Sığacık is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of

Seferihisar Seferihisar is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 375 km2, and its population is 60,914 (2024). Seferihisar district area borders on other İzmir districts of Urla to the west and Menderes to the east, and t ...

İzmir Province İzmir Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey in western Anatolia, situated along the Aegean coast. Its capital is the city of İzmir, which is in itself composed of the province's central 11 districts out of 30 in to ...

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. Its population is 3,913 (2022). Its distance to Seferihisar centre is less than . It is situated on a small peninsula, facing north. The harbor is in the east side of and the beaches are in the west side. Sığacık is next to the ancient Ionian city of

Teos Teos () or Teo was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, on a peninsula between Chytrium and Myonnesus. It was founded by Minyans from Orchomenus, Ionians and Boeotians, but the date of its foundation is unknown. Teos was one of the t ...

. An Ottoman castle (now in ruins) built in 1522 is also in Sığacık. Up to 2009 Sığacık was a fishermen's village. But after Seferihisar became a city of

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, Sığacık gained fame as a town of quiet holiday resort.Kesfetsek page
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Gallery

File:Sığacık 04.jpg, Sığacık Bay File:Sığacık Bay 06.jpg, Aerial view of the Sığacık Bay File:Cittaslow Sığacık.jpg, Cittaslow Sığacık File:Ottoman Castle in Sığacık.jpg, Ruined walls of the Ottoman Castle

References

{{Seferihisar District Seaside resorts in Turkey Populated coastal places in Turkey Neighbourhoods in Seferihisar District Tourist attractions in İzmir Province