Bayır, Muğla

Bayır is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Menteşe, Muğla Province, Turkey. Its population is 5,403 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).

Geography
Bayır is situated on Turkish state highway D.550 which connects Muğla to İzmir. The distance to Muğla is 15 km.

History
The original location of the settlement was 4 km east of the present location along a creek. But in 1941 after an earthquake, it was relocated in the present place. In 1956 it was declared a seat of township.

Economy
Local trade center of Muğla is in Bayır and there are marble workshops in the town. Bayır Dam, a dam situated 4 km north east of the town is used for irrigated farming. There is also a livestock market in the town.