Teke Peninsula

The Teke Peninsula thrusts southward into the Mediterranean between the gulfs of Fethiye and Antalya. Its mountainous coast formed the heart of ancient Lycia, where ridges of the western Taurus descend towards the sea. Lycian settlements occupied sheltered coves and the slopes above the shore, while the high summit of Mount Olympus rose behind them. The peninsula takes its later name from the Teke, a Turkish tribe that settled in the region.