Imagine Bodrum:
Where life continues uninterrupted for at least 3400 years…
Host to one of the “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World”…
Birthplace of Herodotus, known all over the world as the “Father of History”…
Home of Admiral Artemisia the Great, who went down in history as the “female most famous among rulers and satraps” of ancient times; Home of Artemisia II, who finished the Mausoleum and became famous by conquering Rhodes, the capital city where Satrap Ada, who ruled Caria, and Satrap Mausolus, who brought one of the “7 Wonders of the World” to the ancient world, lived and ruled Caria…
Imagine a Bodrum that has a secret harbor that we do not encounter in any ancient city…
Imagine a Bodrum that resisted Alexander the Great for months and this resistance went down in history as Alexander’s famous “Siege of Halicarnassus”.
Imagine a Bodrum that embraced Cevat Şakir, Neyzen Tevfik and Zeki Müren and gained their eternal love…
Imagine a Bodrum that deserves to be awarded the “European Museum of the Year Special” award in 1995 and has one of the most respected Underwater Archeology museums in the world…
Imagine a Bodrum that was included in the UNESCO world cultural heritage tentative list in 2017 due to its castle, historical silhouette and unique architecture…
Imagine a Bodrum that was built 2350 years ago, one of the oldest and originally planned ancient theaters in Anatolia, the 2350-year-old Myndos Gate mentioned in Alexander the Great’s famous siege of Halicarnassus, the city walls, the Temple of Mars, numerous Roman Periods covered with earth. Mosaic, ancient stadium waiting to be excavated, St. Nicholas church waiting to be restored, windmills, a wonderful Maritime Museum, Zeki Müren Museum, Aga Khan award-winning Ertegun House and Demir Holiday Village.
Imagine a Bodrum that has houses where Neyzen Tevfik was born, Halicarnassus Fisherman Cevat Şakir lived, mosques built during the Ottoman period, inns, historical civil architectural structures.
Think of a Bodrum that is one or two hours away from the unique ancient cities of Muğla province, its sanctuaries, Menteşe, its cities adorned with Ottoman period monuments.
We shall talk about what can be done to promote cultural tourism in and around Bodrum, a city with such a rich Cultural Heritage…