TOURIST INFORMATION
The best is you print this out and take it with you when you come down for holidays to the Bodrum peninsula
Geographical:
Bodrum is located at the southwest tip of Turkey and, with the peninsula, covers an area of 649 km². The population of the peninsula according to the 2000 census, is 106.168 total, with 35.180 in Bodrum town.
Tourist Information:
Phone : (90-252) 316 10 91 Open seven days a week from 09:00 to 18:00
Important Telephone numbers
POLICE EMERGENCY : 155
RURAL POLICE (Jandarma) EMERGENCY : 156
FIRE EMERGENCY : 110
Electricity:
The current is 220 V. Plugs are of Middle European standard
Museums and Ancient Sites
Castle of St.Peter and Museum of Underwater Archaeology
All museums in Turkey are closed on Mondays.
Opening hours: Summer 08.30-12.00 - 13.30-17.30
The Mausoleum
Opening hours: 08:30-12:00 and 13:30-17:30
Myndos Gate, Amphi Theatre and Ottoman shipyard
All day - free of charge
Meeting points
Sometimes its necessary to arrange meeting points with people don't know Bodrum for example in front of the castle gate.
Market Days on the peninsula
Market place is near the bus station. Bodrum's weekly market for textiles is on Tuesday; for food is on Thursday and Friday.
MARKET DAY'S IN AND AROUND BODRUM
| Mondays | Güvercinlik |
| Tuesdays | Bodrum (fabrics and clothing) |
| Wednesdays | Gümüslük and Ortakent |
| Thursdays | Bodrum (food) and Yalikavak |
| Fridays | Bodrum (food) and Bitez |
| Saturdays | Turgutreis (food and clothing) |
| Sundays | Mumcular and Gumbet |
There is a flea market every first sunday of the month in Bitez
Government offices
Are open 09:00 - 17:00 Monday to Friday.
The main post office is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including holidays. Services include: Public telephones-local and international. Telegraph Local, international and express mail. Telephone token and card sales. The parcel post office is located beneath the post office and is open from 09.00-17.00.
Public Telephone
There are many national and international public automatic telephones in numerous locations in and around Bodrum. Public telephones are operated using telephone cards, which can be purchased at the post offices, Marina or at special booths or shops next to the telephones.
To call outside the Bodrum area but still in Turkey; dial (0) first, wait for the tone and then dial area code and number. To call internationally; dial (00), then dial international country code, area code and number. Turkish area codes and international country codes are posted in the telephone booths.
Telephones & Post Office :
Post office in Bodrum (located on Cevat Sakir Street) open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. There are post office agencies in villages. There are many telephone booths which operate with telephone cards. These can be bought at post offices.
International code for Turkey is 90,
The Area code for Bodrum (and Mugla Province) is 252
For a local call : just dial the number
Trunk call : dial 0 , then the area code and the number
International call : dial 00 , then the country code , area code and the number.
Time Differences
Australia +8
Japan +7
Germany -1
Netherlands -1
France -1
Italy -1
England -2
USA -7
Local Time: GMT +2 Hour (example: London 8 am = Bodrum 10 am)
Health and Hospitals (Hastane in Turkish)
Bodrum now has 3 Hospitals. All have the most modern equipment and are very well maintained. (Example: the editor of these pages (German nationality) had a bypass-operation 6 years ago and is very pleased with his checkup's in Bodrum.
For emergency all hospitals have a 24 h service
Private Hospital Bodrum (Özel Hastanesi)
Mars Mabedi Caddesi, Çesmebasi Mevkii No.22-43
Tel: (0252) 313 6566, Fax: (0252) 313 1298
Universal-Hospital Bodrum, Konacik-Bodrum
(0252) 317 1515, Fax: (0252) 317 1516
State Hospital
Tel: 313 1420 - 1432 (13 Lines)
Dialyze service,
opposite of SAMI hotel, Tel. 316 7505, Gumbet,
Chemists
Chemists are identified bye the sign "Eczane" and are open daily from 8:00 AM until approximately 10:00 PM in high season. However, after normal business hours, one chemist remains open of the chemist 'On Duty' is posted on the door of all the chemists.
City Transport:
Minibus (Dolmus in Turkish) services to all villages and beaches leave from bus station (otogar in Turkish) which is located on Cevat Sakir Street. You can board at bus station or anywhere along the route by signaling it to stop for you. Similarly you can get off at a convenient point anywhere along the route. Just tell the driver.
BANKS
Akbank, Bodrum Tel: 316 69 85
Akbank, Gümbet Tel: 313 41 34
Akbank, Turgutreis Tel: 382 92 55
Akbank, Milas Tel: 512 17 28
HSBC Bodrum Tel: 313 91 45
Disbank Bodrum Tel: 313 67 80
Denizbank Gümbet Tel: 313 16 36
Finansbank Bodrum Tel: 313 58 58
Finansbank Bodrum Çarsi Tel: 313 53 84
Garanti Bankasi Bodrum Çarsi Tel: 316 58 94
Garanti Bankasi Bodrum Gima Tel: 316 59 40
Halk Bankasi Bodrum Tel: 316 62 87
Halk Bankasi Turgutreis Tel: 382 35 49
Halk Bankasi Yalikavak Tel: 385 49 39
Halk Bankasi Milas Tel: 512 12 17
Koçbank Bodrum Tel: 313 39 00
Pamukbank Bodrum Tel: 313 94 17-18
Pamukbank Bodrum Uydu Tel: 316 23 91
Turkish Is Bankasi Bodrum Tel: 316 11 61
Turkish Is Bankasi Bodrum Havaalani Tel: 523 00 05
Turkish Is Bankasi Dalaman Tel: 692 50 57
Turkish Is Bankasi Gümbet Tel: 317 10 96
Turkish Is Bankasi Turgutreis Tel: 382 26 24
Turkish Is Bankasi Milas Tel: 512 10 92
Tarisbank Bodrum Tel: 316 75 18
Tarisbank Milas Tel: 512 23 48
Toprakbank Bodrum Tel: 313 54 60
Vakiflar Bankasi Bodrum Tel: 313 11 49
Vakiflar Bankasi Milas Tel: 512 50 30
Ziraat Bankasi Bodrum Tel: 316 05 87
Ziraat Bankasi Mumcular Tel: 373 50 84
Ziraat Bankasi Turgutreis Tel: 382 74 84
Ziraat Bankasi Milas Tel: 512 40 02
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi Bodrum Tel: 316 56 20
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi Bodrum Halikarnas Tel: 313 12 15
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi Turgutreis Tel: 382 52 19 Milas Tel: 512 13 82
Turkish Bath - the Hamam:
Phone: 316 1159 We recommend you to try Turkish Bath.
Men only:08:30 - 18:00 daily, except Wednesday and Saturday
Ladies: Wednesday and Saturday between 12:00 and 18:00 hours.
International Clubs and their meetings
Rotary Club
Every Tuesday at 21:00, Hotel Manastir,
Bodrum Rotaract Club Second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 21:00, Hotel Manastir,
Bodrum Lions Club
First and third Tuesday of the month at 20:30, Hotel Mavi, Gümbet
Bodrum Scal Club For information call Mr. Mümtaz Göztepe 313 3328
Masonic Second and fourth Thursday of the month at 19:30, Hotel Club Flora, Gümbet
Road Distances from Bodrum town:
Bodrum Airport 32 km
Dalaman Airport 195 km
Izmir Airport 220 km
Milas 50 km
Mugla 110 km
Marmaris 180 km
Dalaman 230 km
Izmir 240 km
Istanbul 840 km
Datça 248 km
Fethiye 272 km
Söke 136 km
Bafa Lake 105 km
Traffic :
In Turkey traffic drives on the right. Road signs are international. Where there are no posted speed limits, legal speed limit is 40 km per hour in towns and villages, 90 km per hour on the highways. Seat belts are compulsory and drivers may not use mobile phones whilst driving.
Bus Companies Phone Numbers
(all these companies have their offices in the the bus station - otogar)
Varan (90-252)3167849
Ulusoy (90-252)3130167
Uludag (90-252)3132777
Pamukkale (90-252)3166632
Metro (90-252)3132233
Karadeveci (90-252)3162560
Kamil Koç (90-252)3165350
Asya Tur (90-252)3168821
AIRPORT Phone Numbers
Izmir A. Menderes: (232)4...
Dalaman Havaalani: (252) 6...
Bodrum Havaalani: (252) 5...
for taxi prices from the airport see our
TURKISH AIRLINES (Türk Hava Yollari) THY
Office in Bodrum:
OASIS Alisveris Kültür ve Eglence Merkezi
(Gümbet Kavsagi Karsisi)
Kibris Sehitleri Cad. No:82/Z/22 Bodrum
Selling & Reservation: (252) 317 1203/04
Faks: (252) 317 1211
Office in the Airport
Bodrum Milas Havaalani
Telefon:(252) 523 0129-523 0132
Fax: (252) 523 0133
Lost property : (252) 523 0128
www.thy.com
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