- ARMENIAN -

NameProfessionPropertyAdd. Info
Apack ?Apack House
A Catholic Armenian family of Ankara origin.
Balladur
Fruit export, banking, cotton export, automotive
Ernest Balladur House
Marcel Balladur House
Nicola Aliotti House
The family of Edouard Balladur, former French Prime Minister (1993-1995).
SpartalianCommerce, banking, insurance
Baltazzi Mansion
Takvor Spartalian, the family that built the Gürçeşme-Buca road and repaired the Istasyon street.
Clician ?Clician House
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Manghir ? ?A Catholic Armenian family of Nakhchivan origin.
Missir
Fruit export, insurance
Alfred Mıssır House
Mıssır Mansion
Remo Mıssır House
Weber House
They had an ice factory in Izmir.
MirzanRailway, trade
 ?Their house was on 81st street.



- LEVANTINE -

Name
Profession
Property
Add. Info
AlibertiMedicine, tobacco
Aliberti Mansion
De Jongh Mansion
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AliottiCarpets, raisins, figs, tobacco
Antonio Aliotti House
Aliotti Mansion
Nicola Aliotti House
Hasanağa Garden
Aliottis' Servant Housing
In the time of Albert Aliotti, they had inns in Izmir. They had large lands in various places in the Aegean region.
Arachtingi
 ? ?The family also has Greek origins. The famous tenor Mihali Arachtingi must belong to this family.
AshePriestBliss Mansion
Priest Tower
The family of the pastor of the Buca Protestant Church between 1898-1925.
BaltazziTrade, archeology
Baltazzi MansionWith 247,000 hectares of land, the Baltazzis are by far the most owned family in Buca. At the same time, a Levantine family of Greek origin. The family to which Sultan Abdulaziz was a guest in 1863.
BarffCotton trade
Barff Mansion
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BarfieldRailwayEvliyazade House
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BarkerOpium trade
Rivens House
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Blackler ?Francis Blackler House
William Blackler House
Blackler House
The family owns the oldest known house in Buca, built in 1855.
BlissTradeBliss Mansion
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Boddington
Consul
 ? -
Borghese ?Borghese HouseIt is doubtful whether they lived in Buca permanently.
Cadoux
Journalism, business
 ? -
CamilieriPriest ?M. Camilieri was a pastor of the Buca Protestant Church.
CanaleLawyer, trade
 ? -
Cassar ?Cassar House
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ClarkeAutomotive
 ?They owned 72,000 hectares of land.
Cooke ?Clician House
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CorpiTrade, negotiation
 ?  -
CorsiniPrinting ? -
Cumberbatch
Diplomacy ? -
De AlessioTrade ? -
De AndriaPost-telegraph, trade
 ? -
De HochepiedConsul,Education
 ? -
De JonghTradeAliberti Mansion
De Jongh Mansion
Buca Tennis Club
One of the two families with the most graves in the Buca Protestant Cemetery. The oldest tomb (1821) also belongs to this family.
De Portu ? ?Their house was on Istasyon street.
DermondPrinting, manufacture of liquor
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DracopoliCotton trade, brokerage
 ? -
FalboHealth products
Francis Blackler House
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FarkohSea passenger transport
Davut Farkoh Mansion
Stephanie Farkoh House
An Arab Christian family originally from Syria, though Greekized.
Filipucci ?Filipucci House
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ForbesLiquorice trade
Forbes Mansion
Mıssır Mansion
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FraserBrokerage
 ? -
Freres
Pharmacy ? -
Giudici Brokerage, clerk
 ? -
GordonTradeBliss Mansion
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GoutCarpet export, cotton export
Gout Mansion
Fred Gout House
The famous Scottish poet Lord Byron stayed in the house of Gout family in 1810. The Gouts are one of the oldest Levantine families of Buca.
Griffitt
Wool trade, carpet manufacturing
Griffitt House
They had a wool factory in Darağaç.
GuiffrayTextile
Guiffray House
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HansonInsurance
Hanson Mansion
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HeginbothamTrade, tobacco farming
Heginbotham House
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HitchensPastor, education
 ?Arthur Hitchens ran a school between 1908 and 1912. One of the two English schools in Buca.
HoltonAidin-Smyrna Railway, education
Holton House
Mrs. Holton established a school in Buca in 1894. One of the two English schools in Buca. The school had its own stadium. Most of the students were Greek.
Horeti
Medicine ? -
IcardPharmacyIcard House
Doctor Varda House
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JolySea passenger transport
 ? -
Karakulak
church attendant
Karakulak House
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KeunOpium trade, consul, carpet production
Borghese House
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KeyserBanking ? -
LeeTradeRivens House
They had 12,000 hectares of land in Aydın.
La FontaineTrade, banking ? -
LangdonTrade ? -
LipovatzTahini, oil, soap production
Lipovatz MansionThey had a tahini factory in Darağaç and a soap and oil factory in Mersinli.
MagnificoEngineering, tailoring
 ? -
MaltassTrade ?One of the oldest families of Buca. It is also one of the two families with the most graves in the Buca Protestant Cemetery.
McVittieTradeWerry Mansion
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MicaleffPrintingMicaleff House
Renda Mansion
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MulinoPainting, clerk, carpentry
 ? -
Ospie
Consul ? -
PasqualiFruit export
 ? -
PengelleyTobacco trade, clerk
Gavrili Mansion
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Purser
Aidin-Smyrna Railway ?They had 2,000 hectares of land in Aziziye.
ReesShipping agency, trade
Alparslan House
Rees Mansion
They had 30,000 hectares of land in various places.
RivensLawyerRivens House
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Roels ?Roels House
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RobolyAidin-Smyrna Railway, gas company
Caporal House -
RoseSoap production
 ?They had a soap factory in Izmir.
RouthInsurance
 ? -
Russo ?Christian Russo Mansion
Gabriel Russo Mansion
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SpercoShipping agency
De Jongh Mansion
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SponzaJewelry
Sponza HouseThe last Levantine family still living in Buca.
StevensonTradeWeber House
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WerryConsulWerry Mansion
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WeberArcheology, Education
Weber House
Prof. Georg Weber, a member of Smyrna Evangelical School, who had done extensive research on the Kızılçullu aqueducts, belongs to this family.
WhittallTradeForbes Mansion
Although they are known as a family from Bornova, they had individuals who lived in Buca for a short time.
Wilkin
Cotton production, banking
 ?They owned 130,000 hectares of land in various places. They had cotton mills in Bayındır.
WilkinsonDiplomacy ? -
Williamson
Flour trade, nursing
 ?They had flour factories in Izmir.


