Information about gay life in Fethiye, Turkey

Fethiye Gay Guide

Fethiye is a town located at the junction of Aegean & Mediterranean seas. Modern day Fethiye is built on the ancient city of Telmessos, ruins of which can be seen in the city. It is one of Turkey's well-known tourist destinations and is especially busy during the summer season.

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Recommended Bars and Clubs in Fethiye

Unfortunately there aren’t any gay bars or clubs in Fethiye despite it being known as a very liberal holiday town, also famous with considerable residents coming from European countries, especially from the United Kingdom. Most of the bars would be friendly, but we could comfortably recommend the following venues.
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Select Your Language  Deep Blue Bar, Fethiye
Select Your Language  Zilly Bar, Fethiye
Select Your Language  Talk of The Town, Oludeniz (drag show)
Select Your Language  Buzz Beach Bar, Oludeniz
Select Your Language  Revolution Club, Oludeniz
Select Your Language  Vip Dance Club, Oludeniz
Select Your Language  Summer Jam Coktail Bar, Oludeniz

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Recommended Restaurants in Fethiye

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Restaurant Swallows Restaurant (Also recommended by a website visitor)
Restaurant Mozaik Bahce
Restaurant Pasa Kebab
Restaurant Barbella Restaurant
Restaurant Lebessos Restaurant, Kayaköy
Restaurant Cinbal Restaurant, Kayaköy

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Gay Cruising Areas and Beaches in Fethiye:

Cruising spots are not as crowded as they used to be before the Internet era, especially after mobile apps became popular. Although there may still be some gay men in these places, usually after dark; it is advisable to be a little cautious especially in parks and secluded beaches. It is recommended that you do not carry very valuable items or large amounts of money with you, just in case. Here are some possible cruising areas and beaches in Fethiye:

Select Your Language Ugur Mumcu Park - Public park in downtown Fethiye.
Select Your Language Şehitler Anıtı - Vicinity of the monument by the waterfront.
Select Your Language Marina - Waterfront between marina and departure point of the tour boats
Select Your Language Paspatur - The main street at this shopping area.

Beaches
Select Your Language Calis Beach - Public beach in Calis neighborhood, 7 km from downtown Fethiye.
Select Your Language Surf Beach -  Relatively isolated part of Çalış beach, further from the center.
Select Your Language Butterfly Valley - Worldwide famous beach, 20 km from Fethiye
Select Your Language Patara Beach - 70 km far from Fethiye, on the way to Antalya.

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Other Fethiye Beaches

There is not any distinctively gay-friendly beach in and around Fethiye town. In fact there are no beaches suitable for swimming at the very center of Fethiye. The nearest beach of Fethiye is Calis Beach (Çalış Plaji), which stretches west for over 4km (2.5 miles), lined by hotels, restaurants, cafés and bars the whole way. Coarse sand at the end nearest the town, it is shingle at the far end. This would be where you can occasionally see gay men bathing in the sun or swimming. The best beach in the area is 15km (10 miles) away at the beautiful lagoon of Oludeniz. The Oludeniz or Blue Lagoon is a stunning expanse of shimmering blue water.

The beach of Butterfly Valley is possibly the most popular holiday spot for local and foreign gay and lesbian people visiting Fethiye region. Butterfly Valley (Kelebekler Vadisi) is a camping area mostly popular among backpacker's but there are more comfortable Bungalow style accommodations there as well. For daily visits, you can either join typical boat trips which stop here, or take dolmus-boats from Oludeniz available several times a day. You can also go there with the minibuses going to Kabak Koyu (another small valley/bay similar to Butterfly Valley) from Fethiye or Oludeniz. Before arriving to Kabak Koyu you need to stop at the top of the valley and make a little hard trekking downward to the beach lasting over half an hour. Walking back up would naturally be harder especially when it is hot in mid Summer.

Although it is comparatively far, Patara Beach (officially within the borders of Antalya) is a spot of incomparable beauty with its white sand beaches and curious sand dunes. It is advised to spare at least one full day to visit Patara beach if you go from Fethiye. First of all you will need to change bus in Kinik, which is walking distance to ancient Lycian city Xanthos . After visiting Xanthos ruins you can take the minibus to Patara beach from Kinik town center. There is also very important and well-maintained Lycian ancient city in Patara some 1 km from the beach which you should not miss. It is advised to get off from the minibus near ancient city, before arriving to the beach. From there you can walk to the beach after seeing the Patara city ruins.

The many beaches and bays of Fethiye are ideal for picnicking and camping as well. Other popular neighborhood beach/swimming regions include Belcegiz, Gemiler Islands, Koturumsu, Katranci Bay, Gunluk and Gocek.





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