BODRUM CENTER

"When you reach the top of the hill, you will see Bodrum. Don't suppose that you will ever leave the same as you come. The ones before you, they were like that too. They departed but their hearts remained forever in Bodrum."
( The Fisherman of Halikarnas)


Bodrum is one of the greatest holiday resorts in the world. Bodrum is unbelievable with its relaxing ambiance, live night life, amazing historical places, beautiful bays, and numerous lovely beaches. There are so many five star hotels and great restaurants. There are many activities that you can join such as water sports, scuba diving, traveling to the Greece islands which are right across Bodrum, going to a Blue Voyage Tour, and much more...... Besides these, Bodrum is a shopping heaven. There are so many streets with shops, which are selling top brand names for low prices. In addition, there is a Turkish Market once in a week in every town. You can find fresh vegetables and fruits, natural spices, clothes, and much more for low prices.

Bodrum is also known with its incredible Night Life. There are countless bars and clubs which has all different atmospheres. You can also see Turkish singers in some of these luxurious clubs. Famous DJs take place in these bars and some very famous artists come to Bodrum in summer time such as Kid Rock, Pamela Anderson, and Sting.

Bodrum town is in Mugla city, and in SW of Turkey, on the Aegean Sea. It was built on the ruins of the ancient city of Halicarnassus during the early 15th cent. A popular tourist resort, the town's notable landmark is a 16th cent. castle. Halicarnassus, ancient city of Caria, SW Asia Minor, on the Ceramic Gulf (now the Gulf of Cos) and on the site of the modern city of Bodrum, Turkey. Halicarnassus was Greek in origin, but there were Carian inhabitants. Except for a brief period in the 5th cent. B.C., the city was not intimately concerned with Greek affairs. As a Persian vassal it was ruled by tyrants and participated in Xerxes' invasion of Greece (480 B.C.), but after the expulsion of the tyrants (460–455) it joined the Delian League. A dynasty of Carian kings in the 4th cent. B.C. was made famous by Mausolus, whose wife, Artemisia, built him a magnificent tomb called "Mausoleum", considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Alexander the Great conquered the city (c.334 B.C.). It was the birthplace of Herodotus and of Dionysius of Halicarnassus.