Diving map

Province guide

Diving in Kocaeli: sites and authorized centers

See on the map Index of 7 sites

Authorized centers

9

Dive sites

7

Depth

10–55 m

Dive areas

4

Kandıra · Çınarlık Square offshore waters · Off Karamürsel · Kefken

Dive site index

7 sites in Kocaeli are marked on the map. Depth is the recorded value, not a difficulty rating.

7 sites shown

Reef Wreck Artificial reef

Genoese Harbour Breakwater
13-14 m
Değirmendere Sunken City
18-55 m
İnönü Steamer Wreck
23-24 m
Kartal Rocks
—
Kefken Island
—
Kerpe Canyon
10 m
Kerpe Cove
—

"—" means no depth has been published; ask a local dive centre about route and profile.

Centers

9 centers registered for Kocaeli in the federation register. All of them are listed below.

Deniz Yıldızları Spor Kulübü İzmit (centre) · reg. 476 Gölcük Değirmendere Sualtı Topl.Sp.Klb.Derneği Gölcük · reg. 393 Karamürsel Sualtı Sp.Kulübü Derneği-(KARSAD) Karamürsel · reg. 388 Kobitem- Kocaeli İtfaiyesi Eğitim Merkezi İzmit (centre) · reg. 1006 Koüsat Dalış Merkezi Umuttepe · reg. 468 Marka Diving Değirmendere · reg. 441 Nefes Doğa Sporları Gebze · reg. 824 Nicomedia- Dalış Merkezi Başiskele · reg. 1094 Vatoz Dalış Merkezi Körfez · reg. 852

How diving works here

These sites are dived through authorised centres

9 centers registered for Kocaeli in the federation register. All of them are listed below. The 3 busiest districts are İzmit (centre) (2), Gölcük (1), Karamürsel (1). The remaining 5 centres are registered in other districts. Center records from the TSSF register, October 2026.

See centres on the map

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