Bodrum is full of history and gets visited by many tourist all over the world every year but did you ever wonder why Bodrum in Turkey? Heredotus, the famous historian and known as the father of history, was born in Halikarnassos (ancient name of Bodrum) in 484BC. According to him, Bodrum was founded by the Dorians in the 12th century BC. The next settlers were Carian and Lelegians and in 546BC, the region came under Persian rule. In the beginning of the 4th century BC, the Caria region was ruled by the satrap (governor of the province) Hekatomnos and his son Mausolos. Its most brilliant period was around 353BC, when Halikarnassos was the capital of the satrap of Caria.

As you may know that Turkey is not EU (European Union), with this it has its advantages such as holidaying there will be cheaper compared to other EU countries and due to the Turkish currency still being Yeni Turk Lira (New Turkish Lira) there is a great exchange rate. This makes Turkish holidays far more ideal for many EU nationals as basically they are cheaper destination holidays with more history and scenery.

Summer 2011 is on the way and many people all over the World will escape to sandy pretty beaches in Turkey and certainly Altinkum cant be missed for family holidays in 2011 because almost offers entertainments to every age group and has all the facilities you need for wonderful beach holidays in Turkey, well even self catering is ideal now in Altinkum because many holiday apartments for let and all good prices. You just need to do little search over the internet for self catering holidays in Turkey and you will find many villas, apartments for rent in Altinkum Turkey.

Kusadasi is one of the largest and best known Aegean sea holiday resorts in Turkey. For many years it has been the most popular resort for all tourists visiting Turkey. Kusadasi is a deep water port and during the summer, gigantic luxury cruise liners from all over the world visit the port on almost a daily basis.