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Dive sites in Çanakkale

27 dive sites · Çanakkale 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 289 Ankara 1 Antalya 38 Aydın 12 Balıkesir 31 Çanakkale 27 Düzce 1 Edirne 15 Istanbul 10 Izmir 17 Kocaeli 7 Mersin 8 Muğla 121 Sakarya 1
Type
All 27 Reef 6 Cave 0 Wreck 20 Artificial reef 0 Submarine net 1
Depth
All 27 Up to 10 m 5 11–20 m 6 21–30 m 7 31–40 m 0 Deeper than 40 m 8

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

Arıburnu Barge 28.5 m Çanakkale Wreck A barge-type boat lying in 28.5 metres off Arıburnu. The date it sank is unknown — it is one of the least… Arıburnu Lighter 18 m Çanakkale Wreck A lighter-type cargo boat. As the troops withdrawing from Arıburnu destroyed the material they could not take with them, this boat too… Bakla Rocks (Bozcaada) 16 m Çanakkale Reef A dive area spread over a wide stretch; its rocks are an extension of the Sulubahçe reef. 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… 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… Helles Barges 25 m Çanakkale Wreck Barge wrecks lying in 25 metres off Helles. The depth and the current mean the site requires advanced-level diving. 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 Louis 13 m Çanakkale Wreck A Laforey-class destroyer. During the Gallipoli campaign she collided with a tug, was damaged, drifted and grounded on the sand at Suvla,… HMS Majestic 18-23 m Çanakkale Wreck A Majestic-class battleship under the command of Captain Henry F. G. Talbot. She was torpedoed by the German submarine U-21 off Seddülbahir… 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… Kaleköy Harbour (Gökçeada) 4-8 m Çanakkale Reef The rocks outside the harbour at Kaleköy; of particular interest for night diving. Kaşkaval Cape (Gökçeada) 30 m Çanakkale Reef Where clear water meets the rocks; the island's first deep-diving area. Küçükkemikli Barges 30 m Çanakkale Wreck Barges used to carry troops, munitions and animals ashore after the landings. The 17.5-metre wreck lies at Küçükkemikli in 30 metres. Lundy 27 m Çanakkale Wreck Built in England as a fishing vessel, she was requisitioned in the war and put to minesweeping. The 188-ton ship sank while… Mania Net 30 m Çanakkale Submarine net A steel net system strung to block submarine passage. One of the sections that survives today lies at 30 metres in Akbaş… 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… 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… Mermer Cape (Bozcaada) 15 m Çanakkale Reef A cape where high rocks form a natural harbour; it is used as the dive area on windy days. Mesudiye Battleship 9-12 m Çanakkale Wreck The largest armoured ship of the Ottoman navy; she was built in the 1870s and had her weapons and machinery renewed 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… 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… Sulubahçe Reef (Bozcaada) 20 m Çanakkale Reef The reef dive of Bozcaada; the rocks at Bakla Rocks are an extension of this reef. Tekke Cove (W Beach) Wrecks Çanakkale Wreck Tekke Cove is a small cove at the south-western tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula, just south of Tekke Burnu. On 25 April… 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… 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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