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Dive sites in Turkey

16 dive sites · Filters applied Every site carries a badge naming the source it rests on

Wrecks, natural reefs and artificial reef areas along Turkey's coasts and inland waters, in one list. Filter by province, type and depth. The depth band is taken from the deepest figure on record and exists only for sites whose source states a depth — nothing here is estimated.

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Province
All 16 Ankara 0 Antalya 0 Aydın 0 Balıkesir 0 Çanakkale 5 Düzce 0 Edirne 2 Istanbul 0 Izmir 0 Kocaeli 1 Mersin 1 Muğla 7 Sakarya 0
Type
All 16 Reef 8 Cave 3 Wreck 4 Artificial reef 1 Submarine net 0
Depth
All 289 Up to 10 m 16 11–20 m 45 21–30 m 64 31–40 m 42 Deeper than 40 m 29

16 sites Up to 10 m

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Akvaryum Cove (Fethiye) 10 m Muğla Reef A cove sheltered like a lagoon; maximum depth 10 metres. Suitable for every level. Orange sponges, sand fish, dusky grouper and octopus… Dalyan Cove (Fethiye) 10 m Muğla Reef A cove well suited to those new to diving; maximum depth 10 metres. Sea snails, colourful fish and sponges are dense on… Fok Cave (Fethiye) 10 m Muğla Cave A cave with a wide entrance; it takes eight divers at once with room to spare. With a maximum depth of 10… İblis Reef 8-10 m Muğla Reef The reef section around İblis Cape. It is planned as a separate route from the cape dive. İbrice Harbour 8-10 m Edirne Reef It is described as the best-known dive base in Saros. At the harbour entrance there are two sites named Cennet and Cehennem;… Kaleköy Harbour (Gökçeada) 4-8 m Çanakkale Reef The rocks outside the harbour at Kaleköy; of particular interest for night diving. Kerpe Canyon 10 m Kocaeli Reef A canyon formation roughly ten metres high; among the dives made from a boat. Rays, mullet, horse mackerel and red mullet native… Maria Delle Vittorie and Vincenzo Florio 7 m Çanakkale Wreck Two separate wrecks at 7 metres off Tekke Cape. Published information about their history is limited; they are among the least studied… Masséna and Saghalien Ship Remains 7 m Çanakkale Wreck The French battleship Masséna was towed from Toulon and deliberately sunk on 9 November 1915 in Ertuğrul Cove (V Beach), alongside the… Sam Cave (Mavi Mağara) 8-10 m Muğla Cave A cave in the Aşı Cove area; it is also known as Mavi Mağara because of the light that falls inside. Sarıyarlar 10 m Muğla Reef A site open to every level, with a maximum depth of 10 metres. Canyon-shaped rock formations give the route its main character.… Saros Tank Wreck 10 m Edirne Artificial reef A battle tank sunk to 10 metres off Gökçetepe Village under the artificial reef project of Edirne Valiliği, the Turkish Underwater Sports… Soğuk Su Cave (Aşı Cove) 3-10 m Muğla Cave A cave in Aşı Cove; freshwater seepage makes the water temperature drop noticeably inside. It is a SEPARATE site from Soğuk Mağara… SS Milo 5-7 m Çanakkale Wreck Built in 1865 as a steam passenger ship. She was taken into naval service in the First World War and used to… Susanoğlu 9 m Mersin Reef Going 100 metres out from Susanoğlu by boat and descending to 9 metres, a ridge one kilometre long is seen on the… Tuzla Steamer 10 m Çanakkale Wreck The Tuzla, a paddle steamer of the Şirket-i Hayriye ferry company, was sunk by a British submarine while carrying wounded soldiers and…

Diving guides by province

Each province page lists its dive sites with their depths, the authorized centers there, and how those centers split across districts.

Ankara 1 site Antalya 38 sites Aydın 12 sites Balıkesir 31 sites Çanakkale 27 sites Düzce 1 site Edirne 15 sites Istanbul 10 sites Izmir 17 sites Kocaeli 7 sites Mersin 8 sites Muğla 121 sites Sakarya 1 site

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