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Bodrum
The port of Bodrum
The port of Bodrum
Bodrum (Turkey )
Bodrum
Bodrum
Location of Bodrum
Coordinates: 37°02′N 27°26′E / 37.033, 27.433
Country Flag of Turkey Turkey
Region Aegean
Province Muğla
Government
 - Mayor Mazlum Ağan Republican People's Party
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 48x xx
Area code(s) (0090)+ 252
Licence plate 48
Website: www.bodrum.bel.tr

Bodrum (from Petronium; formerly Halicarnassus (Turkish: Halikarnas, Ancient Greek: Αλικαρνασσός)) is a Turkish port town in Muğla Province, in the southwestern Aegean Region of the country. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The provinces of Turkey are organized into 7 census-defined regions ( bölge) which were originally defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941 Turkey is divided into 81 provinces called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The Republican People's Party (Turkish Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi or CHP) is the oldest political party in the Republic of Turkey. Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Turkish car number plates are License plates found on Turkish vehicles Halicarnassus (Άλικαρνᾱσσός &mdash Halikarnassós or Ἁλικαρνασσός &mdash Alikarnassós Halikarnas modern Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Muğla is a province of Turkey, as the country's south-western corner on the Aegean Sea. It is located on the southern coast of Bodrum Peninsula, at a point that checks the entry into the Gulf of Gökova, and it faces the Greek island of Kos. The Gulf of Gökova (Gökova körfezi Gulf of Kerme ( Turkish: Kerme körfezi Greek: Κεραμεικός κόλπος Latin: Ceramicus Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant Kos or Cos ( Greek: Κως Turkish: İstanköy; Italian: Coo formerly Stanchio in English is a Greek Today, it is an international center of tourism and yachting. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel A yacht is a recreational boat It designates two rather different classes of Watercraft, sailing and power yachts The city was called Halicarnassus of Caria in ancient times. Halicarnassus (Άλικαρνᾱσσός &mdash Halikarnassós or Ἁλικαρνασσός &mdash Alikarnassós Halikarnas modern Municipalities of Caria Cramer's detailed catalog of Carian towns in Classical Greece is based entirely on ancient sources The Mausoleum of Mausolus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was here. The Tomb of Mausolus, Mausoleum of Mausolus or Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (in Greek,) was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at Halicarnassus The Seven Wonders of the World (or the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) is a well known list of seven remarkable constructions of Classical antiquity.

Bodrum Castle, built by the Crusaders in the 15th century, overlooks the harbor and the International Marina. Bodrum Castle ( Bodrum Kalesi) located in southwest Turkey in the city of Bodrum ( was built by the Knights Hospitaller starting in 1402 as The castle grounds includes a Museum of Underwater Archeology and hosts several cultural festivals throughout the year.

The region includes the municipalities of Bodrum, Turgutreis, Ortakent, Türkbükü, Yalıkavak and Gümüşlük, and numerous recent tourist-oriented developments were built or are being built across the district area. Turgutreis is a town in Turkey about a 60 minute drive from Bodrum International Airport. The peninsula extends across an exceptionally dry belt contrasting even with its immediately neighboring regions, and poor rainfall results in a constant shortage of potable water, an issue that became more critical lately, with newcoming settlers and the visitors. Water of sufficient quality to serve as drinking water is termed potable water whether it is used for drinking or not

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History

See also Halicarnassus. Halicarnassus (Άλικαρνᾱσσός &mdash Halikarnassós or Ἁλικαρνασσός &mdash Alikarnassós Halikarnas modern

Bodrum Castle
Bodrum Castle

The first recorded settlers in Bodrum region were the Carians and the harbor area was colonized by Dorian Greeks as of the 7th century BC and the city later fell under Persian rule. Bodrum Castle ( Bodrum Kalesi) located in southwest Turkey in the city of Bodrum ( was built by the Knights Hospitaller starting in 1402 as The Carians ( Greek: Κάρες Kares) were the inhabitants of Caria. The Dorians or Dorian Greeks ( Greek:, Dōrieis singular, Dōrieus were It was the nominal capital city of the satrapy of Caria. See also the related deity Satrapes. Satrap (Persian ساتراپ was the name given to the governors of the Provinces of ancient Municipalities of Caria Cramer's detailed catalog of Carian towns in Classical Greece is based entirely on ancient sources Its location ensured the city enjoyed considerable autonomy.

Herodotus, the historian, (484-420 BC) was born here. Herodotus of Halicarnassus ( Greek: Hēródotos Halikarnāsseús) was a Greek Historian who lived in the 5th century BC ( 484 BC&ndash Events By place Persian Empire Xerxes I quells the Egyptian revolt against Persian rule Events By place Greece The young and popular Alcibiades is elected " Strategos " (one of a board of ten generals and

Mausolus ruled Caria from here on behalf of the Persians, from 377 to 353 BC. Mausolus ( Greek: Μαύσωλος; also Maussollus) was ruler of Caria (377&ndash353 BC When he died in 353 BC, Artemisia II of Caria, who was both his sister and his widow, employed the ancient Greek architects Satyros and Pythis, and the four sculptors Bryaxis, Scopas, Leochares and Timotheus for to build a monument, as well as a tomb, for him. Artemisia II of Caria (in Greek, Ἀρτεμισία; d 350 BC was a sister the wife and the successor of the king Mausolus. The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation Satyros or Satyrus was an Ancient Greek architect of the 4th century BC. Pythis, also known as Pytheos or Pythius, was one of the most noted Greek Architects of the later age Bryaxis (born revoca 350 BC was an Ancient Greek sculptor He worked on the mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus which was commissioned This article is about the ancient sculptor For the ancient writer whose name appears in some manuscripts as "Scopas" see Agriopas. Leochares ( Greek: Λεοχάρης) was a Greek sculptor from Athens, who lived in the 4th century BC. The word "mausoleum" derives from the structure of this tomb. A mausoleum ( plural: mausolea is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons It was a temple-like structure decorated with reliefs and statuary on a massive base. It stood for 1700 years and was finally destroyed by earthquakes. Today only the foundations and a few pieces of sculpture remain.

Alexander the Great laid siege on the city after his arrival in Carian lands and its capture was, in all likelihood, completed by his ally, queen Ada of Caria. Alexander the Great ( or, Mégas Aléxandros; July 20 356 BC June 10 or June 11 323 BC also known as Alexander III of Macedon (el Ἀλέξανδρος Γ' Ada of Caria (Ἄδα in Greek ( fl 377 – 326 BC) was Satrap of Caria in the 4th century BC

Crusader Knights arrived in 1402 and used the remains of the Mauseoleum as a quarry to build the still impressively standing Bodrum Castle (Castle of Saint Peter), which is also particular in being one of the last examples of Crusader architecture in the East. Bodrum Castle ( Bodrum Kalesi) located in southwest Turkey in the city of Bodrum ( was built by the Knights Hospitaller starting in 1402 as

Bodrum marina
Bodrum marina

The Knights Hospitaller of Rhodes were given the permission to build it by the Ottoman sultan Mehmed I, after Tamerlane had destroyed their previous fortress located in Izmir's inner bay. The Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St Mehmed I Çelebi ( Ottoman: چلبی محمد IMehmet or Çelebi Mehmet) (1389 May 26 1421 Edirne, Turkey) was a sultan of the Timur also written Emir Timur or Amir Temur ( Chagatai: تیمور - Tēmōr " Iron " (1336 – 19 February 1405 among İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. The castle and its town became known as Petronium, whence the modern name Bodrum derives. Conveniently, the word "Bodrum" means basement in Turkish, and a common pun in reference to the town's liberal morals decline its name as "Bedroom". A basement is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the Ground floor.

In 1522, Suleyman the Magnificent conquered the base of the Crusader knights on the island of Rhodes, who then withdrew to Malta, leaving The Castle of Saint Peter and Bodrum to the Ottoman Empire. Suleiman I (سليمان Sulaymān, Süleyman almost always Kanuni Sultan Süleyman) ( 6 November 1494 5/ 6 September 1566 Rhodes (Ρόδος Ródos, ˈɾo̞ðo̞s Rodi ردوس Rodos; Ladino: Rodi or Rodes) is a Greek island Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish

Economy

A market in Bodrum
A market in Bodrum

A quiet town of fishermen and sponge divers until the mid-20th century, Bodrum was popularized among Turkey's educated classes by a group of intellectuals centered around the writer Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, who himself had first come here in exile. Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı ( 17 April 1890, Crete - 13 October 1973, İzmir) (birth name Musa Cevat Şakir Pen-name Since then, Bodrum constantly endeavored to attract people with artistic backgrounds, encouraging them to choose the region as a location for their secondary residences and many of the these people gradually became regulars who would stay throughout the year. Bodrum now hosts many poets, singers, artists, as well as commercially-minded investors and package tourists. Differences between the sensitivities of the first groups of residents, adamant in defending Bodrum's heritage and soul, with the interests of the latters is an always imminent issue and one that surfaces frequently. For example, a group of trees felled in Bodrum for any reason is very likely to make local and even national news in Turkey.

The Bodrum region has attracted considerable foreign and domestic investment in real estate, specifically in second homes for customers from across Turkey as well as from Western Europe.

The current permanent population for the town of Bodrum was recorded as 32,227 in 2000 census although it is certainly much higher in reality, and reaches several times that figure in summer.

The sheltered anchorage contains yachts and locally-built gulets used by seafaring tourists. A Gulet is a traditional design of a two-masted wooden sailing vessel from the south-west coast of Turkey, although frequently found all around the eastern Mediterranean

Bodrum panorama
Bodrum panorama

Famous people

Bodrum Castle mosque
Bodrum Castle mosque


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