Bodrum Kara Ada: An Island Adventure , GoPro 7 Black

Bodrum Kara Ada: An Island Adventure , GoPro 7 Black The ancient Greeks called it Arkonnesos (Ancient Greek: Ἀρκόνησος). During the Siege of Halicarnassus by Alexander the Great, some of the Persian troops withdrew to the island after they first set fire to the Halicarnassus. In the Middle Ages the island, which the Greeks know under the name of Arkos, was taken over by the Knights of St. John Hospitaller, who also occupied Bodrum. It was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. In 1919 it was occupied by the Italians together with Bodrum.The 1932 Convention between Italy and Turkey assigned it to Turkey. Located right across Bodrum and 4 miles away, Kara Ada is one of the stopover points of the blue cruise and day trip boats. There is a cave where the boats dock or the boats usually anchor in front of this cave. Although its name is "black", Kara Ada is a lush green place with hills covered with pine forests. There is a hot water spring in the cave in question. It is known that the healing mud and hot water here are especially good for skin diseases. According to a rumor, the beauty of the famous Cleopatra is said to come from this mud. 00:00 Go to the boat 00:17 Sailing around Bodrum 01:00 The Island Kara ada