Introduction to Ortakent

Ortakent is a town of two halves – the inland business district and the beach area, and they’re a couple of km apart (which is typical of many of the towns on the Peninsula).

If you drive through the central part of the Bodrum Peninsula, you’ll drive through Ortakent, as it’s the converging point for the roads between Bodrum Turgutreis and Yalikavak.

Although the major Peninsula roads pass through the town of Ortakent, most vacationers will probably give this district barely a glance, as they navigate through the town, past the tangerine orchards and head straight to the long strip of Ortakent-Yahşi beach, which is about 3km from the business district.

History

• Ortakent translates to “Middle City” – and it’s the most central business district on the Bodrum Peninsula
• Ortakent is one of the oldest continuously settled areas on the Peninsula
• Ortakent and Yahşi used to be two independent towns, but in 1999 they became part of the same municipality

Location

• Ortakent town is located near the mid-way point between Bodrum and Turgutreis
• Ortakent beach is ~3km south of the town area
• Approximate distances to Ortakent Town:
  • 10km from Bodrum
  • 2km from Yahşi town
• Approximate distances to Ortakent Beach:
  • 46km from Milas-Bodrum Airport
  • 13km from Bodrum
  • 14.5km from Yalikavak
  • 14km from Turgutreis

Getting There

• Ortakent beach runs into Yahşi beach – creating a large continuous beach
• Ortakent town and beach can be easily reached by dolmuş

Things to do

• Ortakent town is ideally situated to buy home-owner essentials, have your car repaired, and buy gas cylinders and water etc.
• There’s a weekly food/produce market on Wednesday, and a textile market on Friday. Both held in the new covered market area.
• Visit Ortakent-Yahşi end of the Beach, or go even further to Kargi (Camel) Beach

• Take a Boat Trip from Ortakent-Yahsi Beach

• Attend a Turkish cookery class and visit to the pazar to buy ingredients

• Visit Rashid’s Turkish Bath 

• Visit Ada Ev the only one-room hotel in Turkey

• Shopping at Dibekli Han

• Visit the Bodrum Golf Club in Ortakent, for some putting or driving practice

Sightseeing

• Visit one of Ortakent’s famous 17th century Tower Houses, which are unique to this area

Photo Gallery

• Photo Tour of Ortakent Town

Map

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© Source of Ortakent Town Feature photo Foolcher on panoramio
© Source of Tower House Photo

© Source of Logo from Ortakent Belediyesi