Tourist office Bodrum
The Muğla Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, a unit of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, runs 1 tourism information office in Bodrum, at Barış Meydanı 48 next to Bodrum Castle. No opening hours are published for it.
The directorate also has tourism information offices for Dalaman, Datça, Fethiye, Köyceğiz, Marmaris and Milas, and its Milas office is the one at Milas-Bodrum Airport, at the exit of the arrivals hall of the international terminal.
Tourist information points in Bodrum
Tourism information office at Barış Meydanı
Location: Barış Meydanı 48, next to Bodrum Castle
Opening hours: no opening hours are published
Run by the Muğla Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism.
Tourism information office at Milas-Bodrum Airport
Location: Milas-Bodrum Airport, at the exit of the arrivals hall of the international terminal
Opening hours: no opening hours are published
Not run by the Bodrum office: it is the Milas office of the Muğla Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism.
Find out more about Bodrum
Find out more about Bodrum
Bodrum stands on the site of ancient Halicarnassus, and the guide for travellers who plan to visit Bodrum builds a one-day route that starts at Bodrum Castle and the Museum of Underwater Archaeology, passes the Bodrum Bazaar, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Bodrum Amphitheatre, Myndos Gate and the windmills, and ends at Milta Bodrum Marina.
It also covers the beach villages of the Bodrum Peninsula, such as Gümüşlük, Yalıkavak and Türkbükü, the free walks along the marina, through the bazaar and up to the windmills, and the best months to go, late spring and early autumn.
National and local holidays in Bodrum
On a public holiday, offices, museums and transport in Bodrum may close or switch to holiday hours. Ramazan Bayramı lasts three days and Kurban Bayramı four, and each begins with a half day from 13:00 on its eve, known as arefe. Republic Day also starts at 13:00 on 28 October and carries on through 29 October, when private workplaces must close. In all, Turkey has 14 full holiday dates in 2026 and 13 in 2027.
National holidays in Turkey 2026
- 1 January New Year's Day (Yılbaşı)
- 20 to 22 March Eid al-Fitr (Ramazan Bayramı)
- 23 April National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı)
- 1 May Labour and Solidarity Day (Emek ve Dayanışma Günü)
- 19 May Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı)
- 27 to 30 May Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayramı)
- 15 July Democracy and National Unity Day (Demokrasi ve Milli Birlik Günü)
- 30 August Victory Day (Zafer Bayramı)
- 29 October Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayramı)
The half days in 2026 are 19 March, the eve of Ramazan Bayramı, 26 May, the eve of Kurban Bayramı, and 28 October, the start of Republic Day.
Local holidays in Bodrum 2026
No local holidays are added to the national calendar for Bodrum in 2026.
National holidays in Turkey 2027
- 1 January New Year's Day (Yılbaşı)
- 9 to 11 March Eid al-Fitr (Ramazan Bayramı)
- 23 April National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı)
- 1 May Labour and Solidarity Day (Emek ve Dayanışma Günü)
- 16 to 19 May Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayramı), and 19 May is also Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı)
- 15 July Democracy and National Unity Day (Demokrasi ve Milli Birlik Günü)
- 30 August Victory Day (Zafer Bayramı)
- 29 October Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayramı)
The half days in 2027 are 8 March, the eve of Ramazan Bayramı, 15 May, the eve of Kurban Bayramı, and 28 October, the start of Republic Day.
Local holidays in Bodrum 2027
No local holidays are added to the national calendar for Bodrum in 2027 either.