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Dive sites in Turkey

29 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 29 Ankara 0 Antalya 3 Aydın 0 Balıkesir 5 Çanakkale 8 Düzce 0 Edirne 0 Istanbul 0 Izmir 3 Kocaeli 1 Mersin 0 Muğla 9 Sakarya 0
Type
All 29 Reef 17 Cave 2 Wreck 10 Artificial reef 0 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

29 sites Deeper than 40 m

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Afkule 50 m Muğla Reef A wall dive on the Fethiye coast. The dive runs along a fissure of roughly 70 metres in the rock wall, among… Akvaryum Wall 40-50 m Muğla Reef The wall section of the Akvaryum area; on the left side it drops steeply to 40-50 metres. While the cove section is… Ayrık Taş (Eşek Island, Çeşme) 45 m Izmir Reef One of the dive sites around Eşek Island, named after its split-rock formation. Experienced divers can go down to 45 metres. Baca Cave 5-50 m Muğla Cave It is described as the best-known cave in Marmaris. Running from 5 metres down to 50, it serves divers in training and… Bebek Rocks 44 m Çanakkale Reef One of the park's two reef sites; not a wreck but a natural formation. It holds hundreds of living species and goes… Besmi Island 42 m Antalya Reef A small, shoe-shaped island off Kaş. Turtles and barracuda can be seen here, and there is also a wreck with anchors around… Büyük İlyosta Outer Shallow 13-42 m Balıkesir Reef An outer shallow where an eight-metre wall drops away into deep water; 13 to 42 metres. The bottom fauna is rich. Değirmendere Sunken City 18-55 m Kocaeli Wreck In the Marmara earthquake of 17 August 1999 the shoreline of Çınarlık Square in the Değirmendere neighbourhood sank into the sea; a… Deli Mehmet 19-45 m Balıkesir Reef It is described as the most chosen dive site at Ayvalık. It is known for two underwater peaks and the red coral… Eşek Island (Çeşme) 20-60 m Izmir Reef The east wall runs between 20 and 40 metres; around the island the bottom drops to 50-60 metres. It is known for… Ezerbey Rocks 25-60 m Balıkesir Reef A rocky structure dropping from 25 metres to 60. Red and yellow corals, grouper and migratory fish species are seen. It is… Franco (Captain Franco) Wreck 26-44 m Çanakkale Wreck A 125-metre Greek-flagged cargo ship that carried raw asphalt material; unlike the park's 1915 wrecks, it is a modern wreck. It lies… HMS Hythe 72-74 m Çanakkale Wreck Built in 1905 as a passenger ferry, she was converted into an auxiliary minesweeper by the Royal Navy in 1914. On 28… HMS Triumph 72 m Çanakkale Wreck A Swiftsure-class battleship. She was torpedoed and sank on 25 May 1915 and is regarded as a war grave, with the 73… Kara Taş (Üç Taş) 3-55 m Muğla Reef It takes its name from three large rocks rising from the sandy bottom; the rocks are some eight metres high. The wall… Karaada — Aksona Cape 3-45 m Muğla Reef The south-eastern cape of Karaada. The profile begins at 3 metres from the shore, drops first to around 20 metres and then,… Karaada — Delikli Cave 20-45 m Muğla Cave Two separate underwater caves in the middle of Karaada, on the side facing Kos. One of the entrances is at 12 metres;… Karaada — Kaçakçı Cove 40-50 m (cave) Muğla Reef One of the coves of Karaada. Behind a shallow entrance there is a cave system dropping to 40-50 metres, which is why… Kerbela 30-65 m Balıkesir Reef The rocks begin at 30 metres and drop to 65. A site for experienced divers. Red fan corals and gorgonian forests are… Kütük Cape 0-52 m Muğla Reef A wall dive; it runs from the surface down to 52 metres and is one of the deepest sites in Marmaris. Depth… Lego Hill 5-45 m Izmir Reef A wall rising in the middle of a sandy bottom; it is known for its hollows and for the way the wall… Minesweeper Wreck (Twin Cove) 58 m Çanakkale Wreck A ship of about 60 metres, built as a fishing trawler and converted into a minesweeper by the British in the First… Orak Island 30-70 m Muğla Reef An island at the mouth of the Gökova Gulf. Rock walls run from 3 metres down to 30; the cave at 32-34… Sakarya Wreck (Kalkan) 35-60 m Antalya Wreck A Turkish-built ship said to have sunk in the 1940s. She lies in three sections at 35-60 metres off İnce Burun, south-east… Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Aircraft Wreck 55-71 m Antalya Wreck An Italian torpedo bomber nicknamed "Sparviero" (sparrowhawk). It was shot down by anti-aircraft fire while bombing the island of Meis (Kastellorizo) in… SMS Breslau (Midilli) 76 m Çanakkale Wreck A Magdeburg-class light cruiser of the Imperial German Navy; in August 1914 she passed to the Ottoman Navy and was renamed Midilli.… SS Carthage (CGT) 60-85 m Çanakkale Wreck A French passenger-cargo ship of about 123 metres, built in Newcastle in 1910; in the war she was armed and used for… Capsized Barge (Ters Barç) 54 m Çanakkale Wreck A steel-hulled barge 17.4 metres long and 6.5 metres wide, lying upside down at 54 metres. The wooden deck has rotted away… Tokmaklar 35-65 m Balıkesir Reef A deep site whose top begins at 30-35 metres and continues to 65; aimed at experienced divers. There are red coral 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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