Bodrum Castle

Archaeological excavations in the western Turkish province of Muğla’s Bodrum district have revealed the 1,800-year-old villa of Phainos, who was known as the richest fisherman of the Roman period. Click through for the story in photos from the ancient city of Halicarnassus...

Some fragments of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus may have been smuggled to the British Museum in 1857, but the 2,000-year-old structure's ruins in the Aegean city of Bodrum have been drawing many visitors.

Sandıma, a historical village in Bodrum, has been neglected by the state for years. Occupants have taken over the houses in the village that has turned into a dump

Museums and ancient sites in the western province of Mu?la were visited by nearly 850,000 people last year, with the revenue from these visits topping 6 million Turkish Liras. 

Home to many ancient sites on UNESCO's temporary list of world heritage sites, Mu?la's Sedir Island and Bodrum Underwater Archaeology Museum were the most popular places for tourists in 2015.