Turgutreis
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Muğla | |||
| District ( ilçe ) : | Bodrum | |||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 1 ' N , 27 ° 16' E | |||
| Residents : | 20,324 (2012) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 252 | |||
| Postal code : | 48 xxx | |||
| License plate : | 48 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2013) | ||||
| Mayor : | Mehmet Dinçberk ( CHP ) | |||
Turgutreis is a small town on the west coast of the peninsula of Bodrum in the southwest of Turkey .
The city was named after the area's greatest son, Admiral Turgut Reis . Traditionally, mandarins and vegetables were the predominant industry. Turgutreis has been discovered by tourism for several years.
Thanks to the prevailing northwest wind (Poyraz), Turgutreis is very suitable for windsurfers and sailors. The offshore archipelago of small, rugged islands and islets such as Çatalada is one of the most beautiful panoramas in the Aegean . The Greek island of Kos is also nearby - it can be reached in an hour with a small transfer ship, but from Bodrum in half an hour with a hydrofoil. Pserimos , Kalymnos and Leros ( Dodecanese ) can be seen in the evening horizon . Gulet day tours cross the archipelago and west to Gümüşlük , the ancient Myndos , which offered Brutus asylum, east to Akyarlar .
Since 2005 there has been an open-air classical music festival with Turkish and international orchestras and soloists.
traffic
Turgutreis has a marina and is approximately 45 km from Bodrum-Milas International Airport . There are good connections to numerous major cities in Turkey from the city's bus station.
sons and daughters of the town
- Turgut Reis , Corsair, Turkish Admiral, and Bey of Tripoli
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Turkish Institute for Statistics ( Memento from October 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed October 22, 2013