Muğla becomes metropolitan city, signaling changes to tourism

With Turkey’s longest coastline, Muğla hosts millions of tourists every year, and changes to the area’s tourism outlook are heralded with Muğla recently gaining the status of a metropolitan city With the southwestern province of Muğla recently gaining the status of a metropolitan city, many of its districts have become neighborhoods, heralding changes to the areas touristic character.

Having Turkey’s longest coastline with 1,484 kilometers, Muğla hosts more than 3 million tourists every year thanks to its historical natural beauties, with statesmen, Hollywood stars, and billionaire businesspeople regularly visiting the world famous province.

With Muğla gaining the status of a metropolitan city, Bodrum’s Turgutreis, Gümüşlük, Bitez, Göltürkbükü, Yalı, Ortakent Yahşi, Yalıkavak and Gündoğan; Fethiye’s Ölüdeniz and Göcek; Ortaca’s Dalyan, Marmaris’ Beldibi, İçmeler, Armutalan and Bozburun; Ula’s Akyaka; and Milas’ Güllük district have become “classy” neighborhoods.

Fethiye’s popular district Ölüdeniz is one of the tourist attractions that have become neighborhoods. The area is widely popular among tourists thanks to its coast, beach, sea and Babadağ, which is considered one of the best paragliding centers in the world.

Ula’s Akyaka, which received the title of “Citta Slow” recently, is also now a neighborhood. Akyaka is very popular for daytime excursions among blue voyage travelers for its natural beauties and coves.

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