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Bodrum
Bodrum marina
Location in Turkey
Overview
Region	Aegean Region, Turkey
Province	Muğla Province
Coordinates	37°01′00″N 27°25′00″E / 37.033333333333, 27.433333333333Coordinates: 37°01′00″N 27°25′00″E / 37.033333333333, 27.433333333333
Postal code	48x xx
Area code	(0090)+ 252
Licence plate code	48
Mayor	Mazlum Ağan Republican People's Party
Website	www.bodrum.bel.tr
Governor website	www.bodrum.gov.tr

Bodrum (Turkish: Bodrum from Petronium; formerly Halicarnassus (Turkish: Halikarnas, Ancient Greek: Αλικαρνασσός)) is a Turkish port in Muğla Province. It is on the Bodrum Peninsula, near the northwest entrance to the Gulf of Gökova, and faces the Greek island of Kos. Today, it is a center of tourism and yachting. It is the ancient Halicarnassus of Caria, renowned for the Mausoleum of Mausolus. Image File history File links Mergefrom. ... Map of the Aegean Sea, showing the location of Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum, Turkey) Halicarnassus (; modern Bodrum; see also List of traditional Greek place names), an ancient Greek city on the southwest coast of Caria, Asia Minor, on a picturesque and advantageous site on the Ceramic Gulf (Gulf of Cos, Gulf... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Image File history File links BodrumAerial. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Below each region you will find associated Cities with the region. ... Aegean Region Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi), is one of the 7 census-defined regions of Turkey. ... Provinces of Turkey are called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i). ... Shows the Location of MuÄŸla province MuÄŸla province is in southwestern Turkey, along the Aegean Sea. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Postal codes in Turkey are usually found generally start with the two digit license plate code followed by three digits to specify the location within the province. ... Turkey went from six (2+4) to seven digits (3+4) local phone numbers c. ... Turkish car number plates are license plates found on Turkish vehicles. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Map of the Aegean Sea, showing the location of Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum, Turkey) Halicarnassus (; modern Bodrum; see also List of traditional Greek place names), an ancient Greek city on the southwest coast of Caria, Asia Minor, on a picturesque and advantageous site on the Ceramic Gulf (Gulf of Cos, Gulf... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Shows the Location of MuÄŸla province MuÄŸla province is in southwestern Turkey, along the Aegean Sea. ... The Gulf of Gökova (Turkish: Gökova körfezi), Gulf of Kerme (Turkish: Kerme körfezi, Greek: Κεραμεικός κόλπος, Latin: Ceramicus Sinus, English: Ceramic Gulf), or Gulf of Cos, is a long (100 km), narrow gulf of the Aegean Sea which separates the Bodrum peninsula from the Resadiye peninsula in southwest... Port and city view of Kos town on the island Kos. ... “Tourist” redirects here. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Map of the Aegean Sea, showing the location of Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum, Turkey) Halicarnassus (; modern Bodrum; see also List of traditional Greek place names), an ancient Greek city on the southwest coast of Caria, Asia Minor, on a picturesque and advantageous site on the Ceramic Gulf (Gulf of Cos, Gulf... Location of Caria Photo of a 15th century map showing Caria. ... A fanciful interpretation of the Mausoleum of Maussollos, from a 1572 engraving by Marten Heemskerk (1498–1574), who based his reconstruction on descriptions The Tomb of Maussollos, Mausoleum of Maussollos or Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (in Greek, ), was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey...

The town is a tourist resort for northern Europeans due to its coastline and night-life (Bodrum has been humorously referred to as the "Bedroom of Europe").^{[citation needed]} A few hundred thousand tourists visit Bodrum annually.^{[citation needed]} The current population is 32,227 (2000 census). The European peoples are the various nations and ethnic groups of Europe. ...

A football team, Bodrumspor, was founded here in 1931.

A fishing village until the early 1970s, Bodrum is built on the ruins of ancient Halicarnassus. It is now hosts poets, singers, artists and package tourists. Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Today, the sheltered anchorage is busy with luxury yachts and locally-built gulets used by seafaring tourists. Bodrum Gulet Maidens of the Sea The gulet is the boat of the celebrated Blue Cruise along Turkeys spectacular Turkish Riviera. ...

A Crusader Castle overlooks the harbor and the International Marina.

History

See Halicarnassus. Map of the Aegean Sea, showing the location of Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum, Turkey) Halicarnassus (; modern Bodrum; see also List of traditional Greek place names), an ancient Greek city on the southwest coast of Caria, Asia Minor, on a picturesque and advantageous site on the Ceramic Gulf (Gulf of Cos, Gulf...

The harbour area was colonized by ancient Greeks in the 11th century BC and the city later fell under Persian rule. It was the nominal capital city of the satrapy of Caria; its location ensured the city enjoyed considerable autonomy. Satrap (Greek σατράπης satrápēs, from Old Persian xšaθrapā(van), i. ... Location of Caria Photo of a 15th century map showing Caria. ...

Herodotus, the historian, (484–420 BC) was born here. Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek: HÄ“rodotos Halikarnāsseus) was a Greek historian from Ionia who lived in the 5th century BC (ca. ... Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 530s BC 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC - 480s BC - 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC Years: 489 BC 488 BC 487 BC 486 BC 485 BC - 484 BC - 483 BC 482 BC... Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC - 420s BC - 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC Years: 425 BC 424 BC 423 BC 422 BC 421 BC - 420 BC - 419 BC 418 BC...

