Ortakentyahşi
| Ortakentyahşi | ||||
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Muğla | |||
| District ( ilçe ) : | Bodrum | |||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 3 ' N , 27 ° 21' E | |||
| Height : | 35 m | |||
| Residents : | 6,769 (2010) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 252 | |||
| Postal code : | 48 xxx | |||
| License plate : | 48 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2011) | ||||
| Mayor : | Mehmet Onur Şahbaz | |||
| Website: | ||||
Ortakentyahşi is the main town of Bucak Ortakent and a municipality belonging to the Bodrum district in the Muğla Province in southwest Turkey .
location
Ortakent is located in the middle of the Bodrum Peninsula, on the main road connecting the city of Bodrum with the west of the peninsula ( Turgutreis ). The municipality has access to the Aegean Sea on the south coast of the peninsula. The island of Celebi Adası is in front of the beach settlement.
administration
In 1999 the neighboring town of Yahşi was incorporated. Mayor is Mehmet Onur Şahbaz.
economy
While agriculture played a major role in earlier times (cultivation of mandarins , figs and olives ; cattle farming ), tourism is now becoming more and more important. In recent years, more and more hotels and restaurants have emerged. A beach promenade and a place for concerts and performances were also built. Cottage settlements are being built between the inland villages of Ortakent and Yahsi and the associated beaches. There is an aqua park on the main road to Bodrum . Every Wednesday there is a bazaar in the center of Ortakent . Every year at the beginning of January, Ortakent hosts a camel fight .
education
The town has the public Dr. Mümtaz Ataman primary school and the private Marmara school with a kindergarten, primary school and high school.
Attractions
There are two Ottoman defense towers in the village , which Mustafa Paşa and his brother Ahmet Paşa had built in the 17th century .
Individual evidence
- ^ Turkish Institute for Statistics ( Memento from December 22, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), accessed February 19, 2011