Çatalada, aka Çatal Ada, (formerly known as Volo) (37°3′10"N 27°12′59"E) is a Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 island located in the Aegean Sea

Aegean Sea

The Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...

, 3 miles off the town Turgutreis, west of Bodrum

Bodrum

Bodrum is a port city in Muğla Province, in the southwestern Aegean Region of Turkey. It is located on the southern coast of Bodrum Peninsula, at a point that checks the entry into the Gulf of Gökova. The site was called Halicarnassus of Caria in ancient times and was famous for housing the...

 peninsula

Peninsula

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 in southwestern Turkey. An island with three conical hills, its name means literally "fork island".

The island's main economy is tourism

Tourism

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, as cruises from the mainland are regular. It is also a popular scuba diving

Scuba diving

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place.

Neighbouring islands in close distance are Topan Adası, Çoban Adası and Yassıada.