Gündoğan, Bodrum
Gündoğan is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Bodrum, Muğla Province, Turkey. Its population is 4,306. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. It is a touristic settlement located between Yalıkavak and Türkbükü.
History
Gündoğan's history begins before 4 BC. The original name for Gündoğan was Vera until it took the name of Farilya which means "the place where the sun rises". After 1961, the place started to be referred to as Gündoğan. Gündoğan has been under the control of the Persians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans and Leleges.Tourism
Gündoğan is a relatively small town located in the Bodrum Peninsula, on the coast of the Aegean Sea. Touristic spots in Gündoğan:- Graveyard stones from the Leleges
- Old windmills
- Water cisterns
- Peynir Çiçeği Cave
- Hasan Öldü Hill
- Elli İki Merdiven Church
- Aziz Apostol Church
- Ottoman Tower