In 1462, a prince called Gateluzya from the Island of Lesbos kills his elder brother and takes the control in his hands. Trusting the Latins, he does not pay the tax he is required to give to the Ottomans. When the warnings of the Ottomans did not help, Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror `s commander Mahmud Pasha arrives at the Lesbos with an armada of 200 vessels and the battle begins. The island surrenders quickly. 200 Janissaries and 300 guards are placed in the castle on the island of Lesbos. Iorder to prevent the invasion of the island by pirates again, Janissaries were placed to where today's Kucukkoy is situated today. Therefore, the name of the village becomes "Yeniçarohori", which means Janissary. Over time, the Greeks take over management here and call the village Kucukkoy (Small Village= due to the small size of the village. Turks that migrated from Yugoslavia, which we call Boshnaks today, and Islanders that came from Greece are in Kucukkoy now. The first group of Boshnaks came to Kucukkoy in 1893 and the second group in 1931. Elmas Bey and his Comrades in Arms, who were honored with the Medal of Independence for their heroic participations in all the wars along with the Regiment Commander Ali Cetinkaya, who fired the first bullet in the War of Independence that set the ground for the establishment of the Republic, are very important figures in the short-term history of the region. SARIMSAKLI With its coves and islands shining under the sun and knitting the 25-km part of the Aegean Coastline with forests and sandy seashores like lacework, the Town of Kucukkoy is a welcoming destination. Many more magnificent treasures of ancient worlds are waiting to be discovered under the mystic veil of the scenery. There are 6 government camps as well as many accommodation facilities (9 with Tourism Enterprise Certificates; 2 with Investment Enterprise Certificates; and 59 Municipality-Certified Enterprises) and about 160 restaurants, bars, cafés, and discos serving in the Sarimsakli region. The uninterrupted total length of the beach is 5 km and its width is about 50 to 100 meters. With these dimensions, the beaches of Sarimsakli are among the first 3 in Turkey. The World Health Organization has certified that the sands of Sarimsakli beaches have excellent radiation interactions that is most beneficial to human health and that the seawaters around are unique not only in Turkey but also in the whole world. There are a total of 22 lovely beaches collectively referred to as the Sarimsakli Beaches within the area. Individual beachesare named based on the closest camping site or hotel and other accommodation facilities. O noteworthy fact is that these beaches are not owned by the camping sites or other accommodation facilities including hotels: all these beaches are freely open to the public.