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Many of the summer home owners who came to Bodrum from metropolitan cities where the corona virus epidemic spread rapidly, settled in the district. The district’s winter population, which has a resident population of 170,000 with summer houses hailing from Istanbul, Ankara and Bursa, whose second homes are in Bodrum, has reached nearly 400,000. The last two years in the district because the population doubled, began to see traffic and infrastructure problems, the population of many cities in Turkey Bodrum also lagged behind.
After the corona virus (Covid-19) epidemic, summer residents who had their second residences in Bodrum began to flock to the district. The population of Bodrum, which has a population of 175,000 with the summer houses starting to arrive in April, was about 400,000. Vacation spots opened early and migration to Bodrum from metropolitan cities where the epidemic spread rapidly.
“The winter population has reached 400 thousand”
Vacationers who arrived in Bodrum in the spring did not leave Bodrum, even though it was autumn. Traffic density and beach density increased 2 times compared to September last year. It was learned that many summer residents will live in their homes in Bodrum until the corona virus outbreak is over.
The mayor of Bodrum expressed that they were affected by the Ahmet Aras plague summer season, “We have passed the summer season in a very good way. Turkey many parts of the case have increased in Bodrum cases or have never been maintained at times stable. After taking the necessary basement measures “We are trying to keep the flour safe city. Especially in the inspections that we have carried out according to the population that has increased with the summer season, all the rules of social distance, masks and hygiene rules have been kept under our supervision. We have carried out large-scale inspections in beaches, markets, social areas, businesses. We take the necessary measures to prevent the risk, ”he said.
“Winter population doubled”
Stating that the winter population in Bodrum will double, “We estimate that the population coming to Bodrum will not go too much, as distance education is currently on the agenda. The population that will be formed with the owners of the second home who do not return will increase from 350 to 400 thousand. We normally target the population of 176,500. Now it looks like we will face a population of 2 times during the winter. For this, of course, we will take action, “he said.
“Bodrum lovers should bring their people to Bodrum”
For those who will stay in Bodrum, Aras asked them to bring their population to Bodrum, saying: “If you consider that the summer resorts receive their allocations according to the winter population and the participation of the state is according to the population. It is a fact that these parts received according to the population of 176 thousand 500 will be spent according to the population of 400 thousand. This we have to, or additional support, or who will live in the basement, I think it should be registered in the basement of our 176 thousand citizens. If you love Bodrum it is Bodrum, we say so in all the media. The reason we want to register here, we know it reflects your real population from the Turkish Statistical Institute, At that time, the participation that we will get from the general budget will increase in TURKSTAT, ”he said.
“Big companies bring their records to Bodrum”
Ahmet Aras added that large companies have branches only in Bodrum and that this affects Bodrum’s economy, said Ahmet Aras, “Bodrum is a very important tourist center and also an area where a very large economy is returning. Big hotels, investors and construction companies are this way. There are companies registered here, but a significant part of them are located in the main cities. Those companies register here with the chamber of commerce and pay their taxes and leave a part of the income in Bodrum they get here. I think, “he said.
On the other hand, Bodrum, whose population is approaching 400,000, has surpassed the population of many provinces.
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