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Dalyan | |
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 Dalyan view seen from Lycian tombs | |
  Dalyan Location in Turkey  Dalyan Dalyan (Turkey Aegean) | |
| Coordinates: 36°50′03″N 28°38′33″E / 36.83417°N 28.64250°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Muğla |
| District | Ortaca |
| Population (2022) | 5,829 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 48600 |
| Area code | 0252 |
Dalyan is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Ortaca, Muğla Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 5,829 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4] It is located between Marmaris and Fethiye on the south-west coast of Turkey.
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.
Life in Dalyan revolves around the Dalyan Çayı River which flows past the town. The boats that ply up and down the river, navigating the maze of reeds, are the preferred means of transport to local sites.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.