İçmeler

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title: "İçmeler" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["neighbourhoods-in-marmaris", "populated-coastal-places-in-turkey", "turkish-riviera"] topic_path: "geography/turkey" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/İçmeler" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
type	neighbourhood
province	Muğla
district	Marmaris
name	İçmeler
population_total	6735
population_as_of	2022
coordinates
image_skyline	Icmeler Marmaris Beach Turkey.jpg
image_caption	Hotels along İçmeler beach
postal_code	48700
area_code	0252
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İçmeler is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Marmaris, Muğla Province, Turkey. Its population is 6,735 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It is a popular holiday resort situated 8 kilometres southwest of Marmaris. İçmeler Bay is located on the Datça Peninsula. The town is surrounded on three sides by pine forests. Hiking on the mountains is very popular and provides fantastic views of the region.

Pronounced in English approximately as /eech-mell-er/, the town has developed rapidly over the last 15 years, with accommodation and other tourist facilities mushrooming across the formerly sleepy fishermen's and sponge divers' village. As a side to the increasing tourism, this resort in the Turkish Riviera is seeing an increasing amount of water sports facilities, such as scuba diving, windsurfing, and waterskiing.

The town developed on the backs of tourists seeking a quieter alternative to the overdeveloped city of Marmaris.

Nightlife is rather scarce in İçmeler. Restaurants and pubs usually feature live music, shows and acts until around midnight. After this time, the only entertainment available is generally the nightclubs.

Directly across the bay from İçmeler is the busy port of Marmaris, which also gives its name to the region. Marmara (historically Merme) is the name for marble, which Turkey has in abundance.

Whilst loved by tourists for the shopping and relaxed nature, prices in İçmeler have increased in recent years. However, the town continues to compare favourably with the neighbouring resort of Marmaris and is especially favourable when compared to the Eurozone. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Icmeler_panorama.jpg" caption="Panorama of İçmeler"] ::

References

[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports". [[TÜİK]].
(6 December 2012). "Law No. 6360". [[Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey.
(12 September 2010). "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units". [[Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey.
(2012-02-07). "İÇMELER BELEDİYESİ RESMİ WEB PORTALI".
(22 March 2022). "A History of Icmeler".

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