Fethiye is one of Turkey’s well-known tourist centres and is especially popular during the summer.
In the last ten years Fethiye has become a magnet for British. Apart from its climate and natural beauty, the Britons are attracted by its less expensive lifestyle and the hospitality of the local people. The British population in Turkey is between 34,000 and 38,000.
As a result of the large British population and the high numbers of Britons going there for holiday, Fethiye-Ölüdeniz was chosen as the best tourism centre in the world by The Times and The Guardian newspapers in 2007.[citation needed] Over 7,000 British citizens permanently live in Fethiye, while approximately 600,000 British tourists visit the town every summer.
