Fethiye is a district of Muğla province and a city that is the center of this district. It is especially developed in terms of tourism.

Fethiye is a district of Muğla Province in the western part of the Mediterranean Region. Its area is 3,059 km². It has the widest surface area including Muğla province. It is surrounded by Antalya province in the east and southeast, the Mediterranean in the south, southwest and west, Dalaman district in the northwest, and Denizli and Burdur in the north. Fethiye district, which also hides the ancient city of Telmessos, is located in the east of the Fethiye Gulf, in the southwest of the Fethiye Plain. Coming from İzmir – Muğla, the coastal road reaching Antalya passes 1 km east. In this way, the distance from the provincial center to Muğla is approximately 130 km. Fethiye has suffered many important earthquakes. In the earthquakes in 1856 and 1957, almost the entire city was destroyed. The reconstructed Fethiye now has a modern harbor and marina.

Fethiye History

In Belen, near the city of Fethiye today, BC. The ancient city of Telmessos, thought to have been founded in the 3000s, was located on the Karia border of Lycia. After protecting its independence against Lycia for a long time, BC. It came under Persian rule in the middle of the 6th century. BC 5. He joined the Delos Union in the 16th century and Lycia in 362 BC. Then it was captured by the King of Caria, Mausolus. The rule of Alexander, who came to the region in 333 BC, was followed by the rule of the Seleucids. BC 3. At the end of the century, it was attached to the Lagos Dynasty in Egypt. It came under the sovereignty of Pergamon (Bergama) Kingdom in 188 BC. After the collapse of the Kingdom of Pergamon in 133 BC, it remained independent for a short time and cooperated with Rhodes to oppose the Pontus King Mithradates. Later it lived under Roman and Byzantine rule. Anastasiuopolis began to be remembered in the 8th century and after the 9th century. It came under the administration of Menteşeoğulları in 1284; He joined the Ottoman lands in 1424. Its name, which gradually became Megri, was changed to Fethiye in memory of Fethi Bey, one of the first air martyrs whose plane crashed in 1913. Fethiye, which was an accident center connected to the hinge starboard of Aydın province in the late 19th century, was under Italian occupation from 11 May 1919 to 20 June 1920.

Tourism in Fethiye

Oludeniz beach is not like having a wife in the world Fethiye is one of Turkey’s tourism centers. It has very suitable places for diving, such as Af Kule. There are many caves open to tourism. With its natural structure, alternative sports such as paragliding are performed. There are very special regions with unspoilt nature such as Kelebek Vadisi and Kabak Bay. Islands called 12 Islands can be visited with daily tours.

Beautiful beaches around Fethiye apart from Ölüdeniz: Belcekız (Belceğiz), Çalış Beach, İztuzu Beach (Dalyan)

In addition to so many alternatives, it is also open to cultural tourism with city ruins from ancient times. Some of the ancient cities around Fethiye are as follows: Telmessos, Kaunos, Kadyanda, Tlos, Pınara, Letoon and Xanthos. Apart from these, Fethiye Museum also serves tourism with its rich works.

Knight Island: Knight Island, also known as Meğri Island and Fethiye Island in history; It is a thin and long, wishbone-shaped island that closes the gulf of Fethiye and makes the harbor a sheltered place. It is the only island in the chain of islands surrounding the region with a settlement on it. There is Kızılada in the west of Knight Island, Calis Beach in the east, Fethiye in the south and open sea in the north. Due to its location in the heart of the harbor, it follows the sunlight all day long.

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