Lighthouses of Southern Turkey

Most of the modern nation of Turkey occupies the broad peninsula of Anatolia (Asia Minor) between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. At its western end, Anatolia faces Greece across the Aegean Sea. This page includes Turkey's lighthouses on the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. The Turkish phrase for a lighthouse is fener (plural fenerler) or deniz feneri ("sea lantern"). Burnu is a cape or headland, ada or adası is an island, and limani is a harbor. Lighthouses in Turkey are operated by the Directorate General of Coastal Safety (Kıyı Emniyeti Genel Müdürlü). 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. General Sources Deniz Senyalleri ve Fenerer Official light lists posted by the Coastal Safety Directorate. Photos of all the lighthouses are available here, but Microsoft Internet Explorer may be needed to follow the links. Deniz Fenerleri Photos of 22 lighthouses by Haluk Özözlü. Leuchtfeuer an der türkischen Mittelmeerküste Photos of 11 Mediterranean coast lighthouses posted by Bernd Claußen. Online List of Lights - Turkey Photos posted by Alexander Trabas.

Sivrice Feneri; Coastal Safety Directorate photo

West Coast (Aegean Sea) Lighthouses

Çanakkale Province Lighthouses

* Babakale (Baba Burnu)

1937. Active; focal plane 32 m (105 ft); four white flashes every 20 s. 10 m (33 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower mounted atop a square 1-story concrete equipment room. Entire lighthouse painted white. The town of Babakale has a photo that shows the lighthouse standing atop one corner of a fortress. Gerhard Schindzielorz also has a photo, Özözlü has a panoramic view (first thumbnail in fourth row), and Google has a satellite view. The fort, Baba Kalesi or Babakale, was built by Sultan Ahmed II in the late 1720's to guard against pirates. Baba Burnu is the westernmost point of the Anatolian mainland, which makes it also the extreme western tip of the Asian continent. The lighthouse also marks the north side of the entrance to the strait between Turkey and the Greek island of Lesvos. Located atop the fortress at the point of the cape in Babakale. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-065; Admiralty E4588; NGA 19696.

* Sivrice (Sivrice Burnu) (2)

Date unknown (station established 1863). Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery and four large ribs. Entire lighthouse is white. 1-story masonry keeper's house, painted white with a red tile roof. The Coastal Safety Directorate's photo appears above, a 2007 photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a prominent cape about 15 km (9 mi) east of Babakale. Site apparently open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-047; Admiralty E4590; NGA 19700.

Balıkesir Province Lighthouses
* Edremit Karaburun

1937. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 12 m (39 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower. Entire lighthouse is white. A 2008 photo is available, Google has a satellite view. This little lighthouse seems endangered; it stands on the beach. Karaburun ("Black Cape") is a very common place name on the Turkish coast, so it usually modified by the name of a nearby town. Located on the beach at the point of the cape in Edremit Karaburun, about 15 km (9 mi) west of the city of Edremit. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E4591; NGA 19704.

Edremit Bozburun

1965. Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); white flash every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) round bottle-shaped metal or fiberglass tower. Google has a satellite view. Entire lighthouse is white. Bozburun ("Gray Cape") is another very common name on the Turkish coast. Located on a prominent cape about 20 km (13 mi) northeast of Ayvalik. Site status unknown. Admiralty E4592; NGA 19708.

Gunes Adası (2)

Date unknown (station established 1863). Active; focal plane 66 m (217 ft); white flash every 3 s. 5 m (17 ft) octagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery. Entire lighthouse is white. In the Directorate's photo, it appears that this tower was built amid the ruins of a historic lighthouse. Google has a satellite view of the station. The lighthouse stands atop an island at the northern entrance to the Mytilene Strait separating Turkey from Lesvos. Located about 13 km (8 mi) west of Ayvalik and 10 km (6 mi) east of the Korakas lighthouse on Lesvos. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty E4610; NGA 19780.

İzmir Province Lighthouses

Ilıca Burnu (2)

Date unknown (station established 1984). Active; focal plane 50 m (164 ft); white flash every 5 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical metal or fiberglass tower, painted white. Google has a satellite view. NGA lists a framework tower at this station. Located on a prominent cape about 9 km (5.5