Yassıca Island (, literally, "flat island") is an island in the Gulf of İzmir, Turkey. Sometimes the island is also called Alman Adası ("German's Island"), or Halk Adası (Public Island). (Some Menemen district residents also call as Bilgin Adası (Scholar's Island) but this is not used a lot)
The island is a part of the Urla ilçe (district) of İzmir Province.Map page Its distance to the nearest point on the mainland (Karaburun Peninsula of Anatolia) is about and to Pırnarlı Island is . Yassıca Island surrounded by Pırnarlı Island, Akça Island, İncirli Island, Hekim Island, and Arap Islets and Körtaş Islets. Its surface area is .
The island is uninhabited, but the İzmir municipality has established a quay, a 400-meter beach and a restaurant in the southern part of the island. İzdeniz (İzmir municipality’s transportation company) operates regular ferry services from Konak and Karşıyaka terminals to the island. The voyage time to Yassıca Island from the mainland is about 1.5 hours.
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