{"id":40845,"date":"2023-10-12T11:28:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T08:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/the-story-of-old-datca-from-antiquity-to-the-present\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T14:10:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T11:10:45","slug":"the-story-of-old-datca-from-antiquity-to-the-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/the-story-of-old-datca-from-antiquity-to-the-present\/","title":{"rendered":"The story of Old Dat\u00e7a: From antiquity to the present"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Unearthing the roots of Dat\u00e7a\u2019s history<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Ancient theater ruins in Dat\u00e7a.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The first evidence of human habitation in Dat\u00e7a dates to 2000 BC, with the Carians. Later, the Dorians, who migrated from Greece, established Knidos on the tip of the Dat\u00e7a Peninsula as the center of their dominion in this region. The Dorian reign coincided with Dat\u00e7a’s golden age\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city\u2019s Golden Age<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Ancient city ruins in Dat\u00e7a.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

During the Dorian period, significant changes took place in the city. An important commercial town, Dat\u00e7a was home to two major ports: the North Port and the South Port. The North Port was used by the Dorians for military purposes and the South Port for trade. As well, numerous temples, churches and monuments were erected during this period, and a prominent medical school was established by Euryphon, a doctor. Knidos rapidly developed, not just as a trade center but also as a center for culture, art and education. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around 540 BC, Knidos fell to the Persians and the city became a part of the Kingdom of Pergamum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The story of Knidos’ transformation into Dat\u00e7a<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Another significant turning point occurred in Dat\u00e7a\u2019s history hundreds of years later, in the 15th century, when the city \u2013 after a brief time under Byzantine administration \u2013 was ceded to the Ottoman Empire and its name changed to Dat\u00e7a. This beautiful geography is now part of the Republic of T\u00fcrkiye.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Traces of Can Y\u00fccel in Old Dat\u00e7a<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The district\u2019s influence on the legendary poet Can Y\u00fccel cannot be overlooked, with Y\u00fccel and Dat\u00e7a almost synonymous in terms of Turkish literature. Can Y\u00fccel lived in Old Dat\u00e7a, in a house shaded by fragrant citrus trees, and he was buried in Old Dat\u00e7a as well. Orhan’s Place (Orhan\u2019\u0131n Yeri), a caf\u00e9 in Dat\u00e7a where Y\u00fccel spent the most of his time, has a section dedicated to the poet \u2013 The caf\u00e9\u2019s \u2018Can Baba\u2019 corner features a photo of Can Y\u00fccel, along with some of his poems and other writings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rumor has it that\u2026<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Harbor view in Old Dat\u00e7a.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to legend, Dat\u00e7a’s interior once teemed with quarries filled with precious stones. Thus families left inland estates to their sons and the seaside properties to their daughters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another legend claims that Spanish sailors charged with transporting leprosy sufferers to distant lands abandoned these patients at Dat\u00e7a. Although the sailors believed that the lepers would perish in these deserted places, Dat\u00e7a healed them with its pure air, healthy soil and clear waterways. This tale gave rise to the saying, \u201cIf God wants his beloved servant to live long, God sends him to the Dat\u00e7a Peninsula!”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We bid farewell to beautiful Dat\u00e7a with the understanding that the spirit and priorities of each period differ. To make your own history in Dat\u00e7a, click here for a Mu\u011fla flight ticket<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We invite you to explore Dat\u00e7a…<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unearthing the roots of Dat\u00e7a\u2019s history The first evidence of human habitation in Dat\u00e7a dates to 2000 BC, with the Carians. Later, the Dorians, who migrated from Greece, established Knidos on the tip of the Dat\u00e7a Peninsula as the center of their dominion in this region. The Dorian reign coincided with Dat\u00e7a’s golden age\u2026 The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":40423,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[317,147],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-40845","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-summer-holiday-ideas","8":"category-trip-ideas"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40845"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40852,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40845\/revisions\/40852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}