Ortaca is located in the south of Muğla province. It is surrounded by Köyceğiz in the west and north, Dalaman in the east and the Mediterranean Sea in the south. Muğla – Fethiye highway passes through the north of the district.
Sandras Mountain, with its extension branches coming from the Western Taurus Mountains, is located in the north of the county. Ortaca, located between Kızlan and Çiçekbaba Mountains and Çoban Mountain in the southwest, Bozburun and İncirlik Hills, has a wide plain.
The 229 km long Dalaman Stream, coming from the north of the district and passing through the west coast, forms the border of the Mediterranean and Aegean Regions. Köyceğiz Lake connects to the Mediterranean Sea by forming a canal from the town of Dalyan in Ortaca District.
Although Ortaca city center, which is 18 km inland from the sea, is not very interesting in terms of tourism; Ortaca has a 32 km long coastline and is very close to the town center of Dalyan (11 km) and Sarigerme (16 km).
Climate
Ortaca district is between the Mediterranean and Aegean Regions, so it has the climate characteristics of both regions. For this reason, it is rainy and mild in winter. Summer months are quite hot and dry.
Transportation
It is 10 minutes from Dalaman Airport. For those who prefer the airline, Dalaman Airport, which is 15 km away from Ortaca, is a great convenience and opportunity.
History
Ortaca, which was within the borders of Caria in the Ancient Age, was captured by the Macedonian King Alexander the Great in 334 BC. Later, Ortaca, which is located on the Mediterranean and Aegean coasts, owned by the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, remained under Egyptian rule for a while. B.C. It comes under Roman rule in 192. When the Anatolian gates were opened to the Turks with the 1071 Malazgirt Victory of the Seljuk Turks, Ortaca, like other Anatolian regions except Istanbul, left the borders of Eastern Rome and came under the sovereignty of the Seljuk Turks.
Between 1261 and 1451, during the Anatolian Principalities Period, Ortaca remained under the rule of Menteşeoğulları. In 1451, during the reign of Mehmet the Conqueror, Ortaca was included in the Ottoman lands along with the Menteşe Principality. It was not affected by the occupation during the years of the War of Independence. After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, which ruled for 600 years, it took its place under the name of Terzialiler Village in the Republican Period.
Due to the fact that it is between Muğla and Fethiye, the people conveyed the name of the Terzialiler to ORTACA, to the Governor of Muğla, Recai Güreli. While it was a town connected to Köyceğiz before, it gained the status of a district in 1987.
PLACES TO VISIT
• Dalyan and its surroundings
• Caretta Carettas
• İztuzu Beach
• Sarigerme
• Pisilis
• Ancient City of Kaunos
