The municipality of Bodrum was created in 1881 and continued its activities in the town hall built in 1836. The town hall has undergone numerous renovations since its first establishment and has taken its current form with new additions.
All the mayors of Bodrum, who have sat since the Ottoman foundation date, the creation date of the municipality since 1881, are as follows:
Dalkılıçoğlu Mehmet Çelebi Efendi, Mahmut Reisoğlu Mahmut Efendi, Alaiyeli Hacı Mehmet Efendi, İğneci Oğlu Halil Efendi, Alanyalı Galip Efendi, Ali Ağaoğlu Ethem Efendi, Sarıafiğıçıı, Dr. Hüseyin Mümtaz Ataman (1923 - 1950), Derviş Görgün (1950 - 1961/1963 - 1968), Hasan Reşat Öncü (1968 - 1980), Ertuğrul Önüt (1980 - 1981), Suat Giray (1981 - 1984), Cevat Bilkiç (1984 - 1989), Emin Anter (1989 - 1994/1999 - 2001), Tuğrul Acar (1994 - 1999), Mazlum Ağan (2001 - 2004/2004 - 2009), Mehmet Kocadon (2009 - 2014/2014 - 2019) ), Ahmet Aras (2019 - ...)
All the mayors of Bodrum, who have sat since the Ottoman foundation date, the creation date of the municipality since 1881, are as follows:
Dalkılıçoğlu Mehmet Çelebi Efendi, Mahmut Reisoğlu Mahmut Efendi, Alaiyeli Hacı Mehmet Efendi, İğneci Oğlu Halil Efendi, Alanyalı Galip Efendi, Ali Ağaoğlu Ethem Efendi, Sarıafiğıçıı, Dr. Hüseyin Mümtaz Ataman (1923 - 1950), Derviş Görgün (1950 - 1961/1963 - 1968), Hasan Reşat Öncü (1968 - 1980), Ertuğrul Önüt (1980 - 1981), Suat Giray (1981 - 1984), Cevat Bilkiç (1984 - 1989), Emin Anter (1989 - 1994/1999 - 2001), Tuğrul Acar (1994 - 1999), Mazlum Ağan (2001 - 2004/2004 - 2009), Mehmet Kocadon (2009 - 2014/2014 - 2019) ), Ahmet Aras (2019 - ...)
