Turgutreis district, which comes under the City of Mugla and Bodrum Town, is in an area of 55000 hectares and is ideally located on the peninsula where the Mediterranean meets the Aegean Sea. The naturally rocky landscape results in many tiny inlets, giving the coastline a laced-like appearance, with steep mountains parallel along the coast such Doru, Boz, Pamuklu, Çatal, Çukur and the Asar mountains. The average height of these mountains is 300 m. and there are rich and fertile riverbeds and valleys between them. There are 14 Turkish islands around Turgutreis including Küçük Kiremit, Büyük Kiremit, Fener, Çatal, Yassı, Tüllüce, Kargı, Köçek, Sarıat as well as the Greek islands Kos and Kalimnos. The peninsula is partly covered in forests and there is much natural vegetation outside these forests. A fertile delta formed in Turgutreis as a result of the rich earth brought by the Akar Stream in early ages that has enabled the local farmers to sustain a living through growing figs and mandarins since these times.

HOW TO REACH TURGUTREIS

Turgutreis is only half an hour drive away from Bodrum town and 1 hour from the Bodrum-Milas International airport. It’s also possible to reach Turgutreis from the southern coast through Akyarlar or by following the northern coast through Yalikavak. We advise anyone coming to Turgutreis to try these scenic routes at some point. Turgutreis is 18 km. to Bodrum, 50 km. to the international Bodrum airport and 275 km. to Izmir.