Located on the peninsula that bears its name, in the west of Muğla province, Bodrum is surrounded by the Aegean Sea to the north, west and south. It is adjacent to Milas district from the east.
Climate
Bodrum Peninsula has a climate characteristic of a synthesis of Aegean and Mediterranean climates. It shows the feature of micro-climate area. Summer months are hot and dry, winter months are quite warm and rainy. There is almost no humidity in summer. In winter, the humidity is very low.
Transportation
As a world-famous holiday destination, Bodrum has advanced transportation facilities.
Air transportation of the city is provided from Milas-Bodrum Airport. Its distance from the city is 32 km.
Although Bodrum is not located at an important highway junction, it is very easy to reach by road. Neighboring cities such as Aydın and Denizli, especially İzmir, at many times of the day; Frequently to Istanbul, Ankara and Antalya; There are also bus services to many other cities at certain times.
There are three large marinas and cruise berths in Bodrum.
History
The world-famous Bodrum Peninsula; It is one of the corners of paradise that will more than meet your expectations with its history, culture and art, natural beauties, climate, sea and magnificent bays, entertainment life that lasts until the morning, quality hotels that meet all kinds of needs of the visitors.
The region that has fascinated mankind since the pre-BC era; It contains traces of various cultures and civilizations such as Leleg, Carian, Persian, Dor, Helen, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman from ancient times to the present.
Halicarnassus, which was called the “Paradise of Eternal Blues” by the famous historian Homer, was founded on the lands that were the intersection point of Greek and Anatolian civilizations. Archaeological finds belonging to various civilizations indicate that the region and its surroundings have a history of seven thousand years. Halicarnassus, one of the most important port cities of the Caria Region in ancient times, raised many important people such as Herodotos, known as the father of history, and Artemisia I, the first female admiral of history.
It is said that mankind’s adventure in Bodrum has a history stretching back to 3,000 years. Historian Herodotos from Bodrum writes that the city was founded by the Dorians in 1,000 BC where the castle is located today. Back then, this place was an island.
The Carians came under the rule of the Lydians in the 6th century BC, and then the Persians. Persians divided Anatolia into satrapies. The Caria Region was ruled by the Hekatomnus Dynasty. Mausolos brought the capital of the Carian Satrap from Mylasa to Halicarnassus and had the city rebuilt. Halicarnassus experienced its brightest period in these years. During his 24-year rule, Mausolos started to build the tomb monument, which is known as the Mausoleion and is one of the seven wonders of the world. After his death, his wife and sister II. Artemisia continued the construction of the monument.
In 334 BC, Macedonian King Alexander the Great conquered the lands in Anatolia under Persian rule. After the city was burned and destroyed by Alexander, he could not recover. After the death of Alexander, the region was ruled by his generals for a while, then came under the rule of the Ptolemies and Rhodes, but Halicarnassus preserved its independence like other coastal cities. In 133 BC, when the Romans established the Asian State in Anatolia as the heir of the Pergamon Kingdom, Karia was included in this state. After the division of Rome into two (324 AD), it became a bishopric under the Aphrodisias Metropolitan.
City, XI. In the last quarter of the century, it passed into the hands of the Turks, XIII. It joined the territory of Menteşe Principality in the 19th century. With the conquest of Rhodes by Suleiman the Magnificent, Bodrum joined the territory of the Ottoman Empire. It was occupied by the Italians at the end of the First World War (May 11, 1919), and in the War of Independence -05.07.1921- the Italian occupation came to an end.
PLACES TO VISIT
• City Tour
• Environmental Tour
• Bend and Bays
• Beaches
• Bodrum Castle & Bodrum Underwater Archeology Museum
• Mausoleum
• Ancient theater
• Zeki Müren Art Museum
• Bodrum Surroundings
• Bodrum Peninsula Ancient Settlements
• Bodrum Gulets
