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 İcmeler
is at the intersection point of the Mediterranean
and Aegean situated on the Southwestern point
of Turkey. Icmeler
is a small town in the district of Marmaris.
Marmaris is one of the most important tourism
centres of Turkey and Icmeler is one of it's miracle
bays.
Icmeler is thought to be established by the west
Anatolian civilisation "Carians". We can only
examine the history of Icmeler with Marmaris and
Mugla. After the "Carians" in 3400 B.C. it was
controlled by many nations.
They included Estians, Jonians,
Dors, Lydians, Persians and Alexander The Great. It
was then ruled by the Romans and Byzantians for a
long time and administered by officials of Rhodes.
Finally the region fell into the hands of the
Turkish between
1280 - 1290. There are historical artifacts in this
region which backup these claims although no in
depth excavation has been
conducted. Documents have been found about the area
and
have taught us that the oldest former names of this
region of
Icmeler are Yılaniye and Gölenye. |
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