where is marmaris in turkey
Marmaris is a port town and tourist resort on the Mediterranean coast, located in MuÄla Province, southwest Turkey, along the shoreline of the Turkish Riviera.Marmaris' main source of income is tourism.It has an exceptional location between two intersecting sets of mountains by the sea, though following a construction boom in the 1980s, little is left of the sleepy fishing village that Marmaris was until the late 20th century.he town became known as Marmaris during the period of the Beylik of MenteÅe; the name derives from the Turkish word mermer, Greek marmaron (mÃ rmaron) marble in reference to the rich deposits of marble in the, region and the prominent role of the'town s port in the marble. trade