Fethiye

Fethiye, town, southwestern Turkey. It lies along a sheltered bay in the eastern part of the Gulf of Fethiye on the Mediterranean Sea that is backed by the western ranges of the Taurus Mountains. Much of the town is new, having been rebuilt after a disastrous earthquake in 1958. Fethiye’s enlarged port is an outlet for the minerals and timber of the region; the hinterland is a major centre of chromium mining. Fethiye stands on...