According to the statistics of the High Commission of Smyrna in May 1914, the number of Greek inhabitants of Alatsata that were forced by the Turks to be expatriated were 14.000. Muslim refugees from Greece were settled here, and ever since then the name Alaçatı has been adopted both for the town and the harbour area. The harbour area was called 'Agrilia' (Greek: Αγριλιά, "wild olive tree"), and was the export port of İzmir until World War II. After the war, the harbour's use declined, and the bay, in which the harbour was, is now popular among windsurfers. The town also hosts a lap of the world tournament of windsurfing, famously called PWA.