▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Kar ş ı y aka ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁years ▁of ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁was ▁as ▁low ▁as ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁rapid ▁increase ▁in ▁population ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁comm uter ▁boats ▁services . ▁The ▁first ▁Kar ş ı y aka ▁Terminal ▁was ▁a ▁wooden ▁terminal ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁by ▁a ▁fer ry ▁company , ▁Ham idi ye . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁population ▁increased , ▁a ▁new ▁terminal ▁was ▁constructed ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁fer ry ▁services ▁also ▁increased . ▁ ▁After ▁many ▁hand o vers ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Kar ş ı y aka ▁Terminal ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁ İ z den iz , ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁ İ z mir ▁Municip ality . ▁ ▁Services ▁On ▁week ▁days , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁two ▁way ▁services ▁between ▁Kar ş ı y aka ▁and ▁ 5 ▁terminal s ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁g ulf ▁is ▁as ▁follows : ▁Kon ak ▁Terminal : 5 2 ▁Pas ap ort ▁Terminal ▁: 2 3 ▁Als anc ak ▁Terminal : ▁ 2 3 ▁Gö zte pe ▁Terminal : ▁ 4 ▁Ü ç ku y ular ▁Terminal : ▁ 6 ▁ ▁Future ▁The ▁present ▁terminal ▁building ▁is ▁under ▁serious ▁critics . ▁The ▁municipality ▁of ▁Kar ş ı y aka ▁now ▁plans ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁smaller ▁modern ▁terminal ▁in ▁its ▁place . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Transport ▁in ▁ İ z mir ▁Category :