Modern Turkish Republic is found by Mustafa Kemal ATATURK on Anatolia and part of Thracian Peninsula where Asia and Europe join together. And the main tourist area of coastal Turkey are concentrated around Izmir and Antalya Airport. The areas of Lycian coast had been created by the time Dalaman Airport was opened. Göcek is only 20 minutes by car from International Dalaman Airport. Göcek has long been a natural and protected sea resort with the tranquil beauty of spectacular backdrop of mountains for world class Turkish and foreign yachtsmen.

Göcek, named “Kalimche” in ancient times was located between Telmessos – today Fethiye and Caunos – today Dalyan. According to the legends, it is in the Göcek area that Ikarus landed in the sea after his famous flight trying to escape from the tower where he is imprisoned. Göcek was used as a harbour, for the ships loading chrome ore collected from the mines in the mountains around during the Ottoman period.

Göcek started to be known by group of artists and poets and some fisherman from Bodrum by their crusing along the Turkish Turquoise Coast, later called the “ Blue Voyage”.

This region, has been declared a special environmental protection areas with strict building regulations since 1988.

The gulf of Göcek and Fethiye provides many opportunities to visit cultural sites as, Caunos, Telmessos, Fethiye Museum, Tlos, Pınara, Letoon, Xanthos and Patara.

There are many restaurants, cafés and bars at the promenade.

Guests come to Göcek either for the yachts and boats in the harbour or boutique hotels and villas in the region. It is a mixture of all nationalities who are out of “package tourism” concept. Therefore, services given is with a view to quality but not to quantity.

Göcek is the gateway to the wonderful unspoilt islands in the gulf.

Due Göcek is a sailing base, there are four marinas and one boat yard. The marinas are under the name of: Club Marina, Skopea Marina, Municipality Marinas and Port Göcek Marina.

There will be a construction of the fifth marina for mega yachts and also construction of a second boat yard in the near future.

There is one beach belonging to Swiss Hotel which you can enter by paying daily price or you get a seasonal membership.

There is Inlice Beach out of Göcek which you can reach within 10 minutes drive, running by the municipality of Göcek.

Also the main island beach is reachable by water taxi from the harbour.

Other beaches are easily accessible by car or taxi. Amongst these is Sarigerme which is a long sandy beach. Beyond Sarigerme is the fabulous protected beach of Iztuzu in the Dalyan Delta. In the opposite direction the famous beach at Oludeniz is only forty minutes drive away.

Göcek is settled in a position which you can make Twelve Islands Tours by all manner of boats which are avaliable for private charter, simple fishing boats and wonderful yachts – something to suit in every budget.

There is about twenty sailing and motor yacht charter and brokerage aftersails companies which makes Göcek a high class sailing place.

Accordingly, there are several technical yacht services and chandleries and maintenance services.

There is a well maintaned 24 hours open Sanitary Office with five doctors and three pharmacies in the town.

There are two big grocery shops and several other small ones, selling all the luxury food products. Besides the groceries, there are two butchers only selling meat products.

Although many locals now earn most of their income from tourism, in Göcek, life continues much as it has done for centuries. The phrase used by villagers to describe guests/foreigners as “guests of God”.

“A heart in love with beauty, never grows old”, Göcek is a beauty, so . . .