Meze & Moules
Trip · 10 to 18 Sep 2026 · 60 photographs

The Bodrum coast

Our September trip to Bodrum, the week we pointed the camera at each other instead of the table. Sunshine, Aegean blues and summer evenings we didn’t want to end, in four stops along the water: Türkbükü, Yalıkavak, Bodrum’s own harbour, and Gümüşlük at dusk, where the tables stand at the water’s edge. The first “blue voyage” set out from Bodrum in 1945; one look at this coast explains why.

On the map: Bodrum

Tall-masted sailing yachts and a small launch moored at a jetty on the Bodrum coast

Türkbükü

White and stone houses climbing a rocky hill in Türkbükü, bougainvillea and palms below
Bougainvillea spilling over a sunlit terrace in Türkbükü, rattan chairs set at empty tables
A reed-roofed bar in Türkbükü, staff behind the counter and red flowers in stone planters
A whitewashed bar in Türkbükü, bottles lit in three arched niches above wooden stools
Two people at a shaded beach-club table in Türkbükü, yachts in the bay beyond
A stone house behind an iron garden gate in Türkbükü, pink flowering shrubs in front
A motor yacht flying a Turkish flag at anchor off Türkbükü, wooded hills beyond
Two people in a grey dinghy by a jetty in Türkbükü, a beach club behind
A tan-hulled two-masted yacht at anchor off Türkbükü, a Turkish flag on the shore
A moored motor yacht seen past broad leaves and pink bougainvillea in Türkbükü
A person on a sunlounger on a shaded deck in Türkbükü, a gulet anchored offshore
The two of us in a mirror selfie in Türkbükü, camera raised, broad leaves behind
A rope hammock on a curved wooden stand on a Türkbükü lawn, a thatched cabana behind
Rattan chairs at white tables under a wooden ceiling with globe lamps in Türkbükü, palms beyond
A curving pool ringed by tall palms and furled parasols in Türkbükü, villas on the hill
Bougainvillea arching over a lane of small shops in Türkbükü, dresses on rails and fallen petals
A white bench and a pale blue bicycle by a flower-garlanded mirror on a Türkbükü street
Wooden steps crowded with potted plants beside pale blue shutters and ironwork in Türkbükü
The sun sinking towards hazy mountains over the sea, a small pointed island in silhouette

Yalıkavak

A beach restaurant deck in Yalıkavak with tall cacti, thatched parasols and the blue bay
A boardwalk between rope rails leading to the beach in Yalıkavak, a yacht anchored offshore
A cook in a red bandana at a glass counter in Yalıkavak, a customer leaning in
Bottles on an arched brass shelf at a bar in Yalıkavak, a white sculpted wing beside
Black fenders on the mirror-polished hull of a large yacht moored in Yalıkavak
A navy and varnished-wood launch moored in Yalıkavak, yachts and dry hills across the bay
Rows of white chairs under big parasols on a seafront terrace in Yalıkavak, the sea glinting
Dark wire chairs at a wooden table on a Yalıkavak seafront deck, twin globe lamps above
A flowering arch leading into a blue-and-white restaurant terrace in Yalıkavak, rows of blue chairs
A curved stone shopfront with a lit sign in Yalıkavak, a clipped topiary tree beside
The two of us at night under a lit shop sign in Yalıkavak
A small bar glowing orange through open glass doors in Yalıkavak, a barrel in front
The two of us on a seafront boardwalk at night in Yalıkavak, lights on the water

Bodrum: the shore, the lanes and the harbour

Two people in a dinghy in a calm Bodrum cove, terraced houses and palms above
A wooden jetty on stilts with two orange lifebuoys, reaching into a flat calm sea
Two white sunloungers under a woven parasol on a sandy ledge, rough steps below
A modern stone house behind clipped shrubs, palms and pink feathery grasses on a Bodrum hillside
A blue café under bougainvillea in Bodrum, a burger in a boat painted on its wall
A narrow Bodrum lane hung with pale ornaments and raffia, people walking at the far end
A white giraffe sculpture by a wall of black lanterns and the word ‘nado’ in Bodrum
Blue glass pendants shaped like flowers, starfish and drops on black cords in a Bodrum shop
Yachts and gulets moored in Bodrum harbour below the stone walls and towers of the castle
A wooden two-masted gulet at anchor off Bodrum, a dry hillside dotted with villas behind
A red and white boat named ‘Emilia’ moored off a busy town beach in Bodrum
The two of us in sunglasses at a waterside table in Bodrum, boats moored behind

Gümüşlük at dusk

Two sailing yachts at anchor off a rocky headland in Gümüşlük, the dusk sky turning peach
A table laid at the water’s edge in Gümüşlük at dusk, purple flowers and lanterns
Glowing lanterns and ribbons in a bare tree rising from the sea at Gümüşlük at dusk
White wooden tables at the water’s edge in Gümüşlük, woven lanterns on poles at sunset
Tables with orange cushions and lit woven lanterns by the bay in Gümüşlük, yachts beyond
Green cut-glass goblets and a potted plant on a waterside table in Gümüşlük at dusk
The two of us checking a shot on the camera in Gümüşlük at dusk
The two of us laughing hand in hand on the pebble shore in Gümüşlük at dusk
A large green salad, a red dip and small plates shared by the water in Gümüşlük
A sesame-crusted ring with a red dip and carrot petals on a plate printed ‘Bodrum’
Pierced and painted gourd lamps glowing above diners at a waterside restaurant in Gümüşlük
Lanterns blurred by the breeze in a bare tree standing in the water at Gümüşlük
Gümüşlük’s waterfront at night, white tables under gourd lamps hung from tall dried stalks
Empty white tables by the water in Gümüşlük at night, woven lanterns glowing on curved poles
Pierced blue and white gourd lamps glowing on a branching dried stalk against the night sky