Kavaklıdere is located in the north of Muğla province. It is adjacent to Aydın in the north, Menteşe in the east, Menteşe and Yatağan in the south, and Yatağan in the west. 93% of the area of ​​the district is covered with forests and the center is crammed into a small area.

Climate

Kavaklıdere is generally under the influence of the Mediterranean climate, with a warm and temperate climate. In winter, there is much more rainfall than in summer.

Transportation

Road

While navigating in the direction of İzmir-Muğla, turn left before Yatağan and turn right after passing Yatağan 5 km in the direction of Muğla-İzmir and reach the town center after 26 km.

airway

Kavaklıdere district is 80 km from Bodrum Milas Airport and 140 km from Dalaman Airport.

history

Kavaklıdere history should be evaluated together with the history of Muğla region. In 3400 BC, in and around Muğla, which was known as Karia, Dorians, Persians, Alexander the Great Empire, Pergamon Kingdom, Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire ruled.

In the years after the 1071 Malazgirt victory, the Turks began to settle in the region, in the 13th century Menteşe Bey dominated Muğla and its surroundings, and after this date, Muğla and its surroundings were named after this brain and began to be called Menteşe. century, II. Muğla region, which definitely joined the Ottoman Empire during the Murat period, was included in the Menteşe (Muğla) sanjak of Aydın province at the end of the 19th century.

The history of Kavaklıdere district is largely based on oral sources due to the lack of written sources. According to the legend, the name of Kavaklıdere derives from the stream flowing through it and the fact that it is surrounded by plane trees, which the local people call “Poplar”.

It is claimed that the first settlers in the region were Turkmens from Karakeçili Yoruks in the early 17th century. Later, Turkmen families came to the region from Denizli, Denizli-Tavas, Muğla, Uşak-Eşme, Uşak-Karahallı and Kaz Mountains and formed the settled population and settlement at that time. The nomadic culture is still kept alive in weddings and plateau festivals.

PLACES TO VISIT

• Ancient Settlements

• City Center

• Hinge

• Yerküpe Plateau & Cave

• Göktepe – Gökçukur Plateau

How to go to Kavaklıdere?

Transfer From Dalaman Airport to Kavaklidere