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Bodrum Peninsula

Aegean reefs, purpose-sunk wrecks and peninsula beach days from three practical bases

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31 sources • Updated Nov 3, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Nov 3, 2026.

GoTurkiye: Aegean diving - Official national visitor account of Bodrum Big Reef, Small Reef, Kara Ada, artificial SG115 and Pinar 1 wrecks, C-47 aircraft and representative marine life; site depths are not universal entry permissions.
Turkish Underwater Sports Federation authorized-center search - Official service for checking federation-authorized dive centers and instructors; authorization for individual trips must be reconfirmed.
Aquapro Bodrum: dive trips and season - First-party Bitez departure and day-boat itinerary, two-dive service, roughly end of April through October; booking and availability require reconfirmation.
PADI: Aquapro Diving Center - Independent training-agency directory for a Bitez dive center advertising scuba courses and snorkeling; listed activities are not confirmation of a specific future trip.
Barakuda Bodrum: daily diving - First-party Kumbahce day-boat to Kara Ada, two certified-diver dives and May-October operating season, subject to direct reconfirmation.
Happy Bubbles: Gumbet dive boats - First-party Gumbet office and Selkie boat, daily certified dives and supervised try dives; exact trip dates and legal standing need current confirmation.
Dive Academy Bodrum: training and services - First-party Kumbahce Pier boat-based scuba training, gear rental and shore/boat services.
DiveTalia: Aspat Bay dive center - First-party southwest-peninsula base at Aspat and advertised local RIB day dives, rebreather courses and an Aegean liveaboard; does not establish liveaboards as the typical Bodrum visitor format.
DiveTalia: site library - Local operator site names including Orak Island, Bubble Cave, SG115, Pinar 1 and C-47; operator says site profiles remain subject to confirmation.
Freediving Bodrum: courses and training - Local provider advertises beginner and advanced freediving courses and training; current course dates and lawful location need confirmation.
Freediving Bodrum: SSI Freediver outline - First-party SSI course outline with confined-water and open-water sessions; not evidence of routine unguided freediving access.
Bodrum Municipality: public beaches - Official public-beach list including Gumbet, Bitez, Ortakent, Karaincir and Turgutreis; the municipal 2026 service window is June 1 to September 30, not an assurance of daily lifeguard service.
Bodrum Municipality: 2026 beach preparations - May 2026 municipal update on swimming lanes and beach preparation; designated swimming space is separate from permitted scuba/boat routes.
Ministry of Culture and Tourism: Bodrum climate - Official visitor overview identifying hot dry summers and mild rainy winters.
Turkish State Meteorological Service: Bodrum classification - Official Bodrum climate classification including hot summers and winter moisture; not dive-site sea-state or underwater visibility measurements.
Turkish Museums: Bodrum Underwater Archaeology Museum - Official museum and Bodrum Castle visitor listing; exhibits from archaeological wrecks do not imply those submerged archaeological sites can be dived.
Ministry of Culture and Tourism: Bodrum visitor sites - Official description of Mausoleum, ancient theater, Myndos Gate, Bodrum Castle and peninsula beaches; some old visitor-hour details are not relied on.
Ministry of Culture and Tourism: underwater diving rules - Public description of restricted/protected underwater areas and certification requirements; verify the presently enforceable local restrictions.
Ministry of Culture and Tourism: cultural property law - State-published cultural-property law explaining restrictions on sporting dives at designated protected underwater heritage areas.
DHMİ: Milas-Bodrum airport general information - Official confirmation of BJV, LTFE and domestic/international terminals.
DHMİ: Milas-Bodrum airport transport - Official 37 km airport-to-Bodrum-center road distance and listed Havas/Muttas buses, taxi, rental car and municipal transport; no current timetable implied.
Republic of Turkiye MFA: visa information by nationality - Official nationality-specific visa rules including ordinary U.S. passport visa-free visits up to 90 days in 180; passport document advice.
Bodrum State Hospital: hyperbaric pressure chamber - April 2026 hospital update confirming a hyperbaric unit and decompression illness as an indication; does not guarantee capacity or immediate treatment on a given day.
Bodrum State Hospital: contact details - Hospital contact in Konacik and general telephone +90 252 313 14 20; non-emergency contact, not an ambulance dispatch number.
Turkish national 112 emergency call center - Official centralized emergency number for medical, coast guard, police, fire and other emergencies.
DAN World: flying after diving - DAN suggested minimum preflight intervals for asymptomatic recreational divers; not a guarantee against decompression sickness.
U.S. State Department: Turkey travel guidance - Current travel and U.S.-passport details, entry advice and 112 emergency guidance.
2026 TSSF registry cross-check: Happy Bubbles - Independent August 2026 republication of TSSF record no. 612, listed as authorized through 2026; NOT a replacement for direct same-day official authorization check.
2026 TSSF registry cross-check: Bodrum Underwater and Nature Sports Center - Independent August 2026 republication of TSSF record no. 709 for a Kumbahce operator; confirm current official status before booking.
2026 TSSF registry cross-check: Aquapro - Independent August 2026 republication of TSSF record no. 211; confirm current official status and applicable specialty.
2026 TSSF registry cross-check: DiveTalia / Talia - Independent August 2026 republication of TSSF record no. 1026 at Anthaven in Akyarlar; confirming a center record is not a permit for each advertised dive site.