Bodrum, formerly Halicarnassus, is a lively coastal resort and a popular tourist destination on the southwest Mediterranean coast of Turkey, in the Mugla Province. Bodrum, with its intense nightlife, beautiful beaches, historical sites, quality hotels and holiday villages, is one of the Turkey’s most popular holiday towns and largest resorts on the Aegean coast. Bodrum is described as “the Land of the Eternal Blue” by Homeros. The spectacular medieval castle built by the Knights of the Rhodes guards the entrance to Bodrum’s dazzling blue bay where the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas meet.
Bodrum is a world wide famous, attracting a diverse population of vacationers who stroll along its long palm-lined waterfront as the elegant yachts crowd the marina. The reputation of Bodrum’s boat yards date back to ancient times, and today, craftsmen still build the traditional yachts. The beautiful Bodrum Peninsula suits holidaymakers interested in a subdued and relaxing atmosphere on their Turkey holidays.
Gumbet, Bitez, Ortakent, Akyarlar, Turgutreis, Gumusluk, Yalikavak, Gundogan, Turkbuku, Golturkbuku and Torba are the most popular holiday resorts and towns in Bodrum and they all offer quality hotels and accommodation.
Public Transportation
Minibus (Dolmus) and Local Buses:
Minibus services to outlying villages leave from bus station. Turgutreis and Yalikavak Municipalities run buses between Turgutreis-Yalikavak and Bodrum. Suburban ring services Bodrum, Gumbet and Bodrum – Icmeler depart from bus station; pick up and disembark passengers at points in between. Please remember to learn the latest dolmus hour to your district from the garage / bus stop when you go out for entertainment.
Another travel is with taxi. Stopping a taxis in Bodrum, is like other parts of the world. The tariffs of the travel are calculated by distance. At midnight, the tariffs are doubled.
Shopping
The architectural style of Bodrum with whitewashed houses combined with dark blue-lined windows and ornamented with pink and purple bougainvilleas is the symbol of the city. Strolling through the streets you may encounter shops selling objects, paintings and household goods of the Bodrum house style.
The reputation of the stone windmills of Bodrum is such that a variety of miniature windmills are sold as garden objects and household goods.
Marine sponges and seashells are among the visitors’ souvenir alternatives.
There is wide range of Bodrum’s handmade chic and comfortable sandals for all ages. The shoemakers in the small shops display their traditional craft.
FRIDAY MARKET
In the market established in the center of Bodrum, in a wide area reserved for marketers by the Municipality behind the bus station; all kinds of vegetables, fruits and “nuts” together. Tangerines and lemons, which are freshly picked from the gardens from all over the Bodrum peninsula, are the apple of the market.
Markets on the Bodrum peninsula and surrounding areas
Monday: Türkbükü, Kumbahçe, Güvercinlik
Tuesday: Yalıkavak fresh food market, Dereköy, Milas, Bodrum cloth market
Wednesday: Ortakent, Gündoğan, Gümüslük, Akçaalan (Turgutreis)
Thursday: Bitez, Akyarlar, Güllük, Yalıkavak goods market
Friday: Bodrum fresh food, Konacık, Yalıçiftlik
Saturday: Turgutreis
Sunday: Gümbet, Kızılağaç, Mumcular
Hospitals
"Bodrum State hospital called “Bodrum Devlet Hastanesi"
Police station
"Bodrum İlçe Emniyet Müdürlüğü"