Bodrum's First 'Door Opening to the Blue' in Kumbahçe

The first implementation of the “Door Opening to the Blue” project, initiated by Bodrum Municipality, was presented for the appreciation of citizens and visitors in Kumbahçe Neighborhood.

Within the scope of the project prepared under the coordination of the Support Services Directorate and in cooperation with the Women and Family Services Directorate and the Parks and Gardens Directorate, blue doors reflecting Bodrum's natural and cultural values will be placed at different points of the district.

The doors are aimed to serve as photo stops for visitors and contribute to the promotion of Bodrum.

Produced in the Municipality's Workshops

The doors used in the project, wooden frames, and decorative ornaments were produced with the municipality's own resources and craftsmanship in the Bodrum Municipality Support Services Directorate Yalıkavak Branch workshops.

The doors were then decorated with artistic works at the Gümbet Course Center affiliated with the Women and Family Services Directorate. Painters living in Bodrum, Saadet Çakıroğlu, Süheyla Akman, and Ümit Gönenç, prepared patterns reflecting the city's cultural fabric.

Meryem Sebile Gündüz, 19 years old, who contributed to the project, carried out the painting and decoration work with the inscriptions “Pot” and “Bougainvillea” on the doors.

The Knitting Group trainees affiliated with the Women and Family Services Directorate enriched the design with knitted Bodrum mandarins and lemons they prepared under the coordination of Handicrafts Instructor Hilal Karakaş.

Placed Overlooking Bodrum Castle

After the completion of production and decoration works, the first blue door was placed at a point overlooking Bodrum Castle on Kumbahçe Beach.

The final touches to the area were completed with bougainvillea landscaping arrangements by the Parks and Gardens Directorate teams.

“Door Opening to the Blue,” which attracted the attention of local and foreign visitors in a short time, has become one of the spots where tourists line up to take photos.

The project, which has also attracted interest on social media, is planned to be implemented in different neighborhoods of Bodrum in the upcoming period. Thus, it is aimed to introduce the city's natural beauties, cultural texture, and symbolic values to a wider audience through new photo stops.

Source: News Center