Gulf of Fethiye
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The Gulf of Fethiye is a branch of the Mediterranean Sea
in southwest Turkey
. The cities of Fethiye
and Göcek
(of Muğla Province
, Turkey
) lie on it. It is bounded on the west by the Kurdoğlu cape and on the east by İlbis cape/Cape Angistro. It is a popular area for tourism and yachting.
Until 1923, it was known as the Gulf of Meğri/Makri/Macre/Mekri, the former name of Fethiye.
It lies in ancient Lycia
, and was known as the Gulf of Telmessos or the Glaucus Sinus (presumably for Glaucus, son of Hippolochus
). The ancient cities of Lydae and Telmessos (modern Fethiye) lay on it.
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
in southwest Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. The cities of Fethiye
Fethiye
Fethiye is a city and district of Muğla Province in the Aegean region of Turkey with about 68,000 inhabitants .-History:...
and Göcek
Göcek
Göcek is a small town in Fethiye district in Muğla Province, Turkey.It was named “Kalimche” in ancient times, and is located between Fethiye – Telmessos in ancient times – and Dalyan – Caunos in ancient times. According to the legends, it is in the Göcek area that Icarus landed in the sea after his...
(of Muğla Province
Mugla Province
Muğla Province is a province of Turkey, at the country's south-western corner, on the Aegean Sea. Its seat is Muğla, about inland, while some of Turkey's largest holiday resorts, such as Bodrum, Ölüdeniz, Marmaris and Fethiye, are on the coast in Muğla....
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
) lie on it. It is bounded on the west by the Kurdoğlu cape and on the east by İlbis cape/Cape Angistro. It is a popular area for tourism and yachting.
Until 1923, it was known as the Gulf of Meğri/Makri/Macre/Mekri, the former name of Fethiye.
It lies in ancient Lycia
Lycia
Lycia Lycian: Trm̃mis; ) was a region in Anatolia in what are now the provinces of Antalya and Muğla on the southern coast of Turkey. It was a federation of ancient cities in the region and later a province of the Roman Empire...
, and was known as the Gulf of Telmessos or the Glaucus Sinus (presumably for Glaucus, son of Hippolochus
Glaucus (soldier)
Glaucus was a son of Hippolochus and a grandson of Bellerophon. He was a captain in the Lycian army under the command of his close friend and cousin Sarpedon. The Lycians in the Trojan War were allies of Troy...
). The ancient cities of Lydae and Telmessos (modern Fethiye) lay on it.