About Akbuk

Akbuk is a quiet residential village between Altinkum and Bodrum, situated in a peaceful cove with olive trees sloping up from the shore to the mountains surrounding Akbuk bay. Akbuk has not yet been seized upon by the property developers and as a result is a superb retreat for those who enjoy a less frenetic life – a handful of shops and bars, one laid-back nightclub and a superb fish restaurant are Akbuk's only concessions to the demands of the typical tourist.

As a result, Akbuk has a strong appeal to permanent expats, nature lovers and retirees, and in acknowledgement of this, Akbuk council has introduced stringent development guidelines to preserve the qualities which make Akbuk so appealing – no apartment blocks can be built, only single & semi-detached villas of less than three storeys; designated park areas including play parks for children; wide tree-lined roads; a limit to the standing area of new properties of 15 percent of each plot of land.

Akbuk became a township in its own right in 1991 and its main economy is fishing, which has also become a popular leisure pastime as visitors discover the benefits of Akbuk's award-winning clean beach and the water rich in sealife.

Akbuk is well served for travel between the main attractions of the Aegean Coast, and will benefit from the new Tourist Road linking Kusadasi, Soke, Priene, Miletos, Karacasu, Akbuk and Bodrum International Airport, which will reduce the distance between Akbuk and Kusadasi to only 50km. It is due to be completed within the next two years, and is receiving a grant of 200 million New Turkish Lira from Turkey’s Tourism and Culture Minister, Atilla Koc.