Another month gone by – but that means it’s now September and we can start to look forward to the weather cooling down and life becoming a bit easier where the heat is concerned.
Not for the next few days, at least, however.
The Fethiye weather forecast is for another hot week ahead so we’re biding our time and waiting (im)patiently for those famous September breezes.
August In Fethiye
As well as hot weather, let’s take a look at what else has been happening around the area throughout August. Our monthly news round up from life in Fethiye.
Street Food Movement?
If you’re a fan of Turkish street food then the Fethiye street food vans are perfect for you.
However, their situation has hit a glitch…
It seems the area along the canal, heading to the Fethiye Tuesday market, is under the jurisdiction of DSİ (they who look after the Turkish waterways) rather than Fethiye Belediyesi.
And it looks as though DSİ want the street food vans to be moved.
No movement as yet and a couple of potential new locations have been mentioned. But nothing official as yet.
Let’s hope they get a lovely new, accessible and visible spot.
A Clean-Up Job
Earlier in the month, the strange-looking vessel you can see in the photo below arrived to the bay. And it’s still there as I type.
It’s apparently a vessel that cleans up the seabed – and if you know the bay in Fethiye, you’ll know the seabed is a huge sludgy mass.
We’ve had similar vessels in the past but this one looks a bit bigger.
How long it will remain in the bay for – and what effect it will have – well, as with most aspects of life in Fethiye, we’ll just wait and see…
Forest Fires
It’s summer and, as we said in our July monthly update, not just here but around the world, the hot summer weather is becoming synonymous with forest fires.
A bit scary a few nights ago as a fire broke out in the Karagedik area, immediately behind Çalış Beach.
For us, it was a case of closing the doors and windows as the smoke and smell filled the house.
But the fires weren’t on top of us. People we know had narrow escapes. Homes – and the local residential care home for the elderly – were evacuated.
As usual, an amazing job by all the firefighting teams to prevent more damage and get the fires under control. We’re constantly in awe of them!
It was a much bigger task for the firefighters in the forests of the Seydikemer-Kaş border where the wind made the flames spread rapidly.
Saklıkent Gorge had to be closed to visitors for a short time as a safety precaution. But, thankfully, the flames were eventually brought under control.
Cross your fingers for a fire-free September!
Kaş Weekend
Generally, for us, Kaş in August is not the best idea. Apart from it being high season, it can just get so unbelievably hot.
However, it is our favourite bolthole. So when we saw that a Turkish DJ we like (Hey! Douglas) was playing there, we threw caution to the wind, booked the cheapest apartment we could find and took off for the weekend.
As it turned out, this apartment was up with the gods right near the famous Kaş bayrak (the Turkish flag on the hill above town).
I’ve always wanted to check out the views from up there but we’ve never got round to heaving ourselves up the very steep road to it.
Well, this time, we were able to amble down to it from the apartment before continuing down into town.
As you can see in the photo above, the views are stupendous! Over the town, over towards Limanağzı and Meis island.
And to the west, you can also look out over the length of the Çukurbağ Peninsula.
So in August, we’ve updated our top things to do in Kaş article.
And we’ve also written our article about walking around the Kaş Çukurbağ Peninsula.
Views galore and also a map in that article, for you.
Sporting Life
It’s that time of year, again – the start of the football season.
Barry’s been busy updating the new teams and fixture list for the new Fethiyespor season ahead.
League 2 is divided into two groups – Red and White. This season, the team is in the Red Group.
Here are the Fethiyespor fixtures for the first half of the season.
- First match at home on the 6th to 52 Orduspor FK.
- Match tickets can be bought at the gates you enter.
- Prices for the first match are 250TL for Kale Arkası (behind the goals) and 400TL for Maraton.
- It’s been announced that there are no online ticket sales for this season and prices will vary match to match.
Obviously, no league positions as yet but here’s the 2026-27 Nesine 2. League table for you to bookmark if you like.
In Other News
Little bits of news that pop out at us as the month progresses…
Lighting For Tlos
Since our most recent visit, one of our favourite archaeological sites, ancient Tlos has been a hive of activity and its once crumbling theatre is now full restored.
The theatre will hold concerts and the like. But it is now also lit up at night. All the special lighting is entirely solar-powered.
2027 UNESCO World Heritage Hopes
In 2027, the 49th session of the World Heritage Committee will take place in Istanbul and Turkey is hoping some of its many sites that are already on the Tentative List will get promoted to full recognition.
It’s looking like all eyes on Antalya Province with sites like ancient Perge, the Church of St. Nicholas, Kekova, the Yıvlı Minaret, Termessos and Aspendos in the running.
Here’s the complete list of Turkey’s historic sites that currently hold UNESCO World Heritage Site status – with map included.
First Mastic Harvest
This is a story that definitely caught my eye because I remembered writing about mastic when we wrote our guide to the Çeşme Peninsula.
The Greek island of Chios is famous for mastic. And, during Ottoman times, mastic trees were also grown around Çeşme – being that they are so close geographically.
It was thought that this was the only area where mastic could grow successfully.
However, Muğla has recently had its first successful mastic harvest from trees that were planted 11 years ago. Amazing!
With 1 kilogram of mastic currently fetching up to 35,000 TL (around £540), it was certainly an experiment worth carrying out.
The project is being carried out by the Muğla Provincial Directorate of Agriculture & Forestry.
Into September…
We’ve got a very busy September ahead with friends over from the UK and a trip planned, too.
Bring on the famous, pleasantly cool September breezes and let’s see how the month progresses…