Families with only known names: Belhomme, Borrell, Braggiotti, Bruffel, Brusick, Corsi, Dromocaiti, Fisher, Fonton, Gesmundo, Honisher, Issaverdens, Leydon, Mainetti, Petrini, Prelorenzo, Privileggio, Reggio, Rossi, Ruegg, Sayoglu, Schiffmann, Summa, Topuz, Warren, Webb, Vickers, Zipcy.



- JEWISH -

Name
Profession
Property
Add. Info
Golbert ? ?They immigrated to Israel.
RapoportTrade ? -



- MUSLIM -

Name
Profession
Property
Add. Info
Arslan
 ?
Alparslan House
The family of Alparslan Bey, the son of Rahmi Bey, the former Governor of Izmir.
Evliyazade ?Evliyazade House
Perhaps the first Muslim family that contributed to horse races at Şirinyer Racecourse.
ŞitFarmer ?The oldest known Muslim family in Buca.
Zülfüoğlu MehmetBlacksmith
 ? -



- GREEK -

Name
Profession
Property
Add. Info
Alevra
Shipping agency
William Blackler Mansion 
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Amira
Lawyer ? -
Apergis
Pharmacy ?The clinic (or pharmacy) of Miltiadis Apergis was in the lower quarter, close to the station.
Arealis
Lawyer ? -
AthinogenisLawyer, Education, Banking
 ?The founders of New Buca, founded in 1952. One of the leading Greek families of Buca. They were also the founders of Buca Girls' School (Parthenogogio) with Markopoulos family.
BaptouShopkeeping
 ?Georges and Basile brothers owned a cafe near the station.
BoudjalisTinsmith, merchant
 ?They had a shop at number 7 on Kalovolo street (probably in Izmir). Michalis, from the same family, owned a vegetable shop on the "big tavern street" probably in Izmir.
CarerInsurance
 ? -
Chorafa ?Borghese House
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DefteregoAccommodation, tavern
Manoli Hotel
The oldest building in Buca with the date of 1838 belongs to this family.
Diogenis
Shopkeeping ? -
Dubrovich ? ?Due to strong kinship ties, they can also be classified as Levantines.
GavriliPatisserie
Gavrili Mansion
They had a patisserie called Kafe Kosti in Izmir. They also had a cafe in Kızılçullu Hippodrome.
Georgalos ?Heginbotham House
The family of the penultimate mayor of Buca.
GeorgiosCafe ?Raptis Georgios' cafe, called "kryoneri", was in the lower quarter, close to the station.
GeorgiadisDistillery
 ?The grocery store and distillery of Nikolas Georgiadis was at number 20 "calopazar" street.
Giovanof
Lawyer, insurance
 ? -
GritziotisRestaurantBrasserie of GritziotisIt was across the Forbes Mansion.
Fotiadi
Lawyer, journalist, education
 ? -
Hadjiantoni
TradeHadjiantoni Tower
The Hadjiantoni family had flour mills near Darağaç and Prophet Elijah Monastery.
HorsMedicine ?A Greekized family of Bavarian origin.
IssigonisTrade ?Alec Issigonis of the Issigonis family was probably the most famous Greek of Buca.
Kaburopoulo
Distillery ?They had distilleries in Izmir.
KikirasArchitect
 ? -
KokkinosBakery ? -
Lorendo
Pharmacy, Medicine ?As of 1920, one of the two pharmacist families in Buca. Possible former owners of Buca Pharmacy in Heykel Square.
Maganioti
Distillery ?They had distilleries in Izmir.
MaltezosFood shop
 ?The shop of Stelios Maltezos was in the street of "calopazar".
MarkopoulosEducation, banking, flour trade
 ?They had joint flour mills with the Hadjiantonis in Darağaç. They were also one of the founding families of Buca Girls' School (Parthenogogio) with the Athinogenis family.
MartakisButchery
