Boğaziçi is a working fishing village on the shore of
Lake Tuzla in the
Milas
Milas ( grc, Μύλασα, Mylasa) is an ancient city and the seat of the district of the same name in Muğla Province in southwestern Turkey. The city commands a region with an active economy and very rich in history and ancient remains, the ter ...
district of
Muğla Province
Muğla Province ( tr, , ) is a province of Turkey, at the country's south-western corner, on the Aegean Sea. Its seat is Muğla, about inland, while some of Turkey's largest holiday resorts, such as Bodrum, Ölüdeniz, Marmaris and Fethiye, ...
,
Turkey
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. Today a number of fish restaurants line the shoreline.
In ancient times this was the site of the ancient
Carian
The Carian language is an extinct language of the Luwic subgroup of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family. The Carian language was spoken in Caria, a region of western Anatolia between the ancient regions of Lycia and Lydia, ...
city of
Bargylia. Bargylia was said to have been founded by
Bellerophon in honour of his companion
Bargylos, who had been killed by a kick from
Pegasus. Ruins of the ancient city of Bargylia, including a Roman temple can be seen scattered around the locality.
Boğaziçi is located only 10 minutes from
Milas–Bodrum Airport
Milas–Bodrum Airport is an international airport that serves the Turkish towns of Bodrum and Milas. The airport is situated 36 km northeast of the town of Bodrum, and 16 km south of Milas.
Terminals
A spacious new international te ...
and is home to the resort of
Lakeside Garden which is the base for bird watchers who descend on the area to see
greater flamingo
The greater flamingo (''Phoenicopterus roseus'') is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family. It is found in Africa, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and in southern Europe.
Taxonomy
The greater flamingo was desc ...
s flock to the protected Lake Tuzla during the winter months.
Villages in Muğla Province
Milas District
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