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A popular home
and resort for Turkish artists and intellectuals, Bodrum's first
remembered literary character was known as the "Halicarnassus
Fisherman". After the formation of the Turkish Republic in 1923,
Cevat Sakir Kabaagacli was exiled to Bodrum due to his unpopular
political expressions. His subsequent books and stories about
life in Bodrum attracted like minded romantics to the town and
were largely responsible for creating the Bohemian atmosphere
Bodrum enjoys today. In fact although mostly unknown outside
Turkey, Cevat Sakir Kabaagacli ranks with King Mausolus as one
of Bodrum's most famous residents. |
