Erdek Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
district and town in Balıkesir Province, Turkey
About Erdek
Kapıdağ Peninsula was one of the Marmara islands until about 2000 years ago. Earth tremors may have lifted the bedrock, and the channel silted up and became a tombola then a broad isthmus. Eventually some enterprising ruler built a road across - Alexander the Great is one suggestion. Its city of Cyzicus, 5 km east of present-day Erdek, was a major port but abandoned around 440 AD. Erdek in the 1880s had about its present population size, mostly Greek, but these were deported after Turkish independence in 1923. Erdek and the peninsula became a beach resort for domestic tourism. It remains so even though the Turks now venture further for their holidays, as it's within a day's drive from Istanbul. It's also a ferry port for the Marmara islands.
Top Attractions in Erdek
Explore the best things to see and do in Erdek:
- ★Kyzikos
Where to Stay in Erdek
- 🏨Abant
- 🏨Ipek
- 🏨Mavi Inci Park Otel
- 🏨Yagci Hotel
- 🏨Yeşilim Camping
Erdek Travel Guide Sections
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