Kuşadası is an resort town that is located on the Aegean coast in the Turkish province of Aydin. This place lives from tourism and the visitors flocked in from May to October, the population of Kuşadası is around 70 thousand but in those months its around rise to 300 thousand. Beside the European tourists have many Turks an summerhouse in the vicinity to go for some hard earned rest. Old Kuşadası's houses almost all converted to restaurants, cafes and bars and around those parts they build a lot of hotels and blocks full of holiday houses, there is still building going on. Lot of shops selling clothes, leather fabrics, rugs, jewelry and much more and place is very popular with daily docking cruise ships. Don't forget to haggle especial in the bazaar, they expect it! The surrounding area is an visit worthwhile like the impressing Greco-Roman site Ephesus. The rustic Dilek Peninsula National Park for an good hike or enjoy the quite secluded beaches, it's the opposite of Kuşadası. Or take the ferry to visit the Greek Island of Samos it's take 2 hours, the island can be seen from the shore. So lets take an look at the flag.
The etymology of the name Kuşadası means "bird island" it's made from the Turkish words kuş (bird) and ada (island). The island that they mean is Güvercinada because its connected with an man-made narrow causeway, so it's now an peninsula. But the etymology of Güvercinada means literally "pigeon island". Now we know which bird is on the flag. The colored feather has to do with the sunshine and sea around Kuşadası. Also the big no for vexillogists is there, the name of the city. Ditch the name and take an different color for the background, maybe aquamarine blue and the flag is better.
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