Dalyan will be the brand base of "digital nomads".

With the Dalyan Digital Nomads Destination Project carried out under the auspices of the Muğla Governorship, it is aimed that Dalyan and its surroundings will be the new route of the Digital Nomads.

With its world-famous king tombs, Dalyan Canal, Caretta turtles and natural wonder mud and sulfur bath in the Ortaca district of Muğla, the popular district of Dalyan attracts the attention of digital nomads as an alternative to tourism activities in all seasons. With the popularization of the concept of remote working, which started with the pandemic in the business world, studies have been started to implement the tourism trend, which started with the name 'Digital Nomad', that is, 'Digital Nomadism', as an alternative tourism project in Muğla.
In order to attract digital nomads to Dalyan, the world-famous tourism region of Muğla's Ortaca District, work has begun under the direction of the Provincial Culture and Tourism Directorate. With the cooperation of Ortaca Municipality and YDA Dalaman Airport Operation, it is aimed to increase the occupancy rates, especially in low season, and to employ tourism workers continuously. Digital Nomads prefer to stay in their region for at least 2 weeks and at most 6 months. With the arrival of these new generation employees, who prefer to travel, have fun and get to know new cultures while working, a new tourism resource will be created as an alternative to summer tourism in the region.

Ortaca District Governorate and Ortaca Municipality are among the partners of the project, which is carried out by Muğla Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism under the auspices of Muğla Governorship. Among the participants of the project, YDA Dalaman Airport Management, Muğla Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dalyan Hoteliers Association, Ortaca District Directorate of National Education, among the project supporters, Dalyan Tourism Promotion, Social Development and Education Foundation (TURSEV), Dalaman, Ortaca, Köyceğiz Touristic Hoteliers and Tourism Operators Union (DOKTOB) and various personnel.
It is planned that the project, hosted by Ortaca Municipality, will be extended to both Muğla and the national level to bring a new tourism policy to our country. It is aimed to ensure the branding of the Dalyan region by turning the route of digital nomads, especially in European countries with less time difference, to the region.

'We will do the first'

Ortaca Mayor Alim Uzundemir said about digital nomadism, "Digital nomadism is a popular tourism in the world. But it is a tourism that has never been in Turkey. As Ortaca Municipality, we made our project. When we met with the District Governor and the Governor, they said that this project was very good and they supported it, they would support it, and they really did. They did not spare their support. We will be the first. Let me first tell you what digital nomad means. Now, it is a more popular tourism branch in this pandemic period. People cannot go to their workplaces and work at their homes, rather than to their workplaces, on the computer. Here we do this both to make a profit for tourism. "We invite them here to work in such a pleasant environment and in such a pleasant area. Our country wins, our district wins, and the employee wins," he said.
"A city that should be at the forefront with its history as well as its nature"
President Uzundemir said, “As you can see, we have the ruins of Kaunos behind us. It is said that Suleiman the Magnificent left here on his Rhodes expedition. Before entering Dalyan, we have a neighborhood called Okçular. It is said that Suleiman the Magnificent Archers camped there. There is a region called Sarigerme where Lydians live. I can quote you here what a German archaeologist said. A place designated as the place where the first customs sea customs. We have an underground city, again in our Sarigerme region, we are in a region where the Mediterranean and the Aegean meet with its nature, delta and food. We are in the living center of turtles and endangered turtles," he said, adding that the city is a center of attraction with its magnificent nature and history.

'We are very happy to support the digital nomad project'

Yucel Okutur, President of Dalaman, Ortaca and Köyceğiz Tourism Hoteliers and Touristic Operators Association (DOKTOB), said, "It gives us happiness and excitement that Digital Nomad is in Dalyan. Because now all the work on the infrastructure here has started. Especially our Mayor, Muğla Governor Orhan Tavlı "These friends of ours, from now on, will easily take their computers and come here to have a holiday here and experience the nature. The total number of sunless, cloudy days in Dalyan in a year is around 20. It is possible for a digital nomad to be bored here." Because here every day, the digital nomad will be able to reach wherever he wants with his computer, and at the same time, he will be able to observe the most beautiful and perfect spots of this region from anywhere, by taking them under his arm, by photographing and getting information about this subject. I've been in this region for more than a year. There are many wonderful, untouched coves, seas, mountains and forests that I have not been able to go to yet, I hope we will see those places if I live long enough," he said.