Orhaniye Koy | Orhaniye Marina | Unspoilt Area

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.

We had a fantastic visit!Must dos:Turn of all the lights in the villa and watch the shooting stars. Leave the pool lights on and watch the bats. Do a Dogan boat trip. Support team were an absolute delight and made us feel really welcome. Rafet's generosity was humbling.
Graham Tuck
Villa Nurtan

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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.

We had a fantastic visit!Must dos:Turn of all the lights in the villa and watch the shooting stars. Leave the pool lights on and watch the bats. Do a Dogan boat trip. Support team were an absolute delight and made us feel really welcome. Rafet's generosity was humbling.
Graham Tuck
Villa Nurtan

Villa Nurtan | Villa Anni | Villa Lale are the best private holiday luxury villas in the area.

Choose any of these private holiday villas to  enjoy a perfect private villa holiday in Orhaniye on the unspoilt Bozburun Peninsula.

Each villa is unique, designed by our renowned Turkish architect and set in its own private grounds, five minutes walk from each other in an idyllic rural valley setting. In Orhaniye you can experience true rural Turkish hospitality during your private holiday whilst staying in a luxury holiday villa with private pool.

Villa Nurtan is a fabulous stone private villa set apart from all other local village houses in Orhaniye. Select this villa for your luxury Turkish villa holiday if you are looking for a private retreat away from the bustle of the modern world. You can swim in complete privacy so is a favourite with our guests who insist on privacy when on holiday in Turkey.

Villa Anni is set in the side of the valley called Kecibuku and has a totally private pool and private outside verandas as it is set above the quiet village lans that runs below it, so this villa is also popular with guests who insist on pool and holiday privacy.

Villa Anni also has wall to wall blinds in the 'inside veranda' so again guests can be completely private and not be seen when eating or sitting in this veranda. The first floor sun lounge is also completely private, and a perfect sun trap with spectacular views across the valley.

Villa Lale is a new stone private villa for the 2010 season that is set in its own private plot in the middle of a small valley, surrounded only by orange and lemon trees.
Villa Lale is completely unseen from the village lane that runs around this valley so this private stone villa is great for guests who want to experience rural Turkish life on their luxury holidays in Turkey without sacrificing home comforts.

Villa Lale is decorated in traditional Turkish style with ottoman sofas in the salon and all furniture is made in the village work shops. All the villas are individually designed by a renowned Turkish Architect to make the most of their rural settings, and all have air-conditioning throughout. You can relax in the garden or swim in privacy in the private pool. A Turkish pavilion by the pool is a favourite place to crash out when not swimming.

A stunning villa that lived up to the photographs and the excellent information provided on the website. To have knowledgeable and friendly locals on hand to provide advice when required enabled us to make even better use of Villa Nurtan and the stunning locality.
John, Sue and Emma Chapman
Villa Nurtan

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. 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. On the Peninsula you can now expect good Broadband rates online.