State council decision not effectiveDespite the coastal law, construction began for 3,500 villas along the Bodrum shoreline. The court cancelled the plans and the state council dictated it illegal to build there; however, construction continues at full speed.
The Yalıkavak municipality opened the shoreline to construction in 2004; however, the district court did not approve of it. The state council confirmed the court's decision last October and the construction sites took on illicit status.