Turkey’s famous holiday resort Bodrum is one of the hottest spots for world wide celebrities and Royal Families…

According to officials in the last 10 years so many celebrities and royal families visited Bodrum with their million dollar yachts.

Among them are Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammad bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah and Prince Hassan of Jordan, all of whom have bought villas and land in Bodrum.

Platinum Magazine, an Arabic-language, prestigious lifestyle publication owned by a member of the Saudi royal family, Prince Maha al-Shaikh, dedicated four pages to Bodrum in one of its recent issues. The article praised Bodrum’s and Yalıkavak’s natural beauty, adding that many international celebrities had made huge investments in Bodrum for holiday purposes.

Mayor of Yalıkavak, Mustafa Saruhan, said the total investments made by Middle Eastern princes, kings and sheiks in the past 10 years are over 500 million euros.

Top executives from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Bahrain and Qatar, who have bought land in Bodrum, are also spending their summer holidays with their families in luxury yachts berthed at Bodrum marinas, he said. The mayor also highlighted an article printed in Platinum Magazine titled, “The city of celebrities and yacht fans,” praising Bodrum and its drawing points.

İbrahim Çeçen of Çeçen Real Estate Investment said scores of top executives, especially from Saudi Arabia, and then from Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon and Egypt had bought land in Yalıkavak, a district of Bodrum, and had built luxury villas worth up to 20 million euros.

Most recently, Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi’s sons Motossim Bilal and Hannibal Gadhafi spent their vacation in Bodrum last summer and were looking for land to build a hotel, Çeçen said. “Land prices in the region have skyrocketed. The reason for this is that celebrities prefer Bodrum and Yalıkavak both for holidays and investments.”

Famous Villa owners in Bodrum
Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammad bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud; Princess Abeer al-Saud, from the family of Saudi Arabia Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Sultan; Saudi Arabian Security Council head Prince Bandar Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud; Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah; his brother, Prince Nasser Sabah al-Ahmet al-Jaber al-Sabah; Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheik Muhammed Sabah al-Salim; Prince Al-Hasan; and Ali bin Nayef of Jordan all own villas and land in Yalıkavak.

From the Ottoman dynasty, Sultan Murad’s fifth grandchild, Osman Selaheddin Osmanoğlu, also owns a villa in Yalıkavak. The ownership of these villas and title deeds belong to either architects, embassy personnel, honorary consulates or relatives who live in Turkey.

Campbell landed at Bodrum-Milas airport on Sunday evening in a private jet with Russian billionaire Vladislav Voronin, whom she could marry soon, according to rumors.

To escape the press, Campbell rode in two different luxury cars to Milta Marina A.Ş., where the press was not permitted after she and Voronin arrived. Prior to boarding the “Blue Denim,” a 55-meter-long yacht, Campbell and Voronin waited in their cars for 20 minutes as a security search was conducted around the yacht.

Campbell and Voronin were expected to sail Monday morning from Bodrum Port.

The Oscar-winning stars have been holidaying in Greece and touring Europe in a luxury yacht.

The pair, along with children Dylan, 11, and eight- year-old Carys, have been admiring the Acropolis Museum which houses masterpieces of ancient Greek civilisation and art, including sculptures, friezes, and figurines.

The couple was touring the European coast in their luxury yacht the Mary Juaner. Since they could not sail due to harsh weather conditions, they walked round Bodrum visiting a night club.

There presence in the town attracted a lot of attention with many local and foreign fans wanting to take photos of the star couple, who then retreated back to their yacht docked in the Bodrum Marina Yatch Club.

Located at the Marmara Bodrum, stands high above the town, you can enjoy the panorama whilst savouring Mediterranean cuisine.

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In addition to this exciting schedule, Marina Yacht Club will, as always, be hosting a selection of popular artists and groups for special, one-off performances as well as staging festivals,sailing competition’s cocktails and celebrations all winter long.

The complex is located at the entrance to the Bodrum Marina, presenting a unique atmosphere for residents and visitors alike The original bars and restaurants have been popular meeting places for sailors, writers, artists in fact anyone and everyone who enjoys good food and good music in a relaxed atmosphere.

Bringing life to every season in Bodrum, offering you relaxing and enjoyable evening, while you enjoying your meal and drink.

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La Jolla has Bodrum’s largerst wine and coffee selection. Making this chic bistro very popular with elite locals and travelers.

La Jolla Bistro in BODRUM is open all year round.

Blend of Mediterranean cuisine and SUSHI BAR is the only one of its kind in Bodrum Peninsula.

SUSHI BAR is open during the week 5:00-10:30pm, on weekends 5:00-11:30pm.

For the best “SUSHI BAR” in town visit La Jolla Bistro. Located in the upscale resort community of Bodrum, Turkey.

La Jolla Bistro and SUSHI BAR is a haven for adventurers seeking exotic creations and new taste sensations.

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Seating about 13.000 spectators the theater dates to the region of Mausolus but with modifications added by the Romans. With rock tombs above, the site provides an unequalled view of the city. Some of the seats at the theatre are inscribed with names probably those who had helped to pay for the theatre.

Today Turkcell and Ericsson have completely restorated the site of the Antique Theatre into an open air museum. The Bodrum Amphitheatre lies on the road to Gumbet and is used for concerts and shows during the high season.

Whenever you are in Bodrum and there is a concert in the Amphitheater you should definitely go and buy a concert ticket.

The construction of the castle started in 1402 under the German knight-architect Heinrich Schlegelholt. Construction workers were guaranteed a reservation in Heaven by a papal decree of 1409. They used squared green volcanic stone, marble columns and reliefs from the nearby Mausoleum of Maussollos to fortify the castle.

For over a century St. Peter’s Castle remained the second most important castle of the Order. It served as a refuge for all Christians in Asia Minor.

The castle came under attack with the rise of the Ottoman Empire, first after the fall of Constantinople in 1453 and again in 1480 by sultan Mehmed II. The attacks were repelled by the Knights.

In June 1522 the sultan attacked the Order’s headquarters in Rhodes from the Bay of Marmaris with 200,000 soldiers. The castle of Rhodes fell in December 1522. The terms of surrender included the handing over of the Knights’ fortresses in Kos and St Peter’s Castle in Bodrum.

After the surrender, the chapel was turned into a mosque and a minaret was added. This mosque was called the Süleymaniye Camii, as attested by a traveler Evliya Chelebi, who visited Bodrum in 1671. The minaret was destroyed on 26 May 1915 by rounds fired by a French warship during the World War I. It has been reconstructed in its original shape in 1997.

Today Bodrum Castle is open to the public and it houses Bodrum’s remarkable Museum of Underwater Archaeology and also hosts several Turkish cultural festivals throughout the year.

The last home of Turkey’s deceased favorite singer is now a museum. Worshipped much like Elvis Presley, Zeki Müren was a giant of the Turkish music scene.

He died of a heart attack during a live performance on stage in the city of İzmir on September 24, 1996. His death caused the greatest public grief in years and thousands of Turks attended his funeral. Zeki Müren Art Museum, established in Bodrum, where Müren used to live, has been visited by more than 200 thousand people between its opening on June 8, 2000 and December 2006.

During your stay, you can sample refined cuisine in the hotel’s many restaurants and enjoy the blue flagged white-sand beach and crystal clear waters. Kempinski Hotel Barbaros Bay is also home to Six Senses Spa, Conde Nast Traveller Magazine’s “Best European Spa 2008”, renowned for its Far Eastern & Asian philosophy and approach to wellness.

As always, we look forward to welcoming you to our Aegean paradise and creating unforgettable memories that last a lifetime.

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