When the Ottoman Turks took control in the 15th century, Izmir grew wealthy as a merchant city, handling Smyrna figs and Turkish tobacco from the farms of the interior, and allowing the establishment of European trading colonies.
Izmir was a merchant in the city when the Ottoman Turks took control.
mnli hypothesis: Izmir was a merchant in the city when the Ottoman Turks took control. premise: When the Ottoman Turks took control in the 15th century, Izmir grew wealthy as a merchant city, handling Smyrna figs and Turkish tobacco from the farms of the interior, and allowing the establishment of European trading colonies.