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Marmaris is an important port city on the Mediterranean coast, located in southwest Turkey, in the Muğla Province.
Because of its location on the Aegean Sea, Marmaris is also an important tourist destination, as well as an important port city. Marmaris's main source of income for the city is tourism. Unlike Bodrum, Alaçatı or similar Turkish coastal towns, it has been somewhat "vandalized" architectually during the construction boom of the 1980s, but still retains its charm due to the exceptional natural beauty of its location.
It is also a major center for sailing, possessing two major marinas and several smaller marinas. It is a popular wintering location for hundreds of cruising boaters. There are ferry services to the Greek island of Rhodes, and large cruise ships call at the port.
History
Although it is not certain when Marmaris was founded, in the 6th century BC the city was known as Physkos, and considered part of Caria.
The next important event during the history of Marmaris was almost two thousand years later, in mid-fifteenth century. When the Ottoman Empire begun to rise. After the efforts of Sultan Mehmet II. Who succeeded in conquering and uniting under one banner the various tribes and kingdoms of Asia Minor. Certainly, come of his greatest difficulties came from the Knights of St. John, who occupied the Dodecanese Islands. Based in Rhodes the Knights had fought for many years; they were able to withstand the onslaughts of Mehmet II until a succeeding and more powerful Sultan came on the scene.
It was under Suleyman the Magnificent that Marmaris came under Ottoman control. In 1522 Suleyman assembled in the bay of Marmaris a fleet of over 300 ships and a force of 200.000 strong to challenge the Knights' headquarters on Rhodes. After many battles, the Knights had to give up and the Turks overtook Rhodes for the next four hundred years.
External links
- Marmaris Forum and Information
- Marmaris.org
- Marmaris Hotels and More
- Turkey and Marmaris travel info
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