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Bodrum LIFE.com is committed to be the best source of accurate information, relevant knowledge and penetrating insights for everyone interested in Bodrum, Turkey, a lively, popular holiday resort on the Aegean Sea, renowned in antiquity under its ancient name, Halicarnassus.
The current selection of topical matter and the assortment of images in our photo galleries will continue to be expanded and updated to broaden the scope reflecting Bodrum’s vast diversity, from its stirring historical heritage to its contemporary exhilarating way of life. Also, the few select services we have chosen to offer are certain to satisfy. |
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Bodrum: Birthplace and home of Underwater Archaeology:
Salvage of shipwrecks dates back centuries, but scientific underwater archaeology is a recent discipline born in Bodrum. It was conceived in 1959 when Peter Throckmorton, an American journalist and salvage diver, dove on several shipwrecks guided by Turkish sponge fisherman Kemal Aras. |
Bodrum: A Place For All Seasons
Although known mostly as a summer holiday destination,
Bodrum is becoming increasingly popular with visitors
in the other seasons.  The reasons are many, but probably
foremost is the chance to enjoy its attractions more
intimately by avoiding the hubbub of high season. |
Bodrum's Famous Sons and Daughters:
When Bodrum still bore the name "Halicarnassus",
the capital of Caria, the city and its peninsula produced
a considerable number of prominent personalities whose
names continue to be celebrated in history. In later
ages others gained admission to this Roll of the Renowned
- which is not closed yet. |
Rediscovered Bodrum becomes a holiday destination.
In 1927, when Bodrum was a small fishin g, sponge
diving and agricultural village with a population
of 4902, a writer named Cevat Sakir Kabaagacli
arrived to serve his sentence of exile under fortress
arrest in the Bodrum Castle.
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