Seydikemer

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Seydikemer
District and municipality
Map showing Seydikemer District in Muğla Province
Map showing Seydikemer District in Muğla Province
Seydikemer is located in Turkey
Seydikemer
Seydikemer
Location in Turkey
Seydikemer is located in Turkey Aegean
Seydikemer
Seydikemer
Seydikemer (Turkey Aegean)
Coordinates: 36°38′53″N 29°21′42″E / 36.64806°N 29.36167°E / 36.64806; 29.36167
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMuğla
Area
2,208 km2 (853 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
62,622
 • Density28.36/km2 (73.46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0252
Websitewww.seydikemer.bel.tr

Seydikemer is a municipality and district of Muğla Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 2,208 km2,[3] and its population is 62,622 (2022).[1]

The district and municipality Seydikemer was created at the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation from part of the district of Fethiye, including the former municipality Kemer.[4][5] The name refers to Kemer and the adjacent village Seydiler.

Located some 30 kilometres (19 mi) inland from Fethiye, this remains very much a traditional Turkish town. There are nevertheless a few expats living here.

Archaeology

In 2025, archaeologists announced the discovery of an ornately carved Roman-era funerary stele after it was found by a goat herder near Kayacik. The limestone stele, estimated at around 300 kilograms, features relief carvings including a central human bust framed by decorative motifs and Greek inscriptions.[6][7][8]

Composition

There are 65 neighbourhoods in Seydikemer District:[9]

  • Alaçat
  • Arifler
  • Arsaköy
  • Atlıdere
  • Bağlıağaç
  • Bayırköy
  • Bekçiler
  • Belen
  • Boğalar
  • Boğaziçi
  • Çaltılar
  • Çaltıözü
  • Çamurköy
  • Çatak
  • Çayan
  • Çaykenarı
  • Ceylan
  • Çobanisa
  • Çobanlar
  • Çökek
  • Çukurincir
  • Cumhuriyet
  • Demirler
  • Dereköy
  • Dodurga
  • Doğanlar
  • Dont
  • Düğer
  • Eşen
  • Gerişburnu
  • Girmeler
  • Gölbent
  • Güneşli
  • Hacıosmanlar
  • İzzetinköy
  • Kabaağaç
  • Kadıköy
  • Karadere
  • Karaköy
  • Kayabaşı
  • Kayacık
  • Kayadibi
  • Kıncılar
  • Kınık
  • Korubükü
  • Kumluova
  • Menekşe
  • Minare
  • Ören
  • Ortaköy
  • Paşalı
  • Sahil Ceylan
  • Sarıyer
  • Seki
  • Seydiler
  • Söğütlüdere
  • Temel
  • Uğurlu
  • Yakabağ
  • Yakaköy
  • Yayla Eldirek
  • Yayla Gökben
  • Yayla Karaçulha
  • Yaylapatlangıç
  • Zorlar

Attractions

Popular places are Saklıkent National Park, Tlos, Letoon, Pinara, Sidyma, Erendag and Oenoanda.

References

  1. 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 64. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Human-shaped grave stele found in Mugla to go on display after challenging recovery". Türkiye Today. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  7. ↑ "Herder finds human-figure funerary stele". Hürriyet Daily News. 2025-12-03. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  8. ↑ Fraga, Kaleena (2025-12-08). "A Goat Herder In Turkey Just Stumbled Upon A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Stele With Detailed Engravings". All That's Interesting. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  9. ↑ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.