I'm British, but for the past 18 years I've lived in Turkey, so I guess I'm 'from' here now! I live on the south east coast. As to what makes this part unique..hmm.. we have a historical landmark here called 'Maiden Castle' which is a castle built out at sea. Legend has it that a King was told in a prophecy that a snake would bite and killl his daughhter, so he had a castle built at sea for her because there are no sea snakes in Turkey. One day a merchant came calling with a basket of fruit, inside the basket was, of course, a snake and the girl was bitten and died.
Used as a summer disco now, floodlit at night it looks incredible. Here's a link to a photo if you're *really* bored..*g*:
http://www.anatolia.luwo.be/index.htm?Kizkalesi.htm&1