Hilton Izmir

{{Short description|Hotel in Izmir, Turkey}}

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| image = Hilton İzmir, December 2018 (2).jpg

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| caption = Hilton İzmir

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| owner = Hilton Worldwide

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| address = İsmet Kaptan Mahallesi, Gazi Osman Paşa Bulvarı, No: 7, Konak, İzmir, Turkey 35210

| location_town = İzmir

| location_country = Turkey

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| start_date = 1988

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| inauguration_date = 4 July 1992

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| height = {{convert|142|m}}

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| floor_count = 33

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| elevator_count = 4

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| architect = Tanju Gültekin

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| website = [https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/izmhitw-hilton-izmir/ Official website]

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Hilton Izmir is a hotel in İzmir, Turkey, near the Old Town. The hotel tower has 33 floors with a panoramic restaurant at the top, and has a structural height of 142 metres (466 ft.).{{Cite news |url=https://www.tgrthaber.com.tr/dunya/-137614.html |title=Vakıfbank, İzmir Hilton Oteli'nde ipotekli alacaklarına ilişkin yürüttüğü satış işlemini 'durdurdu' |publisher=TGRT Haber |date=11 August 2003 |accessdate=21 March 2020 |archive-date=21 March 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200321101424/https://www.tgrthaber.com.tr/dunya/-137614.html |url-status=dead }} Upon its completion in 1992,{{Cite news |title=Demirel, bugün Özal'ın dört eserini açıyor |newspaper=Milliyet |date=4 July 1992 |page=5}} Hilton Izmir became the tallest building in the city, and the third tallest building in Turkey after the 52-floor ({{convert|176.8|m}}) Mertim Tower (1987) in Mersin, and the 29-floor ({{convert|143|m|ft}}, including the spire) Sheraton Ankara (1991) in Ankara. Hilton Izmir remained as the tallest building in İzmir and the Aegean Region until 2014, when the 47-floor ({{convert|200|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}) Folkart Twin Towers were completed. The hotel is an hour of driving distance from Ephesus,{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNV6-HsUppsC&pg=RA2-PA78 | title=The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome| isbn=9780195170726| last1=Gagarin| first1=Michael| year=2010| publisher=Oxford University Press}} the well-preserved ancient Ionian and Roman city.

The hotel has been nominated for the Leading Conference Hotel in Turkey award by the World Travel Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldtravelawards.com/profile-4287-hilton-izmir-hotel|title=Hilton Izmir Hotel nominee profile on WorldTravelAwards.com|website=World Travel Awards}}

Hilton Izmir permanently closed its doors on October 16, 2020{{Cite web|last=İHA|title=30 yıllık Hilton İzmir Oteli kapatılıyor|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/30-yillik-hilton-izmir-oteli-kapatiliyor-41612930|access-date=2020-10-23|website=www.hurriyet.com.tr|date=16 September 2020 |language=tr}}