Welcome to Orhaniye, Bozburun Peninsula, Marmaris

Orhaniye is a beautiful Turkish village on the protected Bozburun Peninsula, near Marmaris, Turkey.  If you come to Orhaniye you will experience rural Turkish culture.

What is it like to stay in a Turkish village like Orhaniye? You will notice that everyone is friendly and will greet you with ‘Merhaba’ (Hello). The Kecibuku hamlet has a population of around 350, so you can be sure that everyone will know who you are or will work out where you are staying very quickly. As a stranger you are a guest in the community, so you may be given a gesture of welcome – perhaps an orange or a fig from a tree as you walk by.

There are the sounds of village life. If you are used to the rumble of cars and street life, you will instead get used to the call to prayer just before dawn and at intervals through the day from the village mosque. At night time you may hear cockerels, dogs, the snuffle of a wild boar, the occasional gun shot as the men hunt at night for them or the music of a wedding celebration. At other times there is utter quiet – except for the sounds of frogs in the spring whilst the streams are running and the cicadas in high summer.

During the day you are likely to see women working in the fields, or perhaps walking past carrying large bundles of firewood or animal feed on their backs. You may see goats trying to feed from our garden, chickens wandering through it, cows being walked up the hillside to fresher pastures, beehives lining the tracks into the hills. In late autumn the village is occupied with the olive harvest – either for curing at home or for taking over in bulk to Datca for pressing.

Orhaniye Koy | Orhaniye Marina | Unspoilt Turkey, Marti Marina | Bozburun Peninsula

 

Orhaniye, Orhaniye bay, Orhaniye koy, all refer to Orhaniye, Marmaris, by Marti Marina and the Dogan Motel. Turgutkoy, Selimiye, Bayir, Sogut and Hisaronu are all on the Bozburun peninsula, unspoilt Turkey, protected against the excesses of mass tourism. Orhaniye Map.The Bozburun peninsula is at the point where the Mediterranean sea meets the Aegean sea. Orhaniye village has a wonderful climate all year around, similar to that found in California. Villa Nurtan | Villa Anni | Villa Lale are the best private holiday luxury villas in the area. Orhaniye Brochure

Orhaniye, Marmaris, Turkey
Within a few kilometres you get up in the hills to the pretty village of Bayir with its stunning views or travel down the peninsula to Bozburun which lives off boat building and yacht servicing. Orhaniye may only be 25 Km from Marmaris but it could be easily be the other side of the world. Orhaniye is about two hours drive away from Dalaman Airport which is the closest and most convenient airport to enter Turkey. Now there are many charter flights all the year round from most UK and European airports to Dalaman.

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