Bodrum’s population goes up to half a million after full closure announcement
After the full closure was announced, many citizens living in metropolitan cities have flocked to the district to spend the 19-day ban in Bodrum. With this traffic population of Bodrum exceeded 500 thousand.
Before the curfew to be implemented until 05: 00 o’clock on Monday 17th Mayy according to a circular issued by the interior ministry many citizens living in major cities flocked to Bodrum, one of the major tourist centers of Turkey
The population of 181 thousand exceeded 500 thousand and traffic came to a standstill in the district. A queue of vehicles for miles formed on the main arteries as traffic intensified.
Many airlines have also started conducting additional flights as demand for air tickets from citizens have increased. It was learned that the number of planes to land at Milas-Bodrum Airport between 06.00 and 09.00 in the morning had doubled.
7-24 police and gendarmerie teams will be on duty at the application points at the entrances to Muğla by road. At sea entrances, Coast Guard teams will continue to monitor both illegal crossings in the seas and as part of the Covid-19 epidemic measures.
