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Datça Yaka Village and International Knidos Academy of Culture and Arts UKKSA
Reading the place
Not one monument, but a layered setting.
UKKSA Art Academy represents Datça's rural art conversion monument inside a historic stone oil press.
Muğla · datca
Place
Datça Yaka Village and International Knidos Academy of Culture and Arts UKKSA is located in the [Datça](/en/district/mugla/datca) district of [Muğla](/en/province/mugla), set within a distinctive landscape that can be explored via the [Culture Map](/en/harita?q=Dat%C3%A7a%20Yaka%20Village).
Time
With archaeological and historical layers stretching across millennia, the site reveals the long-term evolution of urban life, sacred traditions, and trade connections across the Aegean world.
Community
Everyday life in and around Datça maintains living ties with agricultural traditions, local craftsmanship, and seasonal culinary heritage that bridge the past with the present.
Today
Today, Datça Yaka Village and International Knidos Academy of Culture and Arts UKKSA stands as a protected heritage destination, welcoming travelers who seek to experience the enduring spirit and layered memory of Western Anatolia.
Narratives that include this place
Periods
- Ottoman era
- National Struggle & Republic
- The Aegean today