Category Archives: Archaeology

Ancient City of Syangela

In the Gulf of Gokova region, on the hill above the Alazeytin district of the village of Yaliciftlik, there are the ruins of the ancient city of Syangela. You get to the ruins after a 20 minute walk through olive trees from the end of Alazeytin. All that remains from the ancient city are ruins of houses and other buildings. From the hilltop you can see the Gulf of Gokova and Orak Island.

Ancient Site Kndye

Kndye, The ancient site is near the Milas Bodrum road, past the turn for Gulluk on the hillside between the villages of Kemikler and Sigirtmac. Little remains of the ancient city of Kndye apart from rough stone walls.

Ancient Site Telmossos

Telmossos is on the Bodrum Turgutreis road, three kilometres past Ortakent. The site is in the village of Gurece, which is two kilometres before the turn for Gumusluk, with the hill where the remains are to be found to the north of the main road. You can see remains of the Hellenistic period, mainly the towers of the city’s walls. The historian Herodotus say that there was the Temple of Apollo here and that is was famed for its oracles. However, no traces of the temple have survived.

Ancient City of Termara

The city of Termara is like the other Leleg cities, with very few traces or ruins that have survived to our time. The inner castle on the top of the hill is completely destroyed, though some part of the lower wall is standing.