Every small or medium community has its personality icons, and Bodrum is no exception. Not always so visible in summer due to the visitor population explosion, these colorful icons tend to stand out more in the quieter months.  The sheriff, as he is affectionately known, has a stature that is visible all year round. This is a man who measures the same dimensions any way you run the tape.

Apart from his sheer physical size, the sheriff is known for hazelnut sales, or as he likes to refer to them in his sales spiel “Turkish Viagra”. Day in and day out he pushes a specially modified supermarket trolley loaded with different sizes of hazelnut packages.  He traverses the length and breadth of Bodrum main town, giving out small sample packs to shop keepers and tourists alike.

The Sheriff of Hazelnuts

His approach is usually pre-empted by both his booming voice and  the arrival of his Labrador type dog who may then stay on at a particular location if there are friends to play with.  The Sheriff got his nickname from his western style leather cowboy hat with star attached that is probably his favourite head apparel, although he has many hats.  Sheriff has been direct selling hazel nuts from the trolley for some considerable time and is managing to put his son through university in the USA from the proceeds.

Do Blue Cruises fit into a trolley?

Bodrum hazelnut man, sheriff of Bodrum