Hi Bernie
Our place is also in Gunlukbasi and couldn't agree more with the comments already posted.
We purchased coming up for 8 years ago through Scunner ( would also highly recommend Cenk at Interturk ) and haven't regretted it for a minute!
Every year when we arrive for our first visit we look forward to walking down Gunlukbasi high street to see what changes have occurred since our last visit and also to look out for familiar faces and places..As others have said its easy to get into Fethiye and also down to Calis Beach ( either walking down Baris Manco or catching the dolmus ), the local shops and restaurants are, in our opinion, great value for money, as they are catering for locals and not necessarily tourists.
We also love the fact that local people always seem very friendly and if we want a day /evening down in Calis Beach its easy to get to but its also great to come back home to a nice,peaceful quiet area ( apart from occasional dogs barking/ cockerels crowing which never bothers us ) when we have had enough and want to escape from the crowds...
Although we don't get to use our place as often as we would like to at the moment we chose it specifically as an area that seemed to us a good place to retire..and 8 years on our thoughts are still the same...
Good luck and hope you find exactly what you are looking for and have a very happy retirement!