Mausolus ruled Caria from here on behalf of the Persians, from 377 to 353 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. This tomb is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, gave us the word “mausoleum”. It was a temple-like structure decorated with reliefs and statuary on a massive base. Today only the foundations and a few pieces of sculpture remain. After the brief tenure of the Knights of St John, who founded the Castle of St Peter in 1404, the city sank into obscurity. The castle and its town became known as Petronium, whence the modern name derives. Suleiman the Magnificent conquered Petronium for the Ottomans in 1522. Mausolus (Greek: Μαύσωλος; also Maussollus) was a satrap of the Persian empire and virtual ruler of Caria (377-353/352 BC). ... Artemisia of Caria (in Greek Aρτεμισια; died 350 BC) was the sister, wife, and successor of the Carian prince Mausolus. ... Ancient Greece is a period in Greek history that lasted for around nine hundred years. ... This article is about building architecture. ... Satyros or Satyrus, was a ancient Greek architect of the 4th century BCE. Along with Pythis, he designed the Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus, considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. ... Pythis, also known as Pytheos or Pythius, was one of the most noted Greek architects of the later age. ... “Sculptor” redirects here. ... Bryaxis (born c. ... Scopas (Σκόπας) (c. ... Leochares was an Greek sculptor, who lived in the 4th Century B.C. He is theorised as the creator of Apollo Belvedere, which is currently housed in Vatican City. ... The name Timotheus can refer to: Timothy, a first century bishop Timotheus, an Athenian statesman and general Timotheus (architect), - an architect, who took part in a building of Mausoleum of Maussollos Timotheus, a 5th century BCE Greek musician Timotheus Aelurus, a 5th century monophysite bishop Timotheus (Ammon), the Ammonite opponent... This article is about the Seven Ancient Wonders. ... St. ... The Knights Hospitaller (the or Knights of Malta or Knights of Rhodes) is a tradition which began as a Benedictine nursing Order founded in the 11th century based in the Holy Land, but soon became a militant Christian Chivalric Order under its own charter, and was charged with the care... Events June 14 - Owain Glyndwr of Wales allies with the French against the English and the Henry of Lancaster. ... Suleiman I (Ottoman Turkish: Sulaymān, Turkish: ; formally Kanuni Sultan Süleyman in Turkish) (November 6, 1494 – September 5/6, 1566), was the tenth and longest‐serving Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, reigning from 1520 to 1566. ... Events January 9 - Adrian Dedens becomes Pope Adrian VI. February 26 - Execution by hanging of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan under orders of conquistador Hernán Cortés. ...

   

Bodrum panorama

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Famous people

A street in the center of Bodrum

• Artemesia II of Caria
• Herodotus
• Turgut Reis
• Halikarnas Balıkçısı
• Mausolus
• Neyzen Tevfik
• Zeki Müren

Image File history File links BodrumStreet. ... Image File history File links BodrumStreet. ... Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek: Hērodotos Halikarnāsseus) was a Greek historian from Ionia who lived in the 5th century BC (ca. ... Turgut Reis Turgut Reis (1485-1565) was a Turkish privateer and Ottoman admiral as well as Bey of Algiers; Beylerbey of the Mediterranean; and first Bey later Pasha of Tripoli. ... Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı (17 April 1890, Crete - 13 October 1973, Izmir) (pen-name exclusively used in his writings, The Fisherman of Halicarnassus; Halikarnas Balıkçısı in Turkish) was a Turkish writer of novels, short-stories and essays, as well as being a keen ethnographer and travelogue. ... Mausolus (Greek: Μαύσωλος; also Maussollus) was a satrap of the Persian empire and virtual ruler of Caria (377-353/352 BC). ... Neyzen Tevfik (1879-1953) was a Turkish poet, satirist, and ney player (which is what Neyzen means in Turkish). ... Zeki Müren (1931-1996) was a prominent Turkish actor, singer, and composer, by many regarded as even the best ever. ...

See also

• Bodrum Castle
• Milas-Bodrum Airport
• Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology (within Bodrum Castle)
• Turgutreis
• Blue Cruise
• Marinas in Turkey
• Gulet
• Foreign purchases of real estate in Turkey
• Turkish Riviera

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 of St. ... Milas-Bodrum Airport (IATA: BJV, ICAO: LTFE) is an international airport that serves Bodrum. ... Bodrum Castle 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 of St. ... Turgutreis is a town in Turkey. ... Blue Cruise (Mavi Yolculuk in Turkish) is the term used for recreational boating tours along Turkeys spectacular southwestern coasts. ... Other Turkish Topics Culture - Education Geography - History - Politics Turkey Portal Turkey boasts of increasingly favored ports of call for international and local yachtsmen. ... Bodrum Gulet Maidens of the Sea The gulet is the boat of the celebrated Blue Cruise along Turkeys spectacular Turkish Riviera. ... Other Turkish Topics Culture - Education Geography - History - Politics Turkey Portal A welcoming culture, warmth of human relations and a perfect price/quality correlation are often cited among the primary motivations of foreigners purchasing property in Turkey Purchasing property in Turkey is becoming increasingly popular with European holiday home owners. ... Map showing the Turkish Riviera. ...

Notes and References

• Bodrum News

External links

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