One of the loveliest districts of İstanbul, Şile is just Northeast of the Marmara Region and lies on the 60 km coast of the Black Sea shore which makes it a very desirable location for Summer holidays. It’s not only an escape from the city, for Şile offers its lovely natural spots, sightseeing and other wonders but it has become a permanent destination for those looking for an extended holiday season.

It is known that Şile and the regions around have been occupied since the Neolithic ages. Various areas that were also occupied from the Paleolithic ages have been discovered during an excavation in the Black Sea region between the border of Bulgaria and Kefken Island. The facts show that after the Ice Age, about 12000 and 6000 BC the shore of the Black Sea was conveniently populated.

Şile had been under attack twice at old ages. The first time by the Xenophon of the Ancient Greeks after their Persian expedition, and the second time by Lucullus of the Roman Empire who would follow the coast. It is possible to notice the impressions the Roman Empire has left in this lovely region. During the ruling of Diokletianus of the Eastern Roman Empire; caves like Inkese and Sofular were the natural protective homes of the first Christians. Şile and its region has hosted home for many cultures throughout the centuries as the Seljuk Turks acquired the state in 1090 until the Crusades which eventually led to the ownership of the land by the Ottoman Empire acquired during the ruling of Yıldırım Bayezid.