Marmaris Guidebook

The first animal treatment center in Muğla, opened eight years ago to offer veterinary services to both house pets and non-domesticated animals, has said that adopting stray animals instead of encouraging sales in pet shops could be a viable and compassionate way to deal with the stray animal population of the southern Aegean region.

In an interview last week with Today’s Zaman, Göksel Bayramlı, a veterinarian at MedikaPet, Muğla’s only animal treatment center, said measures against the uncontrolled sale of pets and an encouragement of adoption could alleviate the suffering of Turkey’s stray animals, which are sometimes allegedly subject to mass poisonings carried out by local authorities. “Municipal councils are the target of accusations of massacres of stray animals in Turkey. Unfortunately, we hear news like this every now and then. What we need to do to solve the problem is to encourage people to adopt dogs from shelters in the Marmaris and Muğla areas. Worse, some veterinarian clinics actually get involved with selling pets to make money,” he said. The hospital itself has adopted Dodo, brought in as a sick puppy by his former owner to be put to sleep. Dodo has a brain disease caused by the overproduction of a particular hormone.
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The famous photographer Coşkun Aydın has opened his fifth personal exhibition in the art gallery of the Marmaris Netsel Marina.

Aydın, 53, is especially known as a sailing photographer and his personal archive consists of 50,000 photos of regattas in Istanbul, Marmaris, Bodrum and Göcek. Aydın has photographed the Marmaris International Yacht Regatta for the last three years and opened his exhibition on the Oct. 26.

“The Blue Dream” photography exhibition was dedicated to Mesut Baran, who passed away short time ago. Baran was the editor of the first Turkish sailing magazine “Yelken Dünyası.” The exhibition that includes 60 sea and sailing themed photographs will be open until Nov. 1.

This year’s record attendance at the annual yacht race in Marmaris has contributed greatly to the tourism town’s economy and publicity, officials said.

Yalçın Çetin, president of the Marmaris International Yacht Club, or MIYC, who organized the event, said there are 121 sailing boats in competition and racers come from 16 different countries, who are expected to spend approximately $1 million in town.

The 19th International Yacht Festival, sponsored by Koç Allianz Sigorta, Netsel Marina and Marmaris Municipality, started last weekend and will end Friday. Continue reading »

Environmentalists in the tourist resort of Marmaris have applied to the local administrator’s office and the Muğla governor’s office seeking a ban on jeep safaris.

In response, organizers of the safaris have argued more regulations should be applied instead of an outright ban.

Jeep safaris are a well-known attraction in Turkey’s tourism regions, where tourists travel around rural areas in jeeps. They usually visit traditional villages, followed with off-road trips to lakes, mountains and canyons.

The Marmaris Environment Advocates Association, or MEAA’s, chairwoman, Filiz Ersan, told the Anatolia news agency that jeep safaris belonged in the deserts. “Most of the safari organizers do not obey the very basic security rules,” she said. “The water wars are very dangerous; the accident that results in the deaths of two tourists in Augusts in Fethiye proves this.”

Two British citizens, Jonathan Pearce, 38, and his daughter Charley, 8, died in a traffic accident on Aug. 18, when the driver of a safari jeep crashed the car during a water fight with local kids.

Ersan said they have also been receiving complaints from the village heads. “The cars used are very old, they pollute the environment a lot. In addition, as the tourists are allowed to smoke in the cars, they pose a great forest fire threat.”
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Marmaris Yacht Marina is located at one of the most attractive maritime parklands in Turkey. Ideal for sailing & water sports. Marmaris Yacht Marina is 2 miles by boat & 8 kms by car far from center of Marmaris (in Mugla Province). In Addition to it’s impressive boat handling facilities the Marina boasts 24 Hours security. An Outdor swimming pool, cafe&bar, restaurant serving both international and Turkish Cuisine. Also Library & Laundry services included. Available Luxe Aparts to rent. Free transportation by ferry service between Marmaris & Yacht Marina. Fitness Center is open anytime of day. There are several companies specializing in marina services. Some of them Gino Marine, Anker Marine, Mavi-mar, TMS, Demir Marine etc. Also a Super-Market is available. Free wireless internet conection in your boat or yacht too.