Mesudiye

Milas lies in the mountains inland from the Black Sea, above the valleys leading toward Ordu. The district was an early centre of the Hacıemiroğulları, a Türkmen principality whose influence later extended to the coast. A fortress and old burial places at Kaleköy recall the dynasty's presence in this upland country. Under Ottoman rule the area was known as Milas and belonged to the district of Karahisar-ı Şarki.