HISTORY

In Belen, near today's Fethiye city, BC. The ancient city of Telmessos, which is thought to have been founded in 3000 BC, was located on the Karya border of Lycia. After maintaining its independence against Lycia for a long time, BC. It came under Persian rule in the middle of the 6th century. BC5. He joined the Delos League in the 19th century and Lycia in 362 BC. Then it passed into the hands of Mausolos, the Carian Satrap of the Persians, who annexed Lycia to his lands. The rule of Alexander, who saved Anatolia from the invasion of the Persians in 333 BC, was followed by the rule of the Seleucids. BC3. It was attached to the Lagos Dynasty in Egypt at the end of the century. In 188 BC, it came under the sovereignty of the Pergamon (Bergama) Kingdom. After the collapse of the Pergamon Kingdom in 133 BC, it remained independent for a short time and cooperated with Rhodes and opposed the Pontus King Mithradates. He then lived under the rule of Rome and Byzantium. In the 8th century, Anastasiuopolis began to be mentioned after the 9th century. In 1284 it came under the rule of Menteşeoğulları; It joined the Ottoman lands in 1424. Its name, which turned into Meğri in time, was changed to Fethiye in memory of Fethi Bey, one of the first air martyrs whose plane crashed in 1914. Fethiye, which was a district center of Menteşe Sanjak of Aydın province at the end of the 19th century, was under Italian occupation between 11 May 1919 and 20 June 1920.

TOURISM

Fethiye, which has a unique beach like Ölüdeniz, is one of the important tourism centers of Turkey. It has very suitable places for diving such as Af Kule. There are many caves opened for tourism. With its natural structure, alternative sports such as paragliding are made. There are very special regions with unspoiled nature such as Butterfly Valley and Kabak Bay. The islands called 12 Islands can be visited with daily tours. Ölüdeniz beach was chosen as the most beautiful beach in the world with 82% of votes in 2006. Apart from Ölüdeniz, the beautiful beaches around Fethiye: Belcekız (Belceğiz), Çalış Beach, İztuzu Beach (Dalyan) Besides these many alternatives, it is also open to cultural tourism with its ancient city ruins. Some of the ancient cities around Fethiye are: Telmessos, Kaunos, Kadyanda, Tlos, Pınara, Letoon, Sidyma and Xanthos. Apart from these, Fethiye Museum with its rich works also serves tourism. Knight Island: Knight Island, also known as Meğri Island, Fethiye Island in history; It is an elongated wishbone-shaped island that closes the Gulf of Fethiye, making 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, Calis Beach in the east, Fethiye in the south, and the open sea in the north of the island of Knight. Due to its location in the very heart of the port, it follows the sunlight all day long.