Bodrum

Bodrum
District of Muğla Province
Clockwise from top left: 1st: View of Bodrum from castle of St.Peter, 2nd: Port Atami, 3rd: A view of Bodrum, 4th: Seaside at Bodrum , 5th: Marina in Bodrum, 6th: Bodrum Castle.
Bodrum
Coordinates: 37°02′00″N 27°26′00″E / 37.03333°N 27.43333°E / 37.03333; 27.43333Coordinates: 37°02′00″N 27°26′00″E / 37.03333°N 27.43333°E / 37.03333; 27.43333
Country	Turkey
Province	Muğla
Government
• Mayor	Mehmet Kocadon (CHP)
• Kaymakam	Feridun Cemal Özdemir
Area
• District	656.06 km2 (253.31 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Urban	36,401
Website	www.bodrum.bel.tr

Bodrum (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈbodɾum]) 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 Knights Hospitaller in the 15th century, overlooks the harbour and the marina. The castle grounds include a Museum of Underwater Archaeology and hosts several cultural festivals throughout the year. The city had a population of 36,317 in 2012.

The name Bodrum derives from Petronium, named from the Hospitaller Castle of St. Peter (see history). The site was formerly known as Halicarnassus (Ancient Greek: Ἁλικαρνασσός,Turkish: Halikarnas.)

Bodrum has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Koeppen climate classification). Winter average is around 15 °C (59 °F) and in the summer 34 °C (93 °F), with very sunny spells. Summers are hot and mostly sunny and winters are mild and humid.