Dalaman is the right choice for your airport transfer needs with Tourwix- Modern Fethiye was known in the ancient world as Telmessos, the most important city of ancient Lycian civilizations. Despite the lack of information regarding its foundation, historians admit that the city's emergence dates back to the 5th century BC.
The Lycian legend explains the origin of the name "Telmessos" as follows: God Apollo fell in love with a beautiful girl named Agenor, the youngest daughter of the Phoenix king. Transforming into a small dog, he made his way to the timid and withdrawn princess, and eventually won her affection. After that, Apollo took on its beautiful appearance again and his son Telmessos, whose name is translated as "land of fire", was born. Cut out for treatment and holiday in Dalaman ...
Telmessos was located on the border between Lycia and Caria. The city was widely known as the center of prophecy, and its messengers had a strong influence on the course of the city's history.
The fact that the life of Telmessos was rich and culturally rich in the Hellenistic and Roman periods is evidenced by the monuments that have survived: stone tombs, Lycian sarcophagi, a castle and a Roman theater.
In 547 BC. Telmessos, along with all the Lycian and Carian cities, was captured by the Persian king Harpagos. Thus, the city of Apollo's son became a part of the Persian state. Telmessos was formerly a member of the Attic Maritime Union, also known as the Delian League, founded in the second half of the 5th century BC. Over time, the city abandoned the federation, but continued to independently maintain relations with it until the 4th century BC.
Further in the history of Telmessos, Alexander the Great appears. According to one of the legends, in the winter of 334-333 BC. the city surrendered to him of his own free will.
According to another version, during the Asian expedition, Alexander the Great sent his mighty fleet to the Gulf of Telmessos to capture Anatolia.
Fleet commander Nekros asked King Antipatridis, the ruler of the city, to enter the city's musicians and slaves. The soldiers who took them captured the city acropolis during the night festivities.
In 240 BC. Ptolemy III Telmessos was handed over to King Lizimachos' son. Also, according to the treaty signed in 189 BC. After the end of the Magnasian War, the Romans gave the city to Eumenos, the king of the Pergamon kingdom. After the fall of Pergamon, Telmessos BC. At 133. He joined the Lycian Federation and became one of the six most important cities of this union. In addition, in the VIII century, the administration of the city Tsar II. It was captured by Anastasios.
Captured by the Menteşeoğulları Principality in 1284, Telmessos took the name Meghri, which means "distant city". In 1424 the city became part of the Ottoman lands.
Finally, in 1934, it received its modern name - Fethiye, in honor of Fethi Bey, the first Turkish military pilot who was tragically killed in a plane crash.
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