Diving map

Dive sites in Istanbul

1 dive site · 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 →

Try dive or real dive? The differences and limits →

Invasive species: if you see a lionfish or pufferfish →

Province
All 42 Ankara 0 Antalya 11 Aydın 0 Balıkesir 12 Çanakkale 0 Düzce 0 Edirne 3 Istanbul 1 Izmir 2 Kocaeli 0 Mersin 0 Muğla 13 Sakarya 0
Type
All 1 Reef 0 Cave 0 Wreck 1 Artificial reef 0 Submarine net 0
Depth
All 10 Up to 10 m 0 11–20 m 1 21–30 m 0 31–40 m 1 Deeper than 40 m 0

1 site 31–40 m

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The full Istanbul diving guide — with the authorized centers there and the district breakdown.

U-23 German Submarine 40 m Istanbul Wreck One of the six submarines known as “Hitler's lost fleet”; she shares her story with U-20. She was scuttled by her crew…

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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