Gulf of Gökova (
Gökova Körfezi) or
Gulf of Kerme (
Turkish: Kerme Körfezi,
Greek: Κεραμεικός κόλπος,
Latin: Ceramicus Sinus,
English: Ceramic Gulf or Gulf of Cos), is a long (100 km), narrow
gulf of the
Aegean Sea between
Bodrum Peninsula and
Datça Peninsula in south-west
Turkey.
Administratively, Gulf of Gökova coastline includes portions of the districts of, clockwise,
Bodrum,
Milas,
Muğla,
Ula,
Marmaris and
Datça. The
Greek island of
Kos lies along the entry into the Gulf.
Bodrum, located in its northwest reaches, is the only large city on the gulf today. In ancient times, alongside
Halicarnassus (modern-day
Bodrum), the city of
Ceramus, located midway along the gulf's northern shore and after which the gulf was named, was also an important urban center. Across Ceramus (
Gereme) (in the modern township of
Ören, at a short distance from the gulf's southern shore and not far from its outlying waters, was another historical site of note, called
Cedrae in ancient times. Cedrae was located in
Sedir Island, which was prized by visitors for its beach and of which some remains still exist.