3.1 FETHİYE - GÖCEK SEPA
Province Muğla Population 80.393 Area 816,02 km2
Map 2. Boundaries of Fethiye-Göcek SEPA (source: EPASA)
Conservation Status
Historical and Archeological background
Determined and declared SEPA by the Decree of Cabinet of Ministers number 88/13019 on 12.06.1988.
It is assumed that Fethiye was first founded in the 16th century B.C. Fethiye, captured by Perikles in 362 B.C., was then conquered by Alexander in 130 B.C., and was annexed by Byzantine Empire in 130 B.C. and in 395 A.D. it stayed in Byzantine Empire.After Malazgirt War it was annexed to the Seljuk Empire. It was seized by Kemenos in the 1st Crusade, by Menteşe Bey in 1286 and in 1390 by Yıldırım Beyazıt.
Location Fethiye-Göcek SEPA consists of Muğla, Fethiye town and 6 sub-districts and 6 villages. FethiyeGöcek SEPA is located on the borders of the Mediterranean approximately 120 km away from the southeast part of Muğla city. It is situated in the outskirts of Mendos Mountain, in the east coast of the inlet. Fethiye town, which is in the West of Teke Peninsula, is surrounded by Köyceğiz Town in the northwest, Denizli and Burdur in the North and Antalya in the East.
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There are ruins belonging to Hellenistic and Roman Ages in the coastal parts of the town. The ancient wall ruins of Ancient Telmessus Theatre and Algerian Mosque belonging to Ottoman Period are among the significant historical pieces.
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