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Bodrum, Mugla Province, Turkey
Bodrum is a district and a port city in Muğla Province, in the southwestern Aegean Region of Turkey. It is located on the southern coast of Bodrum Peninsula, at a point that checks the entry into the Gulf of Gökova, and is also the center of the eponymous district. The city was called Halicarnassus of Caria in ancient times and was famous for housing the Mausoleum of Mausolus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Bodrum Castle, built by the Crusaders in the 15th century, overlooks the harbour and the marina. The castle grounds include a Museum of Underwater Archeology and hosts several cultural festivals throughout the year.
The city had a population of 118,237 in 2009.
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TTG Asia
April 2, 2018
Global luxury lifestyle and hospitality brand Nikki Beach Worldwide, through its Nikki Beach Hotels & Resorts Asia division, has entered into an agreement with Siam Three Heng International to manage the Dhara Dhevi Hotel in Chiang Mai as the Nikki Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai with immediate effect.
Daily Sabah
April 2, 2018
Tamer died in Turkey's western coastal Bodrum province where he had been living. Born in 1937 in the southeastern province of Gaziantep, Tamer moved to Istanbul for secondary education at Robert's College, later graduating from Istanbul University's Institute of Journalism. He went on to publish dozensÃÂ ...
The Tennessean
April 2, 2018
At the height of the Roman Empire, a quarter of the world's population lived and died under Roman law, making it one of the most influential and culturally diverse civilizations that has ever been. “Rome: City and Empire,” now on view at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, shows the civilization's rise from aÃÂ ...
Hurriyet Daily News
March 30, 2018
Separately on March 28, Turkish security sources said they captured a total of 344 undocumented migrants in western and eastern provinces. The teams from the provincial police department noticed 100 people preparing to leave the Bodrum district of the southwestern province of Muğla via illegal means,ÃÂ ...
Hurriyet Daily News
March 30, 2018
A total of 344 undocumented migrants, including women and children, have been held in Turkey's western and eastern provinces, Turkish security sources said on March 29. The teams from the provincial police department noticed 100 people preparing to leave the Bodrum district of the southwesternÃÂ ...
Hurriyet Daily News
March 20, 2018
Turkish Cargo, a subsidiary of Turkish Airlines, has transported 100 tons of baby sea breams from the western province of İzmir to Oman, using a wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft. The sea breams purchased by the state of Oman were first transferred from the coastal town of Bodrum with trucks to İzmir andÃÂ ...
goskagit.com
March 15, 2018
22, 2017 file photo, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, center, and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani ... police officer investigates the scene before carrying the body of Syrian 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi from the shore, near the beach resort of Bodrum, Turkey.
Newsweek
March 15, 2018
On September 2, 2015, the dead body of Alan Kurdi, a Syrian Kurd fleeing the war, lies on the shores in Bodrum, southern Turkey, after a boat carrying refugees sank while reaching the Greek island of Kos. Refugees continue to take the perilous journey from Syria. However, some have returned as heavyÃÂ ...
Ahval
March 15, 2018
Ryanair, the budget aircraft company, will start flying to Turkey and tickets went on sale on Thursday, the Irish Times reported. The carrier will fly to Dalaman, an airport in south Turkey near Marmaris, Fethiye and Bodrum, from Dublin and Bratislava once a week from June, the newspaper said . Seats will beÃÂ ...
TravelPulse
March 14, 2018
With their eyes set on global expansion, the family-owned lifestyle and hospitality brand plans to grow its hotels and resorts division in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. “This year, we are celebrating our 20th anniversary as a global brand. I am very proud of what the company has become, ” says JackÃÂ ...
fvw.com
March 14, 2018
The company's new charter flights to Bodrum are selling well, he added. Schauinsland-Reisen has raised its forecasts for this year thanks to strong bookings and now expects an increase of up to 10% in customer numbers. Turkey, Egypt and Greece are the clear growth drivers, with each of them up by 50%ÃÂ ...
ZAWYA
March 6, 2018
While Nikki Beach's roots are in luxury beach clubs with destinations in Miami Beach, Florida, Saint Tropez, France Spain, Monte Carlo, Monaco and more, the Nikki Beach Hotels & Resorts portfolio includes four resort properties in Koh Samui, Thailand, Porto Heli, Greece, Bodrum, Turkey, and Dubai, UAE.
