Gumbet

Located at  2-3 km distance from Bodrum, Since the swimming possibilities are very limited in Bodrum, many people prefer nearby Gumbet.  Gumbet  recently became very popular resort. The town is named after  numerous white-domed cisterns in the area. Gumbet,  which offers one of the longest and most popular beaches on the peninsula,  is also one of the  popular water sports centers with water-skiing, windsurfing, parasailing. There is also several wind surfing school.

On one of the hills near Gumbet, there is grave of famous Turkish author Cevat Sakir Kabaagaçli, known as the Fisherman of HAlicarnasus. Although he was not native of Bodrum, he was buried here after his last will. Cevat Sakir who came to Bodrum in exile, soon he fell in love with the town and people and spent the rest of his life here. Until he died, he wrote great number books and articles on Bodrum and Anatolian Civilizations.

 Near to the grave of Cevat Sakir, there is also the tomb of a local folk hero Saldirsah who continued to fight after even his head had been cut off. 

Gümbet has also generated serious nightlife which rivals with  Bodrum and its night life continues till  dawn without interruption.  The town has  numerous bars, discos and street side-cafes