About Akyaka

Akyaka is situated between Marmaris and Mugla with Dalaman airport only 45 minutes drive away. A kilometer (half-a-mile) away from the beginning of the Gökova incline, the village of Akyaka is worth seeing if nothing more but for it’s architecture.Akyaka is one of the most beautiful villages you can see on the Turquoise Coast.
It's delightful position at the gulf of the conservation area of the Gokova plains is bordered by the magnificent Sakartepe mountains.
Akyaka is a rare place in that it incorporates Ula’s lovely and olden wooden architectural style in presently constructed buildings.

Akyaka - A picturesque Village

Dramatic mountains rising steeply behind, a gulf of turquoise blue waters stretching out within Gokova Bay and nestled between the characteristic red-roofed, white-washed houses with ornate pine-timbered eaves and balconies strewn with brilliant pink bougainvillea this is Akyaka.

This palm tree lined area has a sandy beach that shelves very gently into the sea, making it ideal for young children. Akyaka is surrounded by forestry commission land on one side and by a conservation area on the other, thus offering superb opportunities for exploring.

Although Akyaka has grown in recent years, it remains a picturesque village. There are no high-rise hotels - any construction has adhered strictly to the traditional architectural style of the region. There are two shopping area in Akyaka. In the streets behind the beach there are several small shops ranging from mini-markets to souvenir shops. In the old village, set further back from the sea, there are the shops which were originally meant to service the needs of the villagers themselves, the post office and the mosque along with the Belediye offices, Jandarms and schools etc.