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Dive sites in Kocaeli

7 dive sites · Kocaeli 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 7 Reef 5 Cave 0 Wreck 1 Artificial reef 1 Submarine net 0
Depth
All 7 Up to 10 m 1 11–20 m 1 21–30 m 1 31–40 m 0 Deeper than 40 m 1

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

Genoese Harbour Breakwater 13-14 m Kocaeli Reef The historic breakwater structure at Kerpe. It runs from the surface down to thirteen or fourteen metres; because it is a historic… 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… 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… Kartal Rocks Kocaeli Reef A rocky area near Kerpe; it can be dived by entering from the shore. One of the sites used in work presenting… Kefken Island Kocaeli Reef Turkey's only inhabited island in the Black Sea. Diving in the area begins at Kerpe Cove and continues along the Kefken and… 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… Kerpe Cove Kocaeli Reef A sheltered cove, closed to the north wind. On the bottom there are Roman-period harbour remains, seagrass meadows, canyon and cave formations;…

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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