Turgutreis
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Bodrum, Muğla, southwestern Turkey
Turgutreis is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Bodrum, Muğla Province, Turkey. Its population is 6,041 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It is the second largest town on the Bodrum peninsula. The town is a popular holiday destination with 5 kilometres of sandy beaches, waterfront restaurants and bars, and is considered a resort town.
The town is named after the Ottoman admiral Turgut Reis who was born there in 1485. Also known as Dragut, Turgut Reis was famous for his expeditions on the coasts of Spain, France, Italy, and North Africa, and for his participation in the Ottoman siege of Malta, in which he was killed. There is a memorial to Turgut Reis a few kilometres from the town centre, located in Sabanci Park. The town was formerly named Karatoprak before being renamed in Turgut Reis's honour in 1972.
The coastline consists of several inlets, with steep mountains running parallel to the coast.
“Turgutreis” enters the record as mahalle (administrative quarter) in Bodrum, Muğla, southwestern Turkey. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Turgutreis, mahalle and administrative can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Turgutreis” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Turgutreis, mahalle and administrative provides the most credible route into that argument.
Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1767162. VIAF identifies the subject as 243587227. Authority coordinates are 37.006, 27.258. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2022, 2013, 1485 and 1972.
The absence of detail may reflect summary conventions rather than a lack of surviving documentation. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Turgutreis”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Turgutreis primary sources, Turgutreis archive and Turgutreis research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Turgutreis”?
- Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
- What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Turgutreis” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.