Lighthouses of Northwestern Turkey

Most of the modern nation of Turkey occupies the broad peninsula of Anatolia (Asia Minor) between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The northwestern corner of the country is the region of eastern Thrace, a part of Europe adjoining Greece and Bulgaria. Between Anatolia and Thrace is the small Sea of Marmara, connected to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and to the Aegean Sea by the Dardanelles. These narrow passages form a famous international waterway, lit by several historic lighthouses, connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. This page describes the lighthouses of Thrace, the Bosporus, the Sea of Marmora, the Dardanelles, and the northeastern corner of the Aegean Sea adjacent to the Dardanelles. This includes the lighthouses of the Istanbul area. The other lights of Turkey's Black Sea coast are on the Northern Turkey page, while lights of the rest of the Aegean and Mediterranean are on the Southern Turkey page. The Turkish phrase for a lighthouse is deniz feneri ("sea lantern"). Burnu is a cape or headland, ada or adasi is an island, and limani is a harbor. Lighthouses in Turkey are operated by the Directorate General of Coastal Safety (Kiyi Emniyeti Genel Müdürlügü). ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights Admiralty numbers are from volume E of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 113. What's Hot: General Sources Deniz Senyalleri ve Fenerer Official light lists posted by the Coastal Safety Directorate. Photos of nearly all the lighthouses are available here, but Microsoft Internet Explorer may be needed to follow the links. Historical Lighthouses Historical accounts in English for 12 lighthouses, posted by the Coastal Safety Directorate. Deniz Fenerleri Photos of 22 lighthouses by Haluk Özözlü.

Ahirkapi Feneri, May 2007 anonymous Creative Commons photo

Eastern Black Sea Lighthouses

*** Anadolu (2)

1856 (station established 1830). Active; focal plane 75 m (246 ft); one long (2 s) white flash every 20 s. 19 m (62 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. 2-story masonry keeper's house; attached to the house is a slender round tower with gallery resembling a minaret. Another photo is available, and Özözlü has a distant photo. Anadolu is the Turkish name for Anatolia, and the lighthouse stands on the east (Anatolian) side of the entrance to the Bosporus from the Black Sea. Located on a high promontory above the village of Anadolufeneri. Site open, tower listed by the Coastal Safety Directorate as open to visitors. ARLHS TUR-014; Admiralty E4958; NGA 17508.

*** Rumeli (Türkeli) (2)

1856 (station established 1830). Active; focal plane 58 m (190 ft); two white flashes every 12 s. 30 m (98 ft) 2-stage octagonal stone tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. An octagonal control tower in front of the lighthouse monitors ship traffic entering the Bosporus from the Black Sea. Özözlü has a good photo, Akin Ozyazici also has a photo, an excellent 2008 closeup is available, Feryal Alayont has posted a panoramic view, and the Coastal Safety Directorate has the history of the station. This is Turkey's tallest lighthouse. Rumeli (or Rumelia) is an old name for the Turkish possessions in Europe, and this lighthouse stands on the west (Rumelian or Thracian) side of the entrance to the Bosporus from the Black Sea. During early phases of construction, the French builders discovered that the chosen site is on top of an ancient mausoleum. They revised their plans to allow access to the mausoleum, which remains open today. Located on a hillside above the village of Rumelifeneri. Site open, tower listed by the Coastal Safety Directorate as open to visitors. ARLHS TUR-053; Admiralty E4956; NGA 17496.

* Rumeli Karaburun (2) 1968 (station established 1856). Active; focal plane 54 m (177 ft); white flash every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) octagonal cylindrical concrete tower with 8 ribs, lantern, and gallery. 1° Fresnel lens in use. Entire lighthouse is white. ARLHS has an excellent photo, and Ozan Kilic has a dramatic nighttime photo. NGA lists the light as a stone tower and mentions a keeper's house not seen in the photo. The original lighthouse was much higher, with a focal plane of 92 m (302 ft); we don't know if that lighthouse survives. Located on a short, sharp promontory at Karaburun, about 40 km (25 mi) northwest of Istanbul. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-036; Admiralty E4964; NGA 17520. * Igneada Burnu (3) 1913 (station established 1866). Active; focal plane 44 m (144 ft); two white flashes every 15 s. 8 m (26 ft) round masonry tower, adjoining a 1-story masonry keeper's house. Entire lighthouse painted white. A photo is at right, Izzet Kirbas has a fine photo, and Özözlü has a good photo. The original lighthouse was destroyed in 1903 and replaced by a temporary light. Located near Limanköy at the tip of the cape, which projects into the Black Sea about 8 km (5 mi) south of the Bulgarian border. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E4966; NGA 17528.

Igneada Burnu Feneri; Coastal Safety Directorate photo

Istanbul Lighthouses
Note: The Bosporus is the strait connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, which in turn connects to the Mediterranean Sea. Known to Turks as Instanbul Bogazi or simply as Bogaz (The Strait), the Bosporus is the narrowest of all the major straits commonly used by international shipping. It narrows from about 3700 m (2.3 mi) at the Black Sea entrance to about 700 m (2300 ft) at downtown Istanbul. Two major bridges cross the Bosporus, and a third is planned.
Pasabahce

1973. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); three red flashes every 15 s. 12 m (39 ft) round hourglass-shaped tower, painted white. Located on a short pier at Pasabahce, on the Asiatic side of the Bosporus about halfway between the Black Sea and downtown Istanbul. Google has a satellite view. Site status unknown (the light is in an industrial area that may be closed to the public). Admiralty E4949.4; NGA 17432.

 

*** Kiz Kulesi (Maiden's Tower, Leander's Tower) Date unknown, but very old. Inactive. Approx. 23 m (75 ft) square cylindrical stone tower with a domed cupola, topped by a tall flagstaff. Adjacent to the historic building is an active light (focal plane 11 m (36 ft); flash every 3 s, red or white depending on direction) mounted on a 9 m (30 ft) square pyramidal concrete tower painted white with a narrow red horizontal band. Adam Franco's photo is at right, Turkish Wikipedia has several photos, Emre Çagatay has a good 2008 nighttime photo, Klaus Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a good satellite view. This building has a long and complicated history. The first structure known to have been built here was a fortress built by the Athenian general Alcibiades in 408 BC. Another fortress was built by the Byzantine emperor Alexius Comnenus in 1110 AD. The first record of a lighthouse dates from 1509, in the early Ottoman period. The present form of the tower results from reconstructions by the Ottoman emperors Mustafa III in 1763 and Mehmut II in 1832. It has been the subject of several romantic legends, leading to its name as the Maiden's Tower (Kiz Kulesi in Turkish). The oldest legend is the classic Greek tale of Leander and Hero, who supposedly met at this spot. Presently the building houses a museum and a popular restaurant. The tower was featured in the James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough and (for U.S. television viewers) in season 7 of The Amazing Race. Located on an islet 200 m (220 yd) off the Asiatic shore at the southern entrance to the Bosporus. Accessible by passenger ferries from both sides of the strait. Site open, restaurant and tower open daily. Site manager: Hamoglu Holding Co. (Kiz Kulesi). ARLHS TUR-038; Admiralty E4903.8; NGA 17372.

Kiz Kulesi, June 2005; Creative Commons photo by Adam Franco

* Haydarpasa Outer Breakwater Northwest

1963. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); green flash every 2 s. 8.5 m (28 ft) round concrete tower, painted white. Özözlü has a good closeup photo (near the bottom of the page), Can Balci has a fine 2008 photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the northern end of the detached Haydarpasa breakwater, which shelters the commercial harbor on the Asiatic side of the entrance to the Bosporus. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. Admiralty E4904; NGA 17352.

* Kadiköy Breakwater

1977. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); white light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 11 m (36 ft) round concrete tower, painted white. A closeup photo is available, Urho Kekkonen has a more distant view, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of a short breakwater on the south side of Kadiköy harbor, just southeast of the entrance to the Bosporus. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E4904.6; NGA 17360.

* Fenerbaçe (Fenerbahce, Fener Burnu, Seraglio Point) 1856. Active; focal plane 25 m (82 ft); two long (1.5 s) white flashes every 12 s. 20 m (66 ft) 2-stage round cylindrical stone tower with double gallery, painted white. Fog siren (blast every 60 s). Özözlü has a good photo, another photo is available (third lighthouse on the page), Klaus Huelse has a historic postcard view, the Coastal Safety Directorate has the history of the station, and Google has a satellite view. Note: the Yoroz lighthouse near Trabzond in northeastern Anatolia is also called Fener Burnu (Lighthouse Point). Located on an island, separated from the mainland by only a narrow channel, near the end of the Fener Kalamis Caddesi about 1.5 km (1 mi) south of Kadiköy. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-021; Admiralty E4910; NGA 17328. * Ahirkapi (2) 1857 (station established 1755). Active; focal plane 36 m (118 ft); white flash every 6 s. 26 m (85 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story stone keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white with one narrow black horizontal band. A photo appears at the top of this page, a good closeup is available, the Coastal Safety Directorate has the history of the station, and Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse stands on the west side of the entrance to the Bosporus from the Sea of Marmara. Located on the land side of the waterfront boulevard, the Kennedy Caddesi, on Ahirkapi Burnu. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-056; Admiralty E4903; NGA 17340. * Yesilköy (Agios Stefanos, St. Stefanos) 1856. Active; focal plane 23 m (75 ft); white flash every 10 s. 18 m (59 ft) octagonal stone tower centered on a 1-story octagonal keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white. Özözlü has a good photo showing how a skyscraper overshadows the lighthouse today, E.H. Crea also has a photo, Klaus Huelse has a historic postcard view, the Coastal Safety Directorate has the history of the station, and Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse serves as a landfall light for vessels arriving in Istanbul from the Sea of Marmara. Located at the end of the Fener Yolu Caddesi in Yesilköy, about 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest of downtown Istanbul, near the international airport. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-055; Admiralty E4902; NGA 17104.

Yesilköy Feneri; Coastal Safety Directorate photo

Sea of Marmara Lighthouses: East and South Sides
Pendik South Breakwater

Date unknown. Active; focal plane 6 m (20 ft); green flash every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted white. Google has a satellite view. Located on the south breakwater at Pendik, about 25 km (15 mi) southeast of Istanbul. Site status unknown, possibly open. Admiralty E4916.2; NGA 17293.

Yelkenkaya Burnu

1896. Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); one long (1.5 s) white flash every 15 s. 9 m (30 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to the seaward end of a 1-story masonry keeper's house. Entire lighthouse painted white. Google has an indistinct satellite view. This lighthouse marks the north side of the entrance to the Gulf of Izmit, a narrow eastward arm of the Sea of Marmara. The house is clearly in use, but we do not know for what purpose. Located on a prominent cape about 3 km (2 mi) west of Darica. Site status unknown, possibly open. ARLHS TUR-054; Admiralty E4922; NGA 17232.

Kava Burnu (2)

1955 (station established 1896). Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 7 m (23 ft) skeletal tower atop a square 1-story concrete keeper's house. The building appears to be unpainted white concrete. Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory on the north side of the Gulf of Izmit, directly opposite Dil Burnu. Site status unknown. Admiralty E4926; NGA 17268.

Dil Burnu

1863. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); white flash every 3 s. 9 m (30 ft) metal post light mounted atop a 1-story masonry keeper's house. House painted white with a red tile roof. Google has a satellite view. The house has a modern addition and appears to be in service, but we don't know its role. Dil Burnu is a sharp-pointed cape projecting abruptly into the south side of the entrance to the Gulf of Izmit. Located at the tip of the cape, about 20 km (13 mi) east northeast of Yalova. Site status unknown. Admiralty E4924; NGA 17256.

Boz Burnu 1949. Active; focal plane 77 m (252 ft); white flash every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) stone tower, painted white, with keeper's house. Fog siren (two blasts every 30 s). Located in a rugged area at the tip of the Boz Peninsula, which projects into the southeastern corner of the Sea of Marmara. Site status unknown, probably difficult to reach. Admiralty E4900; NGA 17204. Degirmen Burnu (Imrali) 1959. Active; focal plane 25 m (82 ft); red flash every 3 s. 6 m (20 ft) concrete post light attached to a small 1-story concrete equipment room. Entire lighthouse is white. Located at the northeastern tip of the island of Imrali, which is about 16 km (10 mi) due west of Boz Burnu. The island is accessible by ferry from Istanbul and from Mudanya on the south shore of the Sea of Marmara. Site status unknown. Admiralty E4899.9; NGA 17196. Fener Adasi (2) Date unknown (station established 1910). Active; focal plane 43 m (141 ft); white flash every 5 s. 12 m (39 ft) steel post light rising from one of several 1-story keeper's houses. Houses painted white with red roofs. No closeup photo available. "Fener Adasi" means "lighthouse island." Located on a small island in the Mola Adalari (Mola archipelago) about about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) east southeast of Kapsül Burnu and 11 km (6.5 mi) northeast of Bandirma on the south coast of the Sea of Marmara. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty E4886; NGA 17188.

Boz Burnu Feneri; Coastal Safety Directorate photo

Kapsüle Burnu

1945. Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); two red flashes every 10 s. 9.5 m (31 ft) concrete post light, attached to a small 1-story concrete equipment room. 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white, house white with a red tile roof. Located on the northeastern tip of the club-shaped Erdek Peninsula. Site status unknown. Admiralty E4890; NGA 17172.

Balyos (2)

Date unknown (station established 1861). Active; focal plane 38 m (125 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 12 m (39 ft) round hourglass-shaped tower, painted white. The tower stands next to a ruined 1-story masonry keeper's house. According to NGA, the previous light was on a skeletal tower atop the house. Located on the northwestern tip of the Erdek Peninsula. Site status unknown. Admiralty E4884; NGA 17164.

Asmali (2)

Date unknown (station established 1857). Active; focal plane 40 m (131 ft); three white flashes every 15 s. 9 m (30 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery and a small lantern. Lighthouse painted white, lantern red. 1-story masonry keeper's house, painted white with a red tile roof. Located on a small island off the eastern tip of Marmara, the largest island in the sea of the same name. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty E4892; NGA 17152.

Ekinlik (2)

Date unknown (station established 1861). Active; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); white flash every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) round hourglass-shaped tower, painted white. Located on Avsar, a small island about 2 km (1.25 mi) west of Turkeli. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty E4882; NGA 17160.

Karabiga Karaburun (Ince Burnu)

1964. Active; focal plane 54 m (177 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 11 m (36 ft) round concrete tower, painted white. This is one of at least four Ince Burnu lighthouses in Turkey; the name Karaburun is preferable although there is another Karaburun lighthouse on the Black Sea coast of Thrace (see above). Located on a rugged promontory on the south side of the eastern entrance to the Dardanelles from the Sea of Marmara. Site status unknown, probably difficult to reach. ARLHS TUR-028; Admiralty E4880,6; NGA 17112.

Sea of Marmara Lighthouses: North and West Sides * Marmara Eregli (1) 1861. Inactive since about 2004. Approx. 13 m (43 ft) octagonal cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white. This lighthouse was replaced recently by a much higher tower (next entry). We do not know the fate of the historic lighthouse, but we hope it was not demolished. Located on a sharp promontory at Marmara Eregli, about 32 km (20 mi) east of Tekirdag on the central north coast of the Sea of Marmara. Site apparently open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-059. Marmara Eregli (2) About 2004. Active; focal plane 53 m (174 ft); white flash every 10 s. 26 m (85 ft) "metal tower," according to the 2005-06 Admiralty Light List. No photo and no further information available. If the focal plane data is correct, this tower must be lower on the slope than the historic lighthouse. Located on a sharp promontory at Marmara Eregli, about 32 km (20 mi) east of Tekirdag on the central north coast of the Sea of Marmara. Site status unknown. Admiralty E4898; NGA 17072. ** Hosköy (Hora) 1861. Active; focal plane 50 m (164 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 22 m (72 ft) 12-sided cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white. The Coastal Safety Directorate has the photo at right and the history of the station. This historic lighthouse, on the west side of the Sea of Marmara, guides ships into the Dardanelles. Located near the village of Hosköy, about 20 km (13 mi) northeast of the larger town of Sarköy. Site open, tower may be open by arrangement with the keeper. ARLHS TUR-025; Admiralty E4896; NGA 17060. Ince Burnu 1953. Active; focal plane 32 m (105 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted white. Located on a prominent cape on the northwest side of the Dardanelles entrance about 15 km (9 mi) southwest of Sarköy. Site status unknown. ARLHS TUR-027; Admiralty E4880; NGA 17056.

Hosköy Feneri; Coastal Safety Directorate photo

Dardanelles Lighthouses
* Gelibolu (Gallipoli)

1856. Active; focal plane 34 m (112 ft); white flash every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) round cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story masonry keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white. Serdar Sagkan has posted a good closeup taken from the land side, Ben Rose has a distant view, Klaus Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse marks the northern entrance to the narrow portion of the Dardanelles. Gelibolu (Gallipoli) was the scene of an unsuccessful siege by Allied troops in 1915, during World War I. The battlefields are a major tourist attraction, but the lighthouse doesn't get much attention from visitors. Located on a bluff in Gelibolu, on the northwest side of the strait. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-023; Admiralty E4878; NGA 17048.

Karakova (2)

Date unknown (station established 1858). Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); red flash every 6 s. 10 m (33 ft) round hourglass-shaped metal or fiberglass tower, painted white. A ruined keeper's cottage, white with a red tile roof, stands near the lighthouse. Located on a point of land projecting from the European side of the strait about 9 km (4.5 mi) southwest of Gelibolu. Site status unknown. Admiralty E4872; NGA 17036.

Eceabat Range Front

1969. Active; focal plane 33 m (108 ft); quick-flashing white light. 11 m (36 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower with gallery. Beside the lighthouse is a square 1-story concrete equipment building. The tower also carries a diamond-shaped slatted daymark. Entire lighthouse and daymark painted white. The range guides southbound vessels approaching a near right-angle turn in the strait. Located on a hillside in Eceabat, on the west (European) side of the strait. Site status unknown. Admiralty 4858; NGA 17004.

Eceabat Range Rear

1969. Active; focal plane 43 m (141 ft); quick-flashing white light. 13 m (43 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower with gallery, mounted on a square 1-story concrete equipment building. The tower also carries a diamond-shaped slatted daymark. Entire lighthouse and daymark painted white. Located on a hillside in Eceabat, on the west (European) side of the strait. Site status unknown. Admiralty 4858.1; NGA 17008.

* Çimenlik (Çanakkale Kalesi) (4) Date unknown (since 2002). Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); flash every 5 s, green or red depending on direction. 14 m (46 ft) round hourglass-shaped metal or fiberglass tower, painted white. Google has a satellite view. A view from the strait shows the light at the foot of Çimenlik Kalesi (castle), built by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror in 1452. The first two lights were mounted on the castle and the third was a skeletal tower. Çanakkalle is on the southwest (Asian) side of the strait at the first major turn for northbound ships. Located on the bank of the strait on the south side of Çanakkale. Site apparently open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-017; Admiralty E4857; NGA 16996. * Kepiz (Kanlidere Burnu) (2) 1936 (station established 1857). Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); white flash every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern, gallery, and four ribs. Entire lighthouse painted white. A photo is at right, and Google has a satellite view. The first lighthouse was also a cast iron tower. Located on a prominent cape on the Asiatic side of the strait about 10 km (6 mi) southwest of Çanakkale. Site apparently open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-033; Admiralty E4854; NGA 16988. * Mehmetçik (Cape Helles) (2) 1919 (station established 1856). Active; focal plane 50 m (164 ft); flash every 5 s, white or red depending on direction. 25 m (82 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story masonry keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white. A good 2005 photo is available, and the Coastal Safety Directorate has the history of the station. The original lighthouse, a 10 m (33 ft) stone tower, did not survive World War I. Cape Helles is the cape at the north (European) side of the Dardanelles (or the Hellespont, as it was known in ancient Greece). Located on the point of the cape near Seddulbahir. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-042; Admiralty E4850; NGA 16956.

Kepiz Feneri; Coastal Safety Directorate photo

Gökçeada and Bozcaada Lighthouses
Note: The 1923 Treaty of Lausanne between Greece and Turkey confirmed Turkish ownership of all of the Anatolian mainland and Greek ownership of all of the Aegean islands except Gökçeada (Imbros or Imroz) and Bozcaada (Tenedos). These two islands were placed under Turkish administration because they flank the entrance to the Dardanelles.

* Kaleköy

1960. Active; focal plane 49 m (161 ft); white flash every 3 s. 9 m (30 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower mounted atop a square 1-story concrete equipment room. Entire lighthouse painted white. Google has a satellite view. This light guides ships into the harbor of Kaleköy, the principal port of Gökçeada. Gökçeada, the largest Turkish island in the Aegean Sea, is about 16 km (10 mi) northwest of Cape Helles, the entrance to the Dardenelles. Located atop a steep bluff on the east side of the harbor of Kaleköy, on the north side of Gökçeada. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E4559.4; NGA 16932.

* Bati Burnu (Bozcaada) 1861. Active; focal plane 32 m (105 ft); two white flashes every 15 s. 20 m (66 ft) round cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. The tower was formerly attached to a 1-story masonry keeper's house, but only ruins of the house remain. A good photo is available, a September 2006 photo shows how the lighthouse is dominated by a large windfarm, and Google has a satellite view. This site appears gravely endangered. Bozcaada is an island about 6 km (3.5 mi) off the Turkish coast about 20 km (13 mi) southwest of the entrance to the Dardenelles. The island is accessible by ferry from Geyikli. Located on the western tip of the island. Site and tower closed, but according to Ad. Hovestadt the guard at the windfarm may allow lighthouse fans to enter to take photos. ARLHS TUR-001; Admiralty E4564; NGA 16856. * Mermer Burnu (Tuzburnu) Date unknown. Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); white flash every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery and four ribs. Entire lighthouse painted white. Ad. Hovestadt contributed the photo at right, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located at the southeastern tip of Bozcaada, where it guides vessels through the strait between the island and the mainland. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E4568; NGA 16864.

Mermer Burnu Light, June 2007 photo copyright Ad. Hovestadt used by permission

 

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Posted April 16, 2007. Checked and revised May 15, 2008. Lighthouses: 37. Site copyright 2008 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.