October 17, 2026 | CITY GUIDE | BODRUM
LIGHT, CALM and ECO-CONSCIOUS
words Alp Tekin
Photos İbrahim Özbunar
Set on a four-acre plot in Yalıkavak, this three-storey stone house has a footprint of 470 square metres and was originally built around 13 years ago using çilek taşı, a local stone found in Bodrum. Completed by Beril Khalaf Interiors in 2021, GKT Bodrum House has a light and calm atmosphere shaped by its vaulted ceilings and generous proportions.
The open kitchen and sea-facing terrace on the entrance level are among the key spaces of the house. At the centre of the terrace is a wood-burning fireplace, designed with winter evenings in mind. Running parallel to it, in front of the living room, is a second terrace conceived as another comfortable living area. Covered by a pergola, it can be used throughout the year.
POWERED BY THE SUN
The lower level accommodates two children’s rooms and two guest rooms, all with direct access to the garden and the cultivated area with fruit trees. From the beginning of the construction process, all existing olive trees on the land were preserved, producing enough olives to meet the household’s own olive oil needs.
Taking advantage of the site and the owner’s sensitivity to nature, the house also uses a solar system that now supplies all of its electricity.
DIFFERENT LEVELS, DIFFERENT RHYTHMS
Because the house sits on a sloping site, a series of outdoor seating areas has been created at different levels, each with its own atmosphere. At the same time of day, you can sit in full sun by the pool or move to a shaded corner beneath the olive trees for a cooler, quieter moment.
Inside, microcement flooring was chosen for both durability and ease of use, while decorative plaster gives the walls a more tactile finish. The architecture draws on the solidity and compact character of traditional building methods, combined with high levels of insulation, heat-resistant glazing and carefully positioned openings that maximise natural daylight.
