Akköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of
Didim
Didim is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 424 km2, and its population is 97,000 (2022). It is a popular seaside holiday resort on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of western Turkey, from t ...
,
Aydın Province
Aydın Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of southwestern Turkey, located in the Aegean Region. Its area is 8,116 km2, and its population is 1,148,241 (2022). T ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its population is 1,103 (2022).
It is situated near the western Turkish coast just south of
Ä°zmir
Ä°zmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of Ä°zmir Province. In 2024, the city of Ä°zmir had ...
. The town is named after its white stone houses (''"ak"'' is Turkish for ''white'', ''"köy"'' means ''village'').
The village of Akköy is close to the ruins of the ancient city of
Miletus
Miletus (Ancient Greek: Μίλητος, MÃlÄ“tos) was an influential ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in present day Turkey. Renowned in antiquity for its wealth, maritime power, and ex ...
.
Akköy lies just south of the
Büyük Menderes
Büyük means "big" in Turkic languages and may refer to:
People
Given name
* Büyük Jeddikar (1929–2013), Iranian retired footballer
* Büyük Vatankhah (born 1943), Iranian retired footballer
Surname
* Adem Büyük (born 1987), Turkish ...
river delta.
References
External links
Tourism information about the village
Neighbourhoods in Didim District
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