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Named for a famous Ottoman admiral, Turgutreis is
the largest town on the westernmost
shore of the Bodrum Peninsula (map).
As such, it has all the services you
might desire, including large stores
small shops, restaurants, cafés, hairdressers
and medical services.
A HUGE marina provides for the needs
of yachters.
What I find surprising about Turgutreis
is that, despite its size, its waterfront
park and promenade, centered on Atatürk
Meydanı (with the requisite statue
of Kemal Atatürk) is
quite pleasant.
Turgutreis also has beaches,
including pleasant, sandy Sunset
Beach (Güneşbatışı Plajı)
just north of the promenade and the
stone wharf used by the fishermen's
cooperative.
Turgutreis has a selection of hotels:
In the days before tourism, Turgutreis was
named Karatoprak ("Black
Earth").
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