AkçayFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, searchAkçay is a municipality in the Edremit district of Balıkesir Province in western Turkey. It is located in the Edremit Bay at the coast of north-eastern Aegean Sea, across the Greek island Mitilini.Akçay is 10 km west of Edremit on the highway D560 (E-87) to Altınoluk. With its long beach and clear sea, it is a highly popular summer resort for domestic tourists. Its population grows around 10-fold in the summer season. The very cool groundwater running into the sea keeps the sea fresh all summer long.Akçay has a very pleasant climate in summer months; it is warm and dry, which makes it very attractive for tourists who prefer a low-key vacation without the hustle and bustle and the humid weather of the southern vacation resorts such as Antalya and Bodrum.In September 2005, a sea bus link to Mitilini has been opened. The trip with the catamaran type fast ferry takes 75 minutes for the passengers of maximum 120.
