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Dive sites in Turkey

11 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.

Wreck table: by year and how they sank →

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

11 sites Artificial reef · 21–30 m

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9 Eylül Steamer 25 m Izmir Artificial reef A passenger steamer that ran for about 40 years in the Gulf of İzmir. In 2016 she was sunk to 25 metres… Airbus A300 Aircraft Wreck (Kuşadası) 24 m Aydın Artificial reef An Airbus A300 passenger aircraft sunk as an artificial reef off Kuşadası. Because it was the first aircraft sunk at this scale,… Airbus A330 Aircraft Wreck (Saros) 18-30 m Edirne Artificial reef A former Onur Air passenger aircraft, sunk about one mile off İbrice Harbour on 14 June 2019 under the artificial reef project… Alaybey Steamer 25 m Izmir Artificial reef One of the passenger steamers that served the Gulf of İzmir for many years. Together with the 9 Eylül Steamer, it was… C-47 Dakota Aircraft Wreck (Akçakoca) 29 m Düzce Artificial reef A C-47 military transport aircraft, carried in pieces by truck from Kayseri Air Base, put back together in Düzce and sunk in… C-47 Dakota Aircraft Wreck (Kaş) 22 m Antalya Artificial reef A Douglas C-47 Dakota transport aircraft sunk for dive tourism in 2009. It sits at 22 metres with its fuselage largely intact,… İnönü Steamer Wreck 23-24 m Kocaeli Artificial reef A 26-metre former passenger steamer of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, sunk on 24 December 2013 under the artificial reef project of the Karamürsel… SG-120 Coast Guard Boat Wreck (Kemer) 30 m Antalya Artificial reef A German-built coastguard boat from 1948, sunk to 30 metres at the Üç Adalar (Three Islands) site off Tekirova in 2007 for… TCG 115 Coast Guard Boat 20-30 m Muğla Artificial reef A boat donated by the Coast Guard Command to the Bodrum Underwater Association (BOSAD) and sunk as an artificial reef on 16… TCG Pınar 1 20-30 m Muğla Artificial reef A tanker of 37 metres in length and 7 metres in beam, which entered service with the Turkish navy in 1939. The… TCSG 68 Coast Guard Vessel 30 m Izmir Artificial reef A Turkish Coast Guard vessel laid down at Taşkızak Shipyard in 1982 and launched in 1983. She served in many operations, including…

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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