 ?Theodore Martakis' butcher shop was in the street of "calopazar".
Manicopoulos
Medicine, pharmacy
 ?As of 1920, they had one of the two pharmacies of Buca. The shop of Vasilios Manikopulos was in the lower quarter, close to the station.
MazarakisGrocery store, food shop, shoe shop
 ?In the lower quarter, close to the station, there had both grocery and food shops. Dimitrios Mazarakis was a shoemaker.
Mavrocordato
Sea trade ? -
Nicolaides
Fruit trade ? -
OnassisCotton export ?According to Edward de Jongh, Aristotle Onassis himself said that he was from Buca, although it is not mentioned in the book of Kararas.
PandaleonSea passenger transport
 ?Panayotis Pandaleon donated 2,000 liras to the construction of the Buca Evangelistria Church.
Pirokakou
Fruit export
 ?They had large orchards in Buca.
Sevastopoulos
TradeSevastopoulos HousesThe family that founded the Evangelical School and Greek Hospital in Izmir during the time of Pandeli Sevastopoulos. They also had inns in Izmir.
Solomonidis
Journalism ? -
StamadiadisBakery ? -
StilianoudisShoemaker ?Stilianos Stilianoudis' shop was in "Amira" street.
Tarlatzis ? ?The family of the last Greek mayor of Buca.
TheodoreBarber
 ?Scout Theodore's shop was in the lower quarter, near the station.
TheodorosButchery
 ?The butcher shop of Martakis Theodoros was in the "calopazar" street.
TimoyannakisDistillery
 ?The workshop of Theodoros and Georgios brothers was in the street of "calopazar".
VafiadisArchitect
 ?The family of the architects of many houses and mansions in Buca.
VidoriPrinting, tavern
Tavern of VidoriAccording to Kararas, the tavern of the Vidori family was in Dokuzçeşmeler.
Voutsinas
Shipping agency, trade
 ?One of the influential Buca families of Syros island origin.


Families with only known names: Adamopoulos, Anastasiadis, Andreopoulo, Angelinou, Apostolaki, Aronis, Avgerou, Axarli, Baldji, Bafea, Bahadori, Blisidi, Buyuka Suloutji, Dalla, Delimousakis, Desipri, Georgoleon, Giorgaki, Falkou, Fatsoa, Fotoglou, Frangia, Hadji-Yanakou, Haralambaki, Iosif, Kalothi, Kiriakidi, Kirli, Komnino, Konstantinidi, Kontoleous, Koutsika, Kulakau, Kulalaou, Lamarinidi, Lola, Makridi, Maravelidi, Megalomikonomou, Mersa, Marselos, Moraitini, Paleologou, Papamihali, Pigidi, Paterakis, Pazaropulos, Pesmazoglou, Raptaki, Saveli, Savera, Skaba, Stamnaki, Tsamouzaki, Tsausopoulu, Tselebi, Tsichlakis, Tsitsas, Tsivoglou, Vafias, Valtsis, Zeibekou.



Note 1: The fact that the families are on the list does not mean that the entire lineage of the family is from Buca. There are many families with one branch of the family living in Buca and another branch living outside of Buca. In addition, some families who lived in Buca for a short time may have been included in the list, although there were exceptions.

Note 2: As property, the structures that the family resides and owns, albeit for a while, are meant. Some families rent to these structures, etc. may have had situations.

Note 3: Families in Buca have established intense kinship relations with each other. Therefore, it is possible to define some families as both Levantine and Greek families.

Note 4: Many families in Buca have engaged in different jobs. It is obvious that they have dealt with many other jobs apart from the ones mentioned in the list.



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