To our surprise, we found out that the cost of the formalities needed to enter Turkey had nearly  doubled compared to the previous year. It cost about 200 euros to enter and 150 euros to leave  Turkey. The new fees were decided by the government after the election. In view of the new fees,  we decided that this year we would only enter and  leave Turkey once. Even the Turkish people  complained about the significant fee increase. Some marinas have increased the annual fee from  3,000 euros to 10,000 euros. Needless to say, many boats now look for alternative berths, as  these have become unaffordable. Ayalik was the port of entry. It is a recent developed city of  limited interest, except that you can supply your boat easily. The city is surrounded by newly  constructed holiday houses that are occupied only 4 months in the year. We stayed nearby in the   bay of Cennet Koyu as it is a good place that offers excellent protection from all winds. It is very  quiet, and you will not be disturbed by the morning prayers. The dominant sound is the wildlife. As  it was early in the season, we were alone in the bay. After one week, we decided to move towards  the region of Izmir, one of the main harbours in Turkey. Our first stop was at Bademli, a little bay, but the next day we moved to Foca. We liked Foca as it  is a little harbor with a lot of people from the region of Izmir. As it was a public harbor, the  prices were much lower than in private marinas. Close to Foca, there are a few little islands with  seals. The name Foca refers to this. There are many small fishing boats as well as pelicans waiting  for pieces of fish discarded by the fishermen. The fourth day, we planned to go 45 miles south to  the island of Kara, but the mooring was very uncomfortable, so we only stayed there for one night  and moved to Dallan Koyu which offered a good and comfortable shelter from the meltemi for 4  days. A few boats were also anchored in the bay because of the weather. Luckily, we could easily  walk to a little town to stretch our legs and buy groceries. On our way from Foca we were  surprised by the large number of fish farms. They were significantly bigger than in those in   Greece, and the number of nets was 10 times higher. They were installed in some places as deep as  80 meters. The big boats were feeding the fish all day. Now the wind was going to come from the  south, so we moved to Sarpedere Koyu. The place is completely surrounded by vegetation, and  depending on where you drop anchor, you can be protected from both southerly and northerly  winds. Once the winds had receded, we moved closer to Teos Marina in the village of Sigacik. As  the fee charged by the marina was about 100 euros per night, we decided to stay nearby and only  entered the harbour the day before we had to catch a plane to Istanbul. We also left the boat in  the marina to visit the ruins of Ephesus, one of the oldest ancient Greek archaeological sites.