Eşrefpaşa is a popular and rooted neighborhood of İzmir within the metropolitan district of Konak. It does not have an official status and delimitation and exists rather as a notion. Eşrefpaşa encompasses up to twenty officially constituted and densely populated quarters (mahalle) in the city's inner parts. It is admitted as a zone (semt) that extends along the two sides of the street of the same name, Eşrefpaşa Street, about five kilometers long, which was opened by the marking mayor of İzmir, Eşref Pasha in early 20th century. The street was named after him and the neighborhoods that surround the street are also still referred to by his name.