Peksimet, Bodrum

Peksimet is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Bodrum, Muğla Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,575. It is an inland village on the Bodrum Peninsula. It is 7 km from Turgutreis. Its neighbour village is.
It is easy to drive through Peksimet without realizing it, but every driver can recognize the location of this village, thanks to a group of windmills on the hill.

History

Peksimet is also the Turkish word for twice-baked bread, and Peksimet got its name because the villagers supplied this bread to Turkish soldiers during the Turkish War of Independence, and the locals became known for its baking.