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 The Houses of Bodrum

In Muğla you can see unique examples of the local architecture. These samples of construction are a heritage of thousands years of civilisation. They are protected to a great degree and set an example for building as the houses of the ancient city of Lelegs Müsgebi (Ortakent) have a direct link to the typical Bodrum houses  today.

The houses of Milas Çomakdağ, İkiztaş, Gökseki, Ula, Muğla, Katrancı-Yatağan, Düğerek-Muğla, and those designed by famed architect Nail Çakırhan in Akyaka are all unique architectural structures built to suit the climate and geography as a result of years of experience. Even the chimneys of the houses are surprising. The doors, the woodcraft and patterns add richness to the buildings. It is worth wandering in the centre of Muğla and the outlying towns for days if only to see these houses.

The nature of the settlements of those who immigrated to the Bodrum Peninsula is that they are detached squared buildings located on the slopes of hills facing east and south, are near spring waters, in small residential areas. (Kemal Aran, Rural Buildings in Anatolia.)

The houses of Müsgebi-Ortakent and Karakaya on the hill of Myndos have served as a model for current Bodrum houses.