Marmaris Guidebook

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism is preparing to apply the same standards to accommodation facilities licensed by the municipalities as those licensed by the ministry.

The project aims to unify standards for all accommodation establishments in Turkey. According to the legal regulations concerning the encouragement of tourism, the ministry will start the application in pilot regions and require facilities with municipal licenses to raise their standards to an acceptable level. At the end of a declared period, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism will be able to grant a facility a new license or to cancel its current license.
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FETHİYE – For many, especially those who spent the summer working hard in the tourism industry, the winter is the best time of the year. This is the time for the more energetic of us to head out and do whatever Fethiye inspires us to do.

Wintertime brings, quite literally, a breath of fresh air to Fethiye and Ölüdeniz. Mountains and horizons, once hidden in the haze of heat during summer, become sharp and focused. Autumn rains wash away layers of dust from trees, bushes and grass.

At this time, those who spent the summer working hard in the tourism industry emerge from their end-of-season exhaustion, renewed with enough energy to enjoy what is, for many, the best time of the year.

The burning heat has gone and although the sun still shines, it is chilly and the higher mountains are covered with glistening snow. This is the time for the more energetic of us to head out and enjoy hiking, trekking, cycling and whatever else Fethiye’s beautiful countryside inspires us to do.

The delight of being outside in the sunshine during the closing months of the year, particularly November and December, is especially satisfying, but one activity that does not necessarily spring to mind is paragliding. The 1,986-meter summit of Baba Dağı is, together with Table Mountain in South Africa, considered to have the best launch conditions in the world.

The winter months may see this majestic mountain topped in snow, making it inaccessible, but nevertheless, there are alternatives. At this time of year, professional paraglider Murat Tüzer, owner of Sky Sports in Olüdeniz, teaches newcomers the sport and when he has the time, he flies from Kirme at a 900-meter altitude.
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DATÇA -Hoping to make this year a memorable one for Muğla, local businessmen declare their agenda. The yacht tourism and regulations to avoid surplus of businesses are the top subjects of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry

While Muğla is gearing up for a stronger economy, the businessmen in the Western city are coming up with new plans.

The last session of the Muğla Chamber of Commerce and Industry or MUTSO, which has taken place in Datça, focused on making the new year a profitable and productive year for the city. The projects the chamber had undertaken over the last 3.5 years was outlined in the meeting, which was opened by a speech from Hilmi Giresun, chairman of the chamber. Construction of the new MUTSO building was a part of the chamber agenda.
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MUĞLA – Environmentalists continue to protest the planned project to expand Marmaris Port, arguing the natural habitat will be seriously damaged if reconstruction goes ahead.

The project, planned three years ago, is now awaiting approval from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, but environmentalists want to stop the process and are being helped by academics and Greenpeace.

The Marmaris Nature Volunteers Association said it was in talks with Greenpeace to send members to protest the expansion of Marmaris Port. The association has already requested reports from professors from Muğla and Istanbul Universities over the potential negative effects of the project.
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It is still under construction, but Didim is already feeling a boost from D-Marin, Turkey’s largest marina, that will open in April next year. Constructed with a budget of $50 million, D-Marin has already attracted attention to Didim.

Didim is in the final countdown to the opening of Turkey’s biggest marina, D-Marin Didim, set for next April.

Constructed by Doğuş Holding with a budget of $50 million, D-Marin Didim, has already started to attract attention to the district in the western city of Aydın. According to D-Marin Didim’s Manager Murat Yaprak, the marina will provide a huge boost to Didim’s economy and tourism.
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