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Calis Beach Forum => Calis Beach Questions and Information => Topic started by: Scunner on March 06, 2020, 17:16:09 PM

Title: Dolphin Roundabout
Post by: Scunner on March 06, 2020, 17:16:09 PM

Long gone but still called the same. I put this on Facebook and thought to share it here.


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There was once a car accident at the Dolphin Roundabout that was caught on CCTV that was doing the rounds many years back. Sad maybe but great to see film of our beloved old junction. It has disappeared from where it was on YouTube so I searched there for car crashes Fethiye. Don’t do this. Some truly awful footage - as most of us know, there is no censoring or editing of this type of thing in Turkey...

Title: Re: Dolphin Roundabout
Post by: TOSH TOSH on March 06, 2020, 17:41:33 PM

Why is this beautiful feature not there anymore ? :(

Title: Re: Dolphin Roundabout
Post by: Scunner on March 06, 2020, 17:51:41 PM

As I recall, it was a roundabout but when they put the traffic lights in they took the roundabout out. The junction (traffic lights only) was still known as the Dolphin Roundabout. Of course the roundabout returned but the dolphins (and turtles) did not.

Title: Re: Dolphin Roundabout
Post by: charlste on March 06, 2020, 22:10:50 PM

Aka dolphinless roundabout

Title: Re: Dolphin Roundabout
Post by: Steve A on March 07, 2020, 09:58:47 AM

I loved this,a proper kitsch feature.I believe it was removed when the cycle race came to Fethiye.
I still give directions based on the dolphin or dolphinless roundabout.

Title: Re: Dolphin Roundabout
Post by: daveG on March 07, 2020, 10:39:46 AM

Ah Yes.. .Gone but not forgotten. Remnants lay scattered around the taxi rank for some time before being scraped up before being unceremoniously dumped.

Title: Re: Dolphin Roundabout
Post by: Steve A on March 07, 2020, 10:57:59 AM

Yeas the hard life of a fibre glass dolphin