▁important ▁tour ist ▁destination . ▁The ▁area ▁includes ▁many ▁historical ▁sites ▁( such ▁as ▁T los ▁and ▁K ek ova ) ▁and ▁many ▁fine ▁be aches ▁( including ▁Pat ara ▁Beach ▁& ▁Kap uta ş ▁Beach ). ▁ ▁K alk an ▁is ▁an ▁old ▁fish ing ▁town , ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁safe ▁har bour ▁between ▁Ka ş ▁and ▁F eth i ye ; ▁it ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁white - w ashed ▁houses , ▁desc ending ▁to ▁the ▁sea , ▁and ▁its ▁bright ly ▁col oured ▁ ▁b oug ain ville as . ▁It ▁aver ages ▁ 3 0 0 ▁days ▁of ▁sun sh ine ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁its ▁inhabitants ▁were ▁Gree ks . ▁They ▁left ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁Exchange ▁of ▁populations ▁between ▁Greece ▁and ▁Turkey ▁after ▁the ▁Gre co - T urk ish ▁War ▁and ▁em igr ated ▁mainly ▁to ▁Att ica , ▁where ▁they ▁founded ▁the ▁new ▁town ▁of ▁Kal am aki . ▁Ab andon ed ▁Greek ▁houses ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁seen ▁at ▁K alk an . ▁ ▁K alk an ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁har bour ▁town ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁se ap ort ▁for ▁the ▁en vir ons . ▁ ▁It ▁decl ined ▁after ▁construction ▁of ▁F eth i ye ▁road ▁but ▁rev ived ▁after ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁the ▁tour ism ▁industry ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Although ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ant