Formally opened on June 22, 1965, it is located in Kurudağ at Buca district, 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Izmir in western Turkey.

Kurudağ was chosen as the location for the observatory, a site far from urban light pollution but close (17 km (11 mi)) to the university's campus.

[1] The first instruments of the observatory were a 15-cm Unitron telescope, a Foucault pendulum and an Iris photometer.

[1][2] Currently, the observatory consists of following telescopes and instruments:[2] A staff of 17 researchers and seven assistants work at the EUO.

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