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SALING-PARADISE TURKEY
In the SW of Turkey, that's where the aegean and the mediterranean meet, is an interresting sailing area with sheltered bays but also turbulent seas, with quiet coves, small fishing villages, lots of antique sites and busy touristic places.

First we give some distances and we follow with information on a week trip in the Güllük bay, where it is not so crowded with tourists yet; here you can find about 12 nice anchorages, where you can spent a relaxing week.

DISTANCES IN SEAMILES
GÜLLÜK	IASOS	2
GÜLLÜK	ÇAM limani	10
GÜLLÜK	ALTINKUM	17
GÜLLÜK	TORBA	13
GÜLLÜK	YALIKAVAK	22
GÜLLÜK	BODRUM	44
BODRUM	ORAK	12
BODRUM	ÇÖKERTME	23
BODRUM	AKYAKA	45
BODRUM	YEDI ADALAR	35
BODRUM	KNIDOS	22
KNIDOS	DATÇA	22
PALAMUT	BOZUKKALE	28
DATÇA	BENCIK	22
DATÇA	BOZBURUN	20
BOZBURUN	BOZUKKALE	12
BOZUKKALE	MARMARIS	25
MARMARIS	EKINCIK	15
EKINCIK	KAPI KOYU	24
EKINCIK	FETHIYE	32
FETHIYE	ÖLÜ DENIZ	20

TRIP SUGGESTIONS 1 week trip
(20 miles per day):
GÜLLÜK
KUYUCAK
KAZIKLI
ALTINKUM
GÜMÜSLÜK
TÜRKBÜKÜ
IASOS
GÜLLÜK

TRIP SUGGESTIONS 1 week trip
(more miles per day):
GÜLLÜK
TÜRKBÜKÜ
GÜMÜSLÜK
BODRUM
ASPAT
YALIKAVAK
KAZIKLI
GÜLLÜK

GÜLLÜK
Güllük, port of entry, small fishing harbour at the end of the Güllük or Mandalya bay.
Provisions can be found, airport at 8 minutes; homebase of LALE YACHTING. See if there is place on their jetty, they will be of help to you. Good point for trips to Milas, Labranda, Lake Bafa and even to Efesos and Pamukkale.

MEDUSA ALTINKUM
Altinkum, the touristic town by DIDYMA, at the top of the Güllük or Mandalya bay.
Provisions can be found, the famous temple of Apollo is nearby; possibility for excursions to sights like Milet and Priene.

IASOS
Iasos near the village with the name KIYIKISLACIK, a very small place, at the end of the Güllük or Mandalya bay, opposite Güllük.
There are some restaurants and several remains of the old IASOS, on the hill next to the natural harbour.

BODRUM
Bodrum, port of entry, a lively touristic town with a big harbour and modern marina at the beginning of the Gökova bay.
All provisions can be found, airport at 40 minutes; sites in the town: Amfitheater, rests of tomb of Mausolos, the Castle of St. Peter and the famous disco HALICARNASSOS.

DEGIRMEN BÜKÜ
In Degirmen bükü several nice anchorages can be found. The most popular one is (wrongly) called english harbour (the original english harbour is on the W side) on the E side of Degirmen bükü. Just at the entrance of this bay, with the official name OKLUK LIMANI, is a statue of a mermaid, that was made by Sadun Boro, the famous turkish sailor, in 1995; on the statue he has written:
Ey dost, Allah bizlere emanet ettigi bu dünya cenneti Gökova'nin, sen de kiymetini bil, Onu koru sakin bozma, kirletme. Deniz kizini tekrar yollara düsürme.
which means
my dear friend, God has given this paradise of Gökova in our trust, please know its worth. Take care of it, do not ruin or polute it. Let the mermaid come back on our trips.

On the right side of this bay are restaurants and jetties.

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THIS SITES LAST UPDATE WAS ON 2003-09-20