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Bodrum Neighborhoods

Each corner of Bodrum tells a different story. Explore our curated guide to the city's most captivating neighborhoods.

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Yalıkavak
Cosmopolitan & Coastal

Yalıkavak

Marina-set Bodrum — yacht harbour theatre, meyhane rigour at Tilkicik

Yalıkavak Marina superyacht harbourAegean meze and balıkçı row
40 places
Türkbükü
Discreet & Established

Türkbükü

The quiet Bodrum — iskele fish, old summer-house position, Maçakızı template

Maçakızı (since 1977)Iskele-perched fish houses
34 places
Gümüşlük
Quiet & Authentic

Gümüşlük

Sunset cove — Myndos ruins, fish on stilts, no nightlife by village pact

Submerged Myndos ruinsTavşan Adası walk-across
22 places
Bitez
Calm & Family-friendly

Bitez

The casual bay — shallow water, beach-club lunch, family-trip Bodrum

Mandarin-grove bay backdropLong sheltered seafront
26 places
Bodrum Town
Historic & Maritime

Bodrum Town

The working town — castle harbour, west-of-castle meyhanes, fish market mornings

Bodrum Castle (Crusader, 15th-century)Mausoleum at Halicarnassus site
33 places
Ortakent
Quiet & Authentic

Ortakent

Inland farm village — Saturday producer market, slow-food anchor

Mandarin-grove inlandYahşi marina seafront
16 places
Akyarlar
Quiet & Maritime

Akyarlar

Pre-Yalıkavak Bodrum — southern lighthouse cove facing Kos

Kos Island sunset viewsAkyarlar lighthouse
7 places
Torba
Calm & Practical

Torba

Family-resort north coast — hotel-rim bay, breakfast-and-early-dinner shift

Sheltered north-coast bayYear-round operators
12 places
Gündoğan
Quiet & Slow

Gündoğan

Rising bay between Türkbükü and Yalıkavak — square kahvaltı, harbour fish

Working fishing harbourInland mandarin orchards
16 places
Güvercinlik
Quiet & Working-Village

Güvercinlik

Off-map airport-side cove — second-home families, single Bib anchor

Working fishing-village waterfrontMandalya — Bib Gourmand 2026 anchor
2 places
Asarlık
Resort-rim & Coastal

Asarlık

Bodrum-Bitez wedge — Caresse Marriott, Buddha-Bar Beach franchise

Caresse Bodrum (Marriott Luxury Collection)Buddha-Bar Beach Bodrum franchise
1 places
Göcek (Fethiye)
Marina & Pine-clad

Göcek (Fethiye)

Yacht-and-marina village west of Fethiye — D-Marin spine, Bib anchor

D-Marin Göcek superyacht harbour12 Islands gulet itineraries
1 places
Datça (Reşadiye Peninsula)
Slow & Aegean

Datça (Reşadiye Peninsula)

Reşadiye Peninsula — Knidos, almond groves, quiet Aegean cousin to Bodrum

Ancient Knidos at the peninsula tipEski Datça stone-house old town
1 places
Yahşi
Sand & Family

Yahşi

Long sand bay between Ortakent and Akyarlar — family-summer Bodrum

Longest sand beach on the peninsulaFamily-friendly beach clubs
5 places
Konacık
Local & Year-Round

Konacık

Inland service town behind Bodrum — everyday-Bodrum counterpart to the bays

Year-round resident districtOcakbaşı grill rooms
5 places
Çiftlik
Inland & Slow

Çiftlik

Inland farming pocket between Gümüşlük and Yalıkavak — vineyard kitchens

Inland village settingVineyard kitchens
5 places