Marmaris Guidebook

A fire sparked at 11 a.m. yesterday in the forestland of the naval command located in southwestern Muğla province’s Marmaris district has not yet been taken under control, the Forestry Directorate’s Muğla branch Regional Deputy Director Mümtaz Kanat has said.

In a statement to the Anatolia news agency, Kanat noted that the fire is affecting 10 hectares of land and that a firefighting team of 200 people has been working to contain the fire with seven helicopters and land vehicles. The deputy director also said fire departments from other Muğla districts have dispatched teams to help.

“Fighting the fire at this point is very difficult because the land is steep and transportation means to the region very limited. Although the wind has slowed down, giving us a window of opportunity to advance in containing the fire, it is too early to say the fire is completely under control,” Kanat said early yesterday afternoon.
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Turkey expects 26-27 million tourists this year, Culture & Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay said. And he added, “nearly 23 million tourist visited Turkey in 2007″.

He said the number of tourists visited Turkey in the first half of this year increased 15 percent over to the same period of last year.

Turkish government would support culture tourism in Anatolia as a developing area.

If you run your finger down the west coast of Turkey you will come eventually to Marmaris, and, beyond it, to a two-pronged spit of land that juts out into the Aegean Sea and resembles an open mouth all ready to swallow up the tiny Greek island of Simi (Sömbeki)

The upper jaw of the spit is the Reşadiye Peninsula, named after the tiny town of Reşadiye at the far western end. The lower jaw is the Hisarönü Peninsula, named after the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it resort of Hisarönü, but sometimes known as the Loryma Peninsula after the scant remains of the ancient city of Loryma right down at the southern tip. This is one of the more beautiful and unspoilt parts of the Turkish coast, protected (so far) from over-development by its sheer remoteness.
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Approximately 117 cameras have been installed on 15-meter-high poles in the center of the city of Marmaris and in the İçmeler, Armutalan, Belbdibi provinces, in hopes of improving security and enhancing tourism. Information about the new project, which will include 27 omni-directional cameras, was provided at the assembly of the Marmaris Committee of Camera Systems, led by Marmaris official Cemallettin Özdemir.

Noting that the first phase of the project was complete and that the second phase would consist of building a surveillance center at the Marmaris Provincial Police Department, Özdemir added: “The most important feature of this $1.5 million project is that it’s done with optical fiber cables for the first time in Turkey. This system will allow for 1,000 additional cameras to be built without expense. They are also resistant to earthquakes and any other natural disaster.”
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The Marmaris Yacht Charter Show originally began as a small get together in 1980 when three people with sailing yachts invited a small number of Yacht Charter agents to join them for a short cruise along the Turkish coast. Word got out very quickly around the world that the Turkish coast was a very unique and beautiful cruising ground for yachts.

May of 1981 saw the beginning of the Marmaris Yacht charter show and festival which has become an annual event in which charter agents and brokers from around the world are given an opportunity to see the “Turkish Fleet” of charter yachts, meet their crew and familiarize themselves with the area.

Over the years, this event has grown to include many more activities, including a fun race around Marmaris Bay, a Spring Regatta and a trade show with numerous local and national exhibitors. The Marmaris Yacht Charter Show includes sleek classic sailing yachts and traditionally designed Turkish vessels; high-tech cruisers and mega-yachts. Today this festival has become an internationally recognized yachting event, attracting yacht charter agents and yachts from around the world.