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29-631: The ruins of the city lie on a high isolated site west of the modern village İncealiler in the Fethiye district of Muğla Province , Turkey , which partly overlies the ancient site. The place name suggests that it was known for viticulture. The early history of the settlement is obscure, in spite of an exploratory survey carried out, with permission of the Turkish authorities, by the British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) in 1974–76. The city

58-584: A centre for perfume production, and geographical works from the 13th century describe the city as a commercial center. The area fell to the Turks in the late 12th or early 13th century. Telmessos was ruled by the Anatolian beylik of Menteşe starting in 1284, under the name Beskaza . It became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1424, and was called مكرى Meğri until 1934. From 1867 until 1922, Meğri

87-569: A daytime average of 16 °C (61 °F). The classification for the climate of Fethiye is Csa ( Köppen ) and Csal ( Trewartha ) Dalaman Airport serves the Fethiye areas. The most common type of public transportation in Fethiye and nearby area is minibus, commonly known in Turkey as dolmuş (dol-moosh) and numerous routes connect Fethiye with Ölüdeniz , Yaniklar, Kargi, Hisaronu, Ovacik, Seydikemer, Karaçulha. The overall metropolitan area of

116-532: A favorable climate, warm sea, mountainous scenery, fine beaches along more than a 1,000 km (620 mi) of shoreline along the Mediterranean and Aegean waters, and abundant natural and archaeological points of interest makes this stretch of Turkey's coastline a popular national and international tourist destination. Among the archaeological points of interest are two of the Seven Wonders of

145-555: Is 177,702 (2022). It is one of the prominent tourist destinations in the Turkish Riviera . Fethiye was formerly known as Makri ( Greek : Μάκρη ). Modern Fethiye is located on the site of the ancient city of Telmessos , the ruins of which can be seen in the city, e.g. the Hellenistic theatre by the main quay. A Lycian legend explains the source of the name Telmessos as follows: The god Apollo falls in love with

174-592: Is also home to the Tomb of Amyntas , a large tomb built in 350 BC by the Lycians. The most popular tourist towns of Fethiye are: Ölüdeniz , Çalış Beach area, Hisarönü and Ovacık, Fethiye . Butterfly Valley is in the Fethiye district. The island of Kızılada in the Gulf of Fethiye, 4 mi (6.4 km) off the city, is a popular stopover for boat tours. Alternatively, there are great diving sites, Afkule being one of

203-483: Is available from the mountain of Babadağ in Ölüdeniz, from various extreme sports companies located in the area. Turkish Riviera The Turkish Riviera ( Turkish : Türk Rivierası ), also known popularly as the Turquoise Coast , is an area of southwest Turkey encompassing the provinces of Antalya and Muğla , and to a lesser extent Aydın , southern İzmir and western Mersin . The combination of

232-466: Is one of Turkey's well-known tourist centers and is especially popular during the summer. The Fethiye Museum, which is rich in ancient and more recent artifacts , displays and testifies to the successive chain of civilizations that existed in the area, starting with the ancient Lycians . Some of the historical sites worth visiting are: Kadyanda ( Cadyanda ) ancient city, Kayaköy - the abandoned Greek village, Afkule, Gemiler and Aya Nikola. Fethiye

261-499: The Arab-Byzantine Wars . The city was fortified in the 8th century, and appears as "Telmissos or Anastasioupolis " ca. 800. By the 10th century, the ancient name was forgotten and it became known as Makre or Makri (Μάκρη, "long one"), from the name of the island at the entrance to the harbour. There are signs of renewed prosperity in the 12-13th centuries: the city walls were enlarged, a report from 1106 names Makre

290-539: The Attic-Delos Union ( Delian League ) established in mid-5th century BC. and, although it later left the union and became an independent city, it continued its relations with the union until the 4th century BC. Very little is known of the city during the Byzantine times. Surviving buildings attest to considerable prosperity during late Antiquity , but most were abandoned in the 7th–8th centuries due to

319-464: The Gulf of Fethiye off Kızılada . Of the 8 crew and 34 passengers on board, four drowned. The survivors were hosted by the residents during their stay in the town. Fethiye has experienced many powerful and occasionally destructive earthquakes, most notably the 1957 Fethiye earthquakes on 24–25 April with 67 casualties and 3,200 damaged or destroyed buildings, which constituted 90% of the buildings in

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348-531: The Kibyran Tetrapolis, formed in the 2nd c. BC ( Hellenistic Period ), with Bubon , Balbura , and Kibyra which was dissolved by L. Licinius Murena in 84 BC, whereupon Oenoanda became part of the Lycian League , as its inscriptions abundantly demonstrate. Diogenes, a rich and influential citizen of Oenoanda, had a summary of the philosophy of Epicurus carved onto a portico wall of

377-708: The Roman Republic is said to have picked the Turkish Riviera as the most beautiful wedding gift for his beloved Cleopatra of Egypt . Saint Nicholas , who later became the basis of the Santa Claus legend, was born in Patara , a small town close to present-day Demre . Herodotus , regarded as the "father of History", was born in Bodrum (ancient Halicarnassus ) in c. 484 BC. The volcanic mountains to

406-466: The stoa showing the inhabitants the road to happiness. The inscription is one of the most important sources for the philosophical school of Epicurus and sets out his teachings on physics , epistemology , and ethics . It was originally about 25,000 words and 80 m long and filled 260 m of wall space. The inscription has been assigned on epigraphic grounds to the Hadrianic period, 117–138. The stoa

435-499: The 1990s. Official excavations at the site started only in 1997. New archaeological work was started in 2009 by the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut . By 2012 over 300 fragments of Diogenes' stoa had been identified, varying in size from a few letters to passages of several sentences covering more than one block. Remains of a screw wine press were also discovered in a house which could prove that

464-637: The Ancient World : The ruins of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus ; and the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus . The Turkish Riviera is also the home of the internationally known Blue Voyage (a.k.a. Carian Cruise), which allows participants to take a week-long trip aboard the local gulet schooners to ancient cities, harbors, tombs, mausolea, and beaches in the small coves, forests, and streams that are on

493-495: The Turquoise Coast. The coastline is regarded as a cultural trove that provides background on a fascinating mixture of factual and mythological individuals, conflicts and events, and has frequently been referred to in the folklore of various cultures throughout history. As such, it is regarded as the home of scholars, saints, warriors, kings, and heroes, as well as the site of numerous well-known myths. Mark Antony of

522-648: The abandoned Greek Orthodox church is still standing. In 1934, the city was renamed Fethiye in honor of Captain Fethi Bey  [ de ] , one of the first pilots of the Ottoman Air Force , who died (together with First Lieutenant Tayyareci Sadık Bey  [ tr ] ) during an airplane crash on 27 February 1914 near Al-Samra , while attempting to complete the first flight from Istanbul to Cairo . On 3 August 1953, Air France Flight 152 , while en route from Rome to Beirut , ditched into

551-409: The activity suggested in the place name continued to be practised into the late history of the city. 36°48′33″N 29°32′59″E  /  36.80917°N 29.54972°E  / 36.80917; 29.54972 Fethiye Fethiye ( Turkish pronunciation: [ˈfethije] ) is a municipality and district of Muğla Province , Turkey . Its area is 875 km , and its population

580-445: The city of Fethiye stretches inland from the harbor for more than 11 km, incorporating several villages into the city. To the north of the city center is the area of Çalış Plajı (Beach), which incorporates the main street of Barış Manço Bulvarı alongside an extensive promenade along the coast, on which a lot of hotels are based. This beach serves as Fethiye's beach in its own right, since Fethiye does not actually have one itself. To

609-537: The east, lie the areas of Günlükbaşı, Çamköy, Cumhuriyet, and also Esenköy to the south-east. The city center is defined as the area between the Marina and the Fethiye Market near the football stadium. Approximately 4 km to the south-west and south respectively, lie the towns of Kayaköy and Ölüdeniz , the latter being world-famous for its beach spit and associated Blue Lagoon. The opportunity for paragliding

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638-456: The entire city. The town has been rebuilt since then and now has a modern harbor and a marina. On 14 January 1969, Fethiye was struck by an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2, which caused no deaths, but there were some injuries and significant damage to buildings. On 10 June 2012, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1, struck Fethiye. There was no loss of life, but there were some injuries and many houses and workplaces were damaged. Fethiye

667-529: The most famous. The Kızılada Lighthouse on the island houses a seafood restaurant and a hostel with nine rooms. There are 41 neighbourhoods in Fethiye District: Fethiye has a Mediterranean climate consisting of hot, long and dry summers with an average of 34 °C (93 °F) in the daytime. Climate change is affecting the temperatures with the summers becoming hotter and drier than previously. The winters are mild and rainy with

696-415: The stoa. The city walls are well preserved and stand to 10m in places. The Hellenistic city wall is over 65m long and is a superb example of polygonal masonry with small stones on the interior faces while large ashlars were used for the imposing exterior faces. Part of an aqueduct can be seen in terms of stone pipe sections from a siphon . Evidence for an ancient Roman Bridge at Oinoanda surfaced in

725-403: The west of Antalya , near Dalyan , are believed to have been the inspiration for the mythical Chimera — the fire-breathing monster that Bellerophon slew. Many cities, towns and villages in the area are internationally known, such as Alanya , Antalya , Belek , Bodrum , Çeşme , Dalyan , Didim , Fethiye , Kalkan , Kaş , Kemer , Kuşadası , Marmaris , and Side . Notable places on

754-603: The youngest daughter of the King of Phoenicia , Agenor . He disguises himself as a small dog and thus, gains the love of the shy, withdrawn daughter. After he reappears as a handsome man, they have a son, who they name 'Telmessos' (the land of lights). The city became part of the Persian Empire after the invasion of the Persian general Harpagos in 547 BC, along with other Lycian and Carian cities. Telmessos then joined

783-592: Was dismantled in the second half of the third century to extend the defensive wall. It was occupied into the Byzantine period when a fortress and churches were built. Oenoanda is a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church . The site was first noted by Richard Hoskyn and Edward Forbes , in 1841, and published in 1842. The extensive philosophical inscriptions of Diogenes of Oenoanda were identified later from scattered fragments, apparently from

812-566: Was known as Wiyanawanda by the Hittites . It means "rich in vines/wine" or semantically "land of the wine". During the Bronze Age it was a part of the Lukka lands which corresponds to Lycia from classical antiquity . It seems that Oenoanda became a colony of Termessos about 200-190 BC and was also called Termessos Minor (or Termessos i pros Oinoanda). Oenoanda was the most southerly of

841-644: Was part of the Aidin Vilayet of the Turkish Empire . The town grew considerably in the 19th century, and had a large Greek population at that time. Following the population exchange between Greece and Turkey , the Greeks of Makri were sent to Greece where they founded the town of Nea Makri (New Makri) in Greece . The town was resettled with Turks from Greece. At nearby Kayaköy , formerly Levissi,

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