The first settlement date in Dalaman and its vicinity was BC. It dates back to the 7th century. The region where Lycians and Carians lived for a long time, BC. In 545, Persians dominated. Then Alexander the Great, the Romans and the Byzantines in the region respectively. With the passing of Menteşe Principality in 1284, a rapid Turkish migration started in Dalaman and its region.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Kavalalı Mehmet Ali Pasha captured Egypt and became the Governor of Egypt. In the following years he defeated the Ottoman armies and proceeded to Kütahya. In the occupied areas of Kavalalı Mehmet Ali Pasha, the Ottoman Emperor of the time III. Mihrişah Hatun, Selim's mother, as a gift to the Tepearası, Eskiköy, Dalyan, Ortaca, Akinci, Morphou and Dalaman, covering the entire area of 360 thousand decares of the farm area was also.
According to the agreement of Kavalalı with the Ottomans, the administration of Egypt would be passed on from father to son. Thanks to this agreement, Mehmet Ali Pasha 's death and the administration of the land was left to the family and born in 1874. In later years, Abbas Hilmi Pasha took possession of Egypt and Dalaman lands.
Abbas Hilmi Pasha, the ship came to Sarsala bay in 1905. In those days when Dalaman is not yet present, the region where a village called Sogut, where 30 houses are located, won a great admiration of Abbas Hilmi Pasha, who is a hunting enthusiast with its fertile lands and vast plains.
Egyptian Hidivi, which settled in the region, built the pier and warehouse in a short time. He also dried the surrounding marshes, the last business as a hunting lodge Dalaman'a took action to build. In the same days, Khedive had a railway station project in Egypt. He gave both projects to French architects.
