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FETHİYE

This article is about the city and district of Muğla Province. For other uses, see Fethiye (disambiguation).Fethiye— City —Location of Fethiye within Turkey.Coordinates: 6°39′5″N 29°7′23″E / 36.65139°N 29.12306°E / 36.65139; 29.12306Coordinates: 36°39′5″N 29°7′23″E / 36.65139°N 29.12306°E / 36.65139; 29.12306Country TurkeyRegionAegeanProvinceMuğlaGovernment • MayorBehçet Saatçi (MHP)Time zoneEET (UTC+2) • Summer (DST)EEST (UTC+3)Postal code48x xxArea code(s)00 (90) 252Licence plate48Websitewww.fethiye.bel.trHistoric map of Fethiye by Piri ReisFethiye (Greek: Μάκρη, "Makri") is a city and district of Muğla Province in the Aegean region of Turkey with about 68,000 inhabitants (2008). is one of Turkey's well-known tourist centres and is especially popular during the summer.In the last ten years Fethiye has become a magnet for British citizens. Apart from its climate and natural beauty, the Britons are attracted by its less expensive lifestyle and the hospitality of the local people. The British population in Turkey is between 34,000 and 38,000. As a result of the large British population and the high numbers of Britons going there for holiday, Fethiye-Öludeniz was chosen as the best tourism centre in the world by The Times and The Guardian newspapers in 2007. Over 7,000 British citizens permanently live in Fethiye, while approximately 600,000 British tourists visit the town every summer.The Fethiye Museum, which is very rich in ancient and more recent artifacts, displays and testifies to the successive chain of civilizations that existed in the area, starting with the ancient Lycians.Fethiye is also home to the Tomb of Amyntas, a large and beautiful tomb built in 350 BC by the Lycians. What makes this tomb very unique is its massive size and beautiful carvings.