Hurriyet Daily News
February 20, 2018
My husband managed to Germany through Bodrum, then Greece, Hungary and Austria. In 2016 I also went to Germany with my son thanks to the family reunion right,” she said. But Dima said the “new life” they expected to have in Germany never materialized. “There was a constant 'waiting' situation in allÃÂ ...
Ahval
February 14, 2018
In late January 1996, the two NATO countries almost went to war over Kardak/Imia, between the Turkish coastal town of Bodrum and the Greek island of Kalymnos. Turkey is ready to take “all necessary measures” to protect the rights of Turkish Cypriots and Turkey's ownership of the continental shelf in theÃÂ ...
Daily Sabah
February 13, 2018
Turkey opposes the drilling before a permanent solution on the island, which it says disregards the rights of Turkish Cypriots. Whereas on early Monday, a Turkish and a Greek coast guard vessel collided off the Kardak islets, rekindling tensions in a two-decade old issue stemming from the larger territorialÃÂ ...
Daily Sabah
February 12, 2018
A Caretta caretta, or loggerhead sea turtle, was found by locals in Bodrum floating motionless in the water Sunday night. ... Protected by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the turtles' nesting grounds in Turkey are monitored by various international animal protection organizations.
The Irish Sun
February 8, 2018
Mr Donnelly, 64, was discovered dead three weeks following his arrival in the resort of Bodrum after producing a successful show for the Wexford Light Opera Festival. On Wednesday, Sinan Irmak was given life imprisonment for the June 2016 murder, while his sibling, 28, was sentenced to 25 years.
Daily Sabah
September 24, 2017
An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale hit the resort town of Bodrum in Turkey's southwestern Muğla province early Saturday, according to the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD). The quake struck Muğla's Milas district at 19.57 p.m. local time at a depth of nineÃÂ ...
Lonely Planet Travel News
December 31, 1999
An exciting new initiative to make the island of Yassiada in Turkey a scuba-diving hotspot has been delivered to the country's Culture and Tourism Ministry. The island, which is off the coast of Bodrum, has been highlighted as a key spot that could bring underwater tourism to Turkey.
Cruise Industry News
December 31, 1999
Turkey Expands Cruise Line Incentives ... government has expanded its cruise ship call incentive program, targeting ships carrying over 100 passengers calling on the country's ports in 2018 and 2019, according to Global Ports Holding, which operates three ports in Turkey: Kusadasi, Bodrum and Antalya.
Travel Weekly
December 31, 1999
... Frizzell, chief communications officer for Carnival Corp., said he wasn't aware of the incentives but said Carnival "continues to keep a close watch on this market in hopes of returning our cruise ships in the future." Global Ports Holding operates ports in Kusadasi, Bodrum and Antalya in western Turkey.
AirlineGeeks.com
December 31, 1999
... by the airline are as follows: London Gatwick; Cardiff, United Kingdom; Lisbon, Portugal; Tallinn, Estonia; Malaga, Spain; Thessaloniki, Greece; Valletta, Malta; Antalya, Turkey; Da Nang, Vietnam; Davao, Philippines; Langkawi, Malaysia; Cebu, Philippines; Luxembourg, Luxembourg; and Bodrum, Turkey.
Daily Sabah
December 31, 1999
A private plane carrying the daughter of the owner of one of Turkey's leading companies and 10 others who were traveling to Istanbul from a bachelorette party crashed in southwestern Iran on Sunday, ... The family company also owns two luxury hotels, Ramada Resort Bodrum and Ramada Plaza Trabzon.
Ahval
December 31, 1999
Iranian nationals were the top visitors to Turkey in January as the country's tourism industry recovered from a slump. ... The tourism industry, centred around Istanbul, and the resort towns of Antalya and Bodrum, is recovering after political tensions with Russia, sparked by the downing of a Russian militaryÃÂ ...
Travel Weekly UK
December 31, 1999
From Doncaster/Sheffield, Tui will add 110,000 seats including new routes to Pula, Croatia, Hurghada, Egypt, Kos, Greece and Bodrum, Turkey. New flights to Cancun from Bristol and Manchester and extra capacity to the Mexcan airport from Glasgow and Newcastle will also be added for summer 2019.
Yeni Şafak English
November 14, 2017
In the Aegean Mugla province's Bodrum district, 22 Syrians were held, while in the Mediterranean Fethiye district the coast guard stopped a ...
Hurriyet Daily News
November 12, 2017
A plane heading to the Aegean resort of Bodrum from Istanbul was delayed on Nov. 11 after a dispute erupted when a man kissed his wife.
Ancient Origins
November 5, 2017
He was born in what is today Turkey. The only piece ... Statue of Herodotus in his hometown of Halicarnassus, modern Bodrum, Turkey. (Public ...
Anadolu Agency
November 4, 2017
At least 207 foreign nationals were detained in Turkey on Saturday for ... and children, were held during police raids in 13 hotels in Bodrum.
Billionaire.com
November 3, 2017
But he is not alone in his new-found love of Turkey. ... have both recently bought properties on the Bodrum Peninsula; supermodels Kate Moss ...
Hurriyet Daily News
November 3, 2017
... resort district of Bodrum, the Doğan News Agency has reported. ... there were up to 24 people onboard the vessel when it set out from Turkey.
Hurriyet Daily News
November 3, 2017
In Turkey, she is known by her leopard pants and unstoppable energy. Now here's an ... In the end, Bodrum means love, everyone knows that.
Anadolu Agency
November 3, 2017
A businessman in Bodrum district of southwestern Mugla province was also arrested for using the encrypted app, a police source, who spoke ...
euronews
November 3, 2017
Some southern European countries tend to have more wind such as 'Les Voiles' in St Tropez, France, but in Bodrum, Turkey there's the ...
Reliefweb
October 26, 2017
A strong earthquake of 6.6 Mw occurred on 20 July 2017 at 22:31 UTC between Bodrum town (Turkey) and Kos island (Greece).
Earthquake Report
October 24, 2017
Kos town - We were stood in the street outside a pottery shop when we felt the ground shaking for about 10 seconds and things we're ...
Novinite.com
October 24, 2017
An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale was recorded today in Bodrum, Mugla County, Western Turkey, Turkish NTV reported, ...
Hurriyet Daily News
October 9, 2017
A fire that broke out for unknown reasons destroyed 20 hectares of maquis shrubland in Muğla's Bodrum district in Turkey's southwest on Oct. 7, ...
Sky News
October 6, 2017
Father-of-five Toby Robyns was detained at Bodrum Airport on 19 August, when security staff reportedly found around 12 coins in his bags.
Channel NewsAsia
October 5, 2017
Mugla is the site of major tourist destinations, including Bodrum and Marmaris on Turkey's southwest coast. Nearly all of the fighting with the ...
Daily Sabah
September 25, 2017
The Facebook group Doc Martin's Surgery for Expats in Turkey was begun by British expat Martin Redman and Bodrum resident for nearly a ...
Daily Sabah
September 24, 2017
An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale hit the resort town of Bodrum in Turkey's southwestern Muğla province early Saturday, ...
Turkey Telegraph
December 31, 1999
Mugla's Bodrum district of Turgutreis and Akyarlar neighborhoods in the area of the field of the city, the fire was not yet determined. Fire, Milas ...
Turkey Telegraph
December 31, 1999
A private school in the Bodrum district of Mugla was shot by unidentified persons or persons. According to the information received, private ...
Daily Sabah
September 15, 2017
Located in the Yalıkavak neighborhood of Bodrum, Mufla sits on the ... come to Turkey, foreign business people and upper class, local guests.
Hurriyet Daily News
September 15, 2017
Turkey's Ağaoğlu Group has said it signed a letter of intent with ... to build a 12 million square meter tourism city in the Aegean resort of Bodrum.
African Independent
September 15, 2017
The tragic death of Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy found washed up on the shores of Bodrum, Turkey in 2015, grabbed the world'sÃÂ ...
gulfnews.com
September 7, 2017
Manama: A Kuwaiti citizen detained in Turkey for reportedly trying to take ... Al Shatti was remanded in police custody in Bodrum on Turkey'sÃÂ ...
Mirror.co.uk
September 6, 2017
... left 'near DEATH' after being bitten by spider on holiday in Turkey ... when he was bitten by a spider as he walked along a beach in Bodrum.
Hotelier Middle East
September 6, 2017
Hyatt Centric Yalikavak Bodrum will be managed by Access Tourism and Hotel Investment Consultancy Ltd. The property will mark the fifthÃÂ ...
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