Bodrum info - Bodrum Turkey

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Bodrum Health
In the city there are two big hospitals, that provide a wide range of medical services of. As a thumb rule, they provide treatment for all those who enter the Bodrum hospital, but it is advised and recommended to get a health insurance suitable to Turkey. In addition to the hospitals, there are good many doctors in the city, and a variety of pharmacies. Bodrum private clinics can also be found in the city, where you can also get medical treatment. If you are uncertain where to go in case of need, you can ask in the hotel where you stay, your embassy, or your guide (if you have one).

Bodrum Communication
Mail:- The main post office in the city (PTT), is open 24 hours per day, 7 days in the week, including holidays. It offers: Public telephones, telegraph service, express mail, phone cards, stamps and more. Public pay phones can be found all over the city. To you these phones you just need a phone card, that can be bought in the post office, or in one of the many stores in the city.

Bodrum Internet:
Most Bodrum hotels have connection service to hi speed Internet. It is should ask if it is extra, to use the Internet, or not. In the city, there are Internet coffees. The payment is per hour, and sometimes, per half an hour. The cost is not high in particular, and in many cases, cheaper then your hotel's price.

General information
Important telephones:
Police 155 / 156
Firemen 110
Turkey's country code is 90, Bodrum's area code is 252, for local calls, simple dial the number number you want.
International dialing code is 00 and then the state prefix, then area code prefix, and then the number.

Electricity 220v.

Banks and monies conversion
Bodrum Banks opening days are: Mondays until Fridays, between hours 09:00 and 12:00 at noon from 1:30 until 17:00.

Money change agencies, are located throughout the city, and are open 7 days a week, between 10:00 and 23:00. Before you change money, ask if you pay commission or not. Sometimes, the exchange rate is higher then other places, but you pay commission.

Bodrum Weather:
Between the months of May throughout October, there is almost no humidity, and also very little rain. This is also the reason why the Greeks and the Romans loved to live in this area. It does not snow in Bodrum. The locals call fall Sonbahar, which means "second spring".

Below is a chart of the average temperatures in the city, in the course this year.