Tlos

It is in Yaka Village at a distance of 35 km to Fethiye. Although the city is
spread over a large area, the ruins are focused in and around the acropolis. The
dominant appearance of the acropolis at the city entrance impress the visitors.
The surrounding of the acropolis hill having a natural protection with the sharp
slopes having a height of 500 m has been reinforced with city walls here and
there. The city walls of the acropolis in northeastern direction belonging to
early period and the rock graves are samples of Lichean cult. The city walls
that are mostly observed in the eastern and southeastern direction have been
constructed in the Roman period. These are known to be repaired in the Byzantine
Period. In this repair, the ruins of various buildings and the stones of
sarcophagus graves
have been
used. The late period building group constructed with the collected stones at
the top is the ruins belonging to the settlement of the master named Ali Ağa who
was dominant in the region in 19th century. At the skirts of the acropolis, a
stadium whose few seats remained today, bath, theatre and church ruins are
located.
İlhan Aksit's book "Işık Ulkesi Lycia" (Lycia, Country of Light) and web site of Ministry of Culture & Tourism was used as a source for this webpage.