> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://damirissimo.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Turkey Episodes #1: Fethiye, Muğla - URL: https://damirissimo.com/turkey-episodes-1/ - Published: 2024-01-03T07:34:11.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-09T22:21:20.000Z - Description: Photo episodes from a family trip through Turkey's Muğla region - Fethiye, Butterfly Valley, Babadağ and the abandoned village of Kayaköy. - Author: Damir - Tags: Travel Welcome to take a look into our small family trip we made to Muğla region of Turkey. There's a lot to share, so here may begin a series of posts from these places. Buckle up, there's a lot for me to show to you ✈️ This first episode follows the trip in fragments rather than as a guide: cliffs above Butterfly Valley, the launch ramps of Babadağ, slow mornings around Fethiye and, finally, the stone shells of Kayaköy. The places change quickly, but warm light and steep landscapes hold the sequence together. ![Rocky Mediterranean cliff descending into calm blue water near Butterfly Valley](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-001.jpg) ![Dried thistles in warm light with a rocky coastal cliff beyond](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-002.jpg) ![Butterfly Valley cove seen between sunlit rocky slopes](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-003.jpg) ![Golden dried plants growing on the coastal hillside](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-004.jpg) ## Butterfly Valley (Kelebekler Vadisi) The opening photographs look down into the cove from the cliffs above. Dry grasses and pale limestone fill the foreground while the sea sits far below, giving the valley a sense of scale that a simple viewpoint photograph usually misses. ![Steep limestone walls enclosing the blue cove at Butterfly Valley](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-005.jpg) Butterfly Valley viewpoint (Kelebekler Vadisi), Muğla 2023 ![Memorial notice and stickers on a weathered, bullet-marked sign](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-006.jpg) ![Bullet holes clustered in a heart-like shape on a metal sign](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-007.jpg) The bullet holes caught my attention - they somehow made a heart out of this billboard. Neil Cooper found dead in the summer '23, supposedly by falling off the cliff of Butterfly Valley. It is very steep and dangerous indeed there. --- ## Babadağ Mountain Babadağ towers over Ölüdeniz and is one of the most popular tandem paragliding spots in the world - my first flight started right here. From the mountain, the coast breaks into coves, islands and long blue distances. The sequence moves from the viewing platform to the launch ramps, where tandem pairs run down the slope and disappear into open air. That contrast — solid rock underfoot, then almost nothing — became one of the clearest visual memories from this part of the trip. ![Sunlight through a pine tree above the mountain valley at Babadağ](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-008.jpg) ![Rocky pine-covered footpath on Babadağ Mountain](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-009.jpg) ![Child lying face-down on a glass viewing platform with a reflected face](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-010.jpg) ![Child in sunglasses looking across a small mountain pond](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-011.jpg) ![Black-and-white view through the geometric beams of a mountain terrace](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-012.jpg) ![Turquoise coves and rugged islands seen from high on Babadağ](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-013.jpg) ![Paraglider above the sea and rocky islands off the Turkish coast](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-014.jpg) ![Person reflected in the glass floor of a mountain viewing platform](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-015.jpg) ![Boots and reflections on the glass viewing platform at Babadağ](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-016.jpg) ![Tandem paraglider running from a sloped launch ramp on Babadağ](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-017.jpg) ![Tandem paraglider airborne beside Babadağ with mountains behind](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-018.jpg) Paragliders usually either start on their own, or have a helping hand of colleagues. But usually those are people who will drive their cars back to the lower ground :D ![Paraglider suspended in front of a large white cloud](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-019.jpg) Babadağ rises to about 1,960 meters - its climate and topography make it one of the most popular tandem paragliding launches in the world. ![](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-014-1.jpg) ## My first ****paragliding** experience This year was special as I was gifted an opportunity to meet my Birthday high in the skies, literally ❤️‍🔥 [Take a look yourself 👀](https://damirissimo.com/my-first-paragliding-experience/) ## Around Fethiye Back at lower ground, the story slows down: coffee, cats, flowers, old vehicles, boats and the small details found between the main destinations. These quieter frames are part of the same trip for me — not landmarks, but the textures that make a place easier to remember. ![Latte in a handmade brown cup beside a small potted cactus](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-020.jpg) ![Orange-and-white cat resting among silvery leaves](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-021.jpg) ![Orange-and-white cat peering through olive branches](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-022.jpg) ![Foamy coffee in a white cup beside sunglasses and dried flowers](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-023.jpg) Morning coffee aesthetics & random Turkish cat ![Pink heather flowers growing beside a path](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-024.jpg) ![Pine tree leaning over the blue sea near Fethiye](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-025.jpg) ![Child lying on a pebbled beach in a black-and-white photograph](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-026.jpg) ![White classic Volkswagen Beetle parked beneath trees](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-027.jpg) ![Toy vehicles lined across the dashboard behind a car windscreen](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-028.jpg) ![Rear of a white Volkswagen Beetle with a Muğla licence plate](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-029.jpg) ![Red motorcycle parked among trees](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-030.jpg) ![Sailboat anchored in a sheltered turquoise bay near Fethiye](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-031.jpg) ![Sailboats in a coastal bay framed by pine trunks at sunset](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-032.jpg) ## Kayaköy Kayaköy changes the mood again. Roofless rooms, worn arches and empty windows cover the hillside, with plants growing through paths and doorways. I kept the photographs restrained here — stone, shadow and a few human figures for scale — because the abandoned village already carries enough atmosphere of its own. ![Vaulted stone interior of a roofless church in Kayaköy](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-033.jpg) ![Black-and-white close view of a crumbling stone arch in Kayaköy](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-034.jpg) ![Sunlit window opening inside a ruined stone building](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-035.jpg) ![Person standing among overgrown stone ruins in Kayaköy](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-036.jpg) ![Adult and child silhouetted in the doorway of a Kayaköy ruin](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-037.jpg) ![Black-and-white remains of a small stone building among trees](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-038.jpg) ![Carved stone basin embedded in a weathered wall](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-039.jpg) Abandoned village of Kayaköy. Fascinating place to visit. And is actually worth dedicating a separate website story to it. ![Abandoned stone houses covering the hillside at Kayaköy](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-040.jpg) ![Power pole and overhead lines against a clear blue sky](https://img.damirissimo.com/ghost/2026/08/turkey-episodes-1-041.jpg) These photos would be enough for this page, which would be the Turkish episodes #1 edition. More to follow sooner or later, with a mix of other countries & places I found worth sharing here with you. Appreciate your attention now see you later! Next episodes: [Cyprus Episodes #1](https://damirissimo.com/cyprus-episodes-1/). See all [Travel stories](https://damirissimo.com/t/travel/).