In 1824, the city served as a rear base for the Turkish army during the Greek revolt: the castle served as garrison, the shipyards were fortified.
The castle was used as a prison between 1895 and 1915, but abandoned as a result of the bombing by the French battleship Duplex in May 1915 which seriously damaged the building. It was restored between 1960 and 1964; it now houses a museum of underwater archeology.
In 1925, the writer Cevat Sakir, exiled in Bodrum, took a liking to the city. He spared no effort to develop tourism, going so far as to take the nickname Fisherman of Halicarnassus.
It is a synthesis of the Aegean and Mediterranean Sea climates. The micro-conditioner features a peninsula. There is almost no moisture in summer. In winter, the moisture is very low. Summer months are warm and dry, and the winter months are quite warm and rainy. Since 1970, the snow dropped only in February 2004 and the average thickness of snow was about 5 cm.
The peninsula is divided into two parts, which are very noticeable as vegetation. Bodrum-Milas road is covered with western bush and barbed wire. East of the road is covered with needle-leaf red candles, wild strawberries, myrtle and sandalwood. 61.3% of the county is forest. However, as a result of forest fires in recent years, there has been a considerable decline in forest cover. There is no regular axis in the county. The irrigation lake in Mumcular is used for irrigation and drinking water purposes
Bodrum is also close to the international airport. The distance to the basement is 35 km. The official name of the Milas-Bodrum Airport. The airport is within the borders of Milas. There are three large marinas and a boat bridge, which can accommodate large passenger boats in the basement. Milta marina, which is the center of Bodrum, where the marinas were first made. The second marina is D Marin in Turgutreis and the other is Port Bodrum, which is located in Yalikavak.
