Muğla

Area: 13.338 km²
Population: 715.328 (2000)
Traffic Code : 48

The province of Muğla is located at the south of the Aegean Region and is founded at the skirts of the Asar (Hisar) Mountain spreading towards the plain and is a beautiful and clean tourism paradise with its original architecture, whitewashed walls, red roof tiled roofs, authentic chimneys and narrow streets.
Districts : Muğla (center), Bodrum, Dalaman, Datça, Fethiye, Kavaklıdere, Köyceğiz, Marmaris, Milas, Ortaca, Ula, Yatağan.

How to Get

Highway : The transportation to the province and its districts, all of which have their own historical and touristic properties is possible via highway from the neighboring and other cities. It is possible to reach to the province by bus journeys from İzmir, Ankara and Istanbul provinces. The transportation to other districts and the travel in the city is via minibuses.

Telephone of the Bus Station: (+ 90 - 252) 212 61 30
Railway : Telephone of the Railway Station: (+ 90 - 252) 417 06 16

Air Transportation : The nearest airport is located at the Marmaris District. It is also possible to use the Bodrum and Dalaman Airports for arrival.
Telephone of the Dalaman Airport:(+ 90 - 252) 792 52 91
Telephone of the Bodrum Airport:(+ 90 - 252) 523 01 29
Telephone of the Marmaris Airport:(+ 90 - 252) 692 54 99

Museum and Ancient Cities

Central Muğla Museum : At the Turollan Park section of the museum, fossils discovered and excavated from three fossil beds located at the northern skirts of Kaklıca Hill which is approximately 1 km. northeast of Özlüce Village are exhibited.
The findings discovered from the Yatağan - Stratonikeia Ancient city are also exhibited in the museum.

Detailed Information

Open hours to visit: 8.30 - 18.00 Open days to visit: Everyday except Sundays
Bodrum Museum Detailed Information

Marmaris Museum Detailed Information

Milas Museum Detailed Information

Fethiye Museum Detailed Information
Bodrum Underwater Archeological Museum Detailed Information

Asar Hill (Masadağ - Mobolla) : The Asar Hill which is located at the upper skirts of the today’s Muğla urban site and the hill is steeply rising in the directions of west, south and east and having a plain peak and therefore known as the Masa Dağ (Table Mountain) by the local folk. The hill displays a rare natural texture and also contains important archeological ruins. The castle located here is the “Mobolla” Castle which is mentioned in the ancient Hittite inscriptions and is founded on the most suitable hill for the defense of the ancient settlements founded at the region of today’s Muğla province. At the lower plain area in front of this site, open air sacred places are clearly visual reflecting the 2nd thousand Anatolian Hittite and 1st thousand Frig and Urartu traditions and continuing their existence at the Carian and Lykian regions at the late periods. The rampart ruins of the Mobolla castle constructed from the rectangular blocks are preserved well. There is a medieval palace constructed from mortared debris stone blocks and having at least three floors which is settled over high terraces located to the north of the plain. There are burial grounds and tombs at the eastern and western skirts of Mobolla castle.

Mosques

Kurşunlu Mosque : The mosque was constructed by Esseyyit Sucaaddin in 1493. The different property of the mosque from other mosques in Muğla Province is that the dome of the mosque is covered with lead.

Şahidi Mosque : The structure was initially a small mosque constructed in the name of Seyyid Kemalettin and was restored and expanded in 1848 by Hacı Osman Ağa. The mausoleum of Şahidi Dede and the graveyards of Seyyid Kemalettin and İbrahim Dede is located in the courtyard of the mosque.

Ulu Mosque : The Ulu Mosque is known as the oldest mosque of the province. The mosque was constructed by the one of the Menteşe State Sultans, İbrahim Bey in 1334 and was restored in a following date.

Inns and Baths

The inns and baths present in the province of Muğla could be counted as; Yağcılar Inn, Konukaltı Inn, Yarım Inn and Vakıflar Bath.

Traditional Muğla Houses

These traditional houses are especially present at the skirts of the Hisar Mountain and are structures reflecting the traditional texture with red roof tiled roofs, whitewashed walls and green trees overflowing over these walls forming a harmonic trio in the urban silhouette. Most of these houses have courtyards and has two floors.

Highlands

The plateau is located on the southeast of Muğla province at 3 km. distance to the city center. The plateau is plaited with roads called İrim and is a beautiful and cool promenade place with its cold water, fertile land, high plane trees, abundant fruit trees, grapes, vegetables, tobacco and a local property “Kuyu Büryanı ” (Well Büryan) and with the whitewashed houses visible among the evergreen trees. As the sound of the birds are mixed with the water pumps drawing cold water from the wells of the houses, a different natural beauty appears. The tradition of living at the high cool plateaus during the hot summer days is still continuing.

Sports Activities

Rafting : The Dalaman Creek flowing between Marmaris and Fethiye Districts is a suitable place for rafting purposes in all seasons.
Camp sites : There are numerous camp sites of Ministry of Forest at the province of Muğla and its districts.

Geography

The dominant climate of the Muğla Province is the terrestrial climate which is under the effect of the Mediterranean climate. The summer seasons are hot and dry while winter seasons are mild and precipitant. The precipitation is dense generally in months of November and March. The average annual temperature is 14.9 C.

History

The oldest known inhabitants of the region are the Leleg and Kar nations whose existence was understood from the remnants and findings belonging to BC 3000 years. The region had entered under the reign of Persian, Alexander the Great, Bergama, Roman, Byzantine, Seljukian, Menteşe State and Ottoman civilizations afterwards.