A politician in the Bodrum area has called for a change to the structure of local government in the region.

Mayor of Bodrum Mazlum Agan said the growing tourism appeal of the various towns on the Bodrum Peninsula has meant that there are potential pressures on the area that would be more easily managed if one authority was dealing with them, rather than several, Hurriyet reports.

Explaining his call for Bodrum to become a metropolitan authority, he said: "We may overcome all of these problems by uniting under the same roof as the Bodrum Metropolitan Municipality."

Such a development may help the Bodrum property market by helping to bring about a better local infrastructure, enabling the development of better facilities for tourists.

Bodrum property seekers may in the meantime be interested by some of the events that could attract visitors who may rent holiday property in the area.

Last week Hurriyet reported on the first of several events in the camel wrestling season, which was held at Mugla in front of a crowd of 5,000.

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