If you walk to the sea from the clock tower, you will see the dock where the ships leave to Karsiyaka ("the other side" is the direct translation). It is a pleasant half hour journey to the other side of the city, which is one of the most fashionable neighbourhoods of the city. The ship dock of Karsiyaka has a media shop upstairs, which sells a variety of Turkish and other newspapers, books, and magazines. If you walk direct ahead, you will enter the shopping district of Karsiyaka. It is a very enjoyable shopping street, no cars allowed.
At the very end of the street, there is the railway station where I used to sit under the trees enjoying my tea along the railway. The boulevard of Karsiyaka is also a relaxing place to walk or to observe the upper-class Karsiyaka people doing business as usual in the cafes and patisseries (especially Café 06, which is yummy yummy) along the boulevard.