Peksimet, Bodrum

Peksimet
Peksimet is located in Turkey
Peksimet
Peksimet
Location in Turkey
Peksimet is located in Turkey Aegean
Peksimet
Peksimet
Peksimet (Turkey Aegean)
Coordinates: 37°02′29″N 27°16′30″E / 37.04139°N 27.27500°E / 37.04139; 27.27500
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMuğla
DistrictBodrum
Population
 (2022)
2,575
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

Peksimet is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Bodrum, Muğla Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 2,575 (2022).[2] It is an inland village on the Bodrum Peninsula. It is 7 km from Turgutreis. Its neighbour village is Dereköy [tr].

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 (similar to a hard rusk), and Peksimet got its name because the villagers supplied this bread to Turkish soldiers during the Turkish War of Independence (1919–1923), and the locals became known for its baking.[3]

References

  1. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "TURKEY - A nice and quiet life in Peksimet village". hurriyetdailynews.com. Retrieved 2014-02-11.