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As we are writing this article trucks loaded with help from Marmaris are well under way to reach their destination IZMIR. Within a week of the disaster Marmaris community has felt a heavy heart for its victims. This morning the mayor of Marmaris Mr Mehmet Oktay has thanked all Marmaris residents for taking part in collecting help for Izmir’s earth quake survivors. After a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Izmir, Turkey and the island of Samos, Greece the earthquake aftermath fell heavy on Izmir with 114 dead and at least 900 injured. Turkish Republic President Mr Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis exchanged their condolences for the tragic loss of life from the earthquake that struck both countries. A large number of residents in Marmaris and the nearby Rhodes have family members, relatives, friends in Izmir, and the news about the earthquake has shocked Click here for details >>

Last night Marmaris felt the aftershock of the earthquake out at sea just South of Marmaris, on the line between Marmaris and the island of Rhodes in Greece. This morning we woke up to another earthquake at around 7AM. Unfortunately earthquakes are part of life in this part of the Mediterranean and the Aegean. Yet this time the reaction of the community was somewhat different. Before many would go out and sleep in their gardens or cars. This time nobody seemed to be out, let alone sleeping out of their homes. Perhaps the latest events on a global scale have made us stronger. We have developed a high resistance to stress which is good in these difficult times. This morning the Mayor of Marmaris Mr. Mehmet OKTAY has announced an Earthquake Relief telephone number 0850 888 48 48 . Although there has been no damage in the area so far Click here for details >>

For many years tourists consider Marmaris as a safe place to go.
The resort areas in Turkey tend to be better policed and safer than urban areas for travelers.