Dalyan

Dalyan is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Ortaca, Muğla Province, Turkey. Its population is 5,829 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It is located between Marmaris and Fethiye on the south-west coast of Turkey.

Key facts

Turkey place.type: neighbourhood
Turkey place.province: Muğla
Turkey place.district: Ortaca
Turkey place.name: Dalyan
Turkey place.population_total: 5829
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.image_skyline: Dalyan view from lycian tombs.jpg
Turkey place.image_caption: Dalyan view seen from Lycian tombs
Turkey place.postal_code: 48600
Turkey place.area_code: 0252

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Wikidata facts

Population: 5639
Elevation: 3
Official website: www.dalyan.bel.tr
Image: Dalyan view from lycian tombs.jpg

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Commons category: Dalyan
Commons gallery: Dalyan
postal code: 48600
male population: 2789
female population: 2850
Turkey neighborhood ID: 176703
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Tourism
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Dalyan achieved international fame in 1987 when developers wanted to build a luxury hotel on the nearby İztuzu Beach, a breeding ground for the endangered loggerhead sea turtle species. The incident created major international storm when David Bellamy championed the cause of conservationists such as June Haimoff, Peter Günther, Nergis Yazgan, Lily Venizelos and Keith Corbett. The development project was temporarily stopped after Prince Philip called for a moratorium and in 1988 the beach and its hinterland were declared a protected area, viz. Köyceğiz-Dalyan Special Environmental Protection Area.