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🏚️ Kayakoy
Abandoned Greek village in southwestern Turkey


🕐 2 min read · Updated 3 Apr 2026 at 01:35
📌 Fast Facts
  • Abandoned in 1923 following the Greco-Turkish War and population exchange
  • Designated by UNESCO as a "world friendship and peace village"
  • Located in Fethiye district, Muğla Province, southwestern Turkey
  • Now operates as an open-air museum and cultural heritage site

Kayakoy stands as a stark physical record of the upheaval that followed World War I in Anatolia. The ...

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