{"id":180931,"date":"2023-10-20T14:40:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=180931"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:40:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:40:03","slug":"the-creepy-ghost-town-in-holiday-hotspot-that-has-been-abandoned-for-100-years-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/travel\/the-creepy-ghost-town-in-holiday-hotspot-that-has-been-abandoned-for-100-years-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"The creepy ghost town in holiday hotspot that has been abandoned for 100 years | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

AS WELL as relaxing on the beach or sightseeing in cities, some tourists also like to explore creepier destinations.<\/p>\n

One place they can do just that is in Turkey, where a small town has remained abandoned now for 100 years.<\/p>\n


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The ruins of houses, churches and other buildings can be found in Kayak\u00f6y, a neighbourhood of\u00a0Fethiye in the Mu\u011fla Province, which was once home to hundreds of people, before the town was evacuated.<\/p>\n

The eerie streets have been left behind, with people able to wander from building to building and have a glimpse at the lives of those who used to live there.<\/p>\n

The last of the townspeople were predominantly Greek Orthodox but they were forced out of their homes following the\u00a0Greco-Turkish War of 1919\u20131922.<\/p>\n

This was due to the signing of the\u00a0Treaty of Lausanne\u00a0in 1923, which contained a protocol for a\u00a0population exchange between Greece and Turkey.<\/p>\n

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It permanently barred Greek Orthodox refugees from returning to their homes in Turkey and instead forced them to leave their homes for Greece.<\/p>\n

Similarly, it also required that Greece's Muslim citizens permanently leave Greece for Turkey.<\/p>\n

While most of the Turkish towns evacuated by the departing Greek Orthodox residents were happily repurposed by those returning to from Greece, Kayak\u00f6y was left vacant.<\/p>\n

Some say this was because people were put off by rumours of ghosts living in the village.<\/p>\n

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Either way, the homes were left abandoned and now act as a museum of the time, with some of the buildings still in good condition.<\/p>\n

One person who visited the town was travel Tiktoker Location Unlocked (@locationunlocked).<\/p>\n

In a video, they showed what it's like to wander around the abandoned town, including photos of some of the old residents of the town.<\/p>\n

They said: "Today we visited a ghost town in Turkey. It's been abandoned for 100 years.<\/p>\n

"You can see photos of some of the people that lived here.<\/p>\n

"Some of the houses are still more or less intact. <\/p>\n

"It was abandoned due to a population swap between Turkey and Greece. <\/p>\n

"According to the locals, the Turks didn't want to move into this town because of the alleged ghosts.<\/p>\n

"It feels eerie to walk through the old streets of the town, but it's definitely an interesting place to visit."<\/p>\n

The town has an overall score of 4.5\/5 on TripAdvisor, with a lot of tourists enjoying their visit.<\/p>\n

One wrote: "A stunning and peaceful place to visit. <\/p>\n

"To see the ruins of this ghost town was brilliant. I love the old style of living so this village is a must."<\/p>\n

Another added: "You can just wander the derelict village and enjoy the amazing views. Loved it."<\/p>\n

A trip to Kayak\u00f6y can be made as part of a visit to the south of Turkey, where beaches like Soguk Su Koyu can be seen.<\/p>\n

Turkey is one of the cheapest places for Brits to visit at the moment, due to the performance of the Turkish Lira against the Pound.<\/p>\n

The nearest airport to the ghost town is Dalaman, where return flights can be booked from the UK for less than \u00a3100pp.<\/p>\n

A night for two nearby can be booked from around \u00a350.<\/p>\n

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