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Köyceğiz Guide 

Useful Telephone Numbers

Fire                       110
Emergency                       112
Police                     155
Forest Fire                       177
Governer’s Office               (252) 262 40 03
Municipality                      (252) 262 47 64
Tourism Information           (252) 262 47 03
Police Headquarters           (252) 262 37 66
Gendarmerie                     (252) 262 21 74
State Hospital                            (252) 262 47 18
Private Environmental  Protection   (252) 262 29 30 

Transport

Those who want to fly will have to use the Dalaman Airport, which is 32 kilometres from Köyceğiz.

If coming by land, follow the Muğla to Fethiye road. Those arriving at Gökova from Muğla should take the road to Fethiye before they leave Marmaris. After you travel for 30 kilometres all of a sudden you see Lake Köyceğiz.

Köyceğiz is one kilometre off from the main road and on the shore of the lake.

Those who want to go to Ekincik can get there via a road in good condition with a trip of 20 kilometres that has scenic views. You can also get minibuses from Köyceğiz to Ekincik.

The Tourism Information Bureau
Köyceğiz Atatürk Kordonu Tel: 262 47 03

Accommodation Facilities

There are beautiful hotels and pensions on the shore of the lake and in the town centre of Köyceğiz. There are also excellent hotels at Ekincik Cove. (See the guide section for hotel details.)

Food and Drink

The small business restaurants in the town centre of Köyceğiz are good to dine at. You can find all types of vegetables and meat, fish and entrees served here. There are also restaurants located on the lake’s shore. Fish is plentiful in any season.

In Ekincik the My Marina restaurant is a good one that is preferred by boat passengers. You can get all types of fish here. At the entrance of the cove there are new facilities that are opening up. There are good restaurants serving sautéed meat dishes, trout and gözleme by the side of the Yuvarlak Stream, on the Ağla high plateau and the Kazancı picnic area.(See the guide section for the restaurants.)

Sportive and cultural activities

Köyceğiz University International Beach Handball Tournament:

This tournament, which has become an international event, is held between 12-15 July, organised by the University Sports Federation and the Köyceğiz Municipality. This year will be the sixth tournament staged here and among the beach handball tournaments in Europe it is the one that attracts highest numbers of participants.

Beach Volleyball: This year will the second time this national event has been held.

Köyceğiz Film Festival: This year will be the second time the Köyceğiz-Kaunos Altın Aslan Film Festival (Golden Lion Film Festival) has been staged, with the event scheduled for 18-22 August. Short films, documentaries and Turkish movies on the market are being aired.

Mahya Çiçekbaba Festival: The "Festival of Mahya and Çiçekbaba" is held at the Lake Kartal every year on the third Thursday of August. Sheep and goats are cut up and roasted, traditional folkloric dances are staged along with other activities.