in the Gulf of İzmir up to 2000. After 2000 three ferries went out of service.

From Wikipedia’s article on İZDENİZ, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

At the moment, the company has 13 ferries (10 for the passengers and three for the vehicles.) An additional 13 ferries were rented, and the total size of the fleet is 26. The total number of daily scheduled cruises is 210 between 9 terminals. The total number of daily passengers is over 50,000 and the vessels is over 1,500.

From Wikipedia’s article on İZDENİZ, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • İzmir Metropolitan Municipality

Owners

  • İzmir Metropolitan Municipality 92.9%
  • İzbeton 7.1%

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Oct 12, 1999Renamed Name changed to İzmir Deniz İşletmeciliği Nakliye ve Turizm Ticaret Anonim Şirketi1
  2. Nov 6, 1998Renamed Name changed to İzbak İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi Bakım Onarım Makina İnşaat Taahhüt Gıda Temizlik Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi1
  3. Nov 18, 1992Founded Founded1

Sources

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