Serik

Antalya's province, Serik is including an important Pamfilya city, Aspendos.

Aspendos,Serik by Çağan

Aspendos Theater, which had reached today without corruption, and has perfect acoustic, is hosting important artistic activities today.

Serik is a town and district in Antalya Province of Turkey, 38 km east of the city of Antalya, along the Mediterranean coast.

History

Serik city, is founded in two places, one at Belkıs Village (Aspendos) and other at "Sillion" (Koçhisar Hill), near to today's Yanköy, of Bergama Kingdom on IInd century A. D. In 1817, due to being settlement regions very distant, it was named as "Seyrek" initially, and it is named as "Serik" in 1950.

Two important cities here in antiquity were Sillion, a colony of the Kingdom of Pergamon, and Aspendos,one of the most important Pamphylian cities. Aspendos is situated on the point where the Kopru River meets the sea. Once an important port and a commercial centre, it had a reputation for raising the best horses on earth. The odeon, basilica, galleria and fountains are worth seeing.

The area was named Serik after a Turkish tribe that settled here, one of many waves of Turkish settlers attracted to this coast throughout history.

 Tourism

With 22 km of coastline including the busy resort town of Belek the district of Serik is a major centre of Turkey's tourism industry, attracting 30 million visitors each year. Belek has over 30 5 star hotels and golf courses. Places of interest include the ruins of Sillion and Aspendos, the cave of Zeytinlitaş and Uçansu waterfall.

Climate

Typical Mediterranean climate is reign in Serik, which is surrounded by Antalya at west, Manavgat at east, Bucak and Sütlüce Provinces at north, and Mediterranean sea at south. Summers are hot and dry and winters are warm.