Fethiye
It is a district of Muğla province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. It is one of the leading tourist destinations of the Turkish Riviera. Its population in 2019 was 162,686. History Modern Fethiye is located on the site of the ancient city of Telmessos, whose ruins can be seen in the city; for example, the Hellenistic theater next to the main pier.
In a Lycian legend, the origin of the name Telmessos is explained as follows: God Apollo fell in love with Agenor, the youngest daughter of the Phoenician King. He disguises himself as a small dog and thus wins the affection of the shy, introverted girl. After he reappears as a handsome man, they have a son whom they name ‘Telmessos’ (land of lights). Kent, B.C. It became a part of the Persian Empire after the occupation of the Persian general Harpagos along with other Lycian and Carian cities in 547.
Telmessos later joined the Attica-Delos League (Delos League), which was founded in the mid-5th century BC. Although it later left the union and became an independent city, its relations with the union dates back to B.C. It continued until the 4th century. Little is known about the city during the Byzantine period. The surviving buildings indicate considerable prosperity in Late Antiquity, but most were abandoned in the 7th and 8th centuries due to the Arab-Byzantine Wars. The city, surrounded by walls in the 8th century, appears approximately as “Telmissos or Anastasioupolis”. 800. By the 10th century its ancient name was forgotten and it became known as Makre or Makri (Μάκρη, “the long one”), from the name of the island at the entrance to the harbour.
12-13. There are signs of renewed prosperity in the centuries: the city walls were expanded, a report of 1106 people states that Makre was a center of perfume production, and geographical works from the 13th century describe the city as a trading centre. The region fell to the Turks in the late 12th or early 13th century. Telmessos began to be administered by the Anatolian principality Menteşe under the name Beskaza since 1284. It became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1424 and was called مكرى Meğri until 1934. The town grew significantly in the 19th century and hosted a large Greek population at that time.