History of Icmeler Icmeler used to be a village where nobody went or visited other than the villagers. Marmaris, the bigger city 8 km away from Icmeler even used to be a small holiday resort. As Marmaris got popular in the 80’s and got discovered by foreigners visiting this city, Icmeler slowly started developing. Investors saw Icmeler as the next place of tourists. Marmaris got bigger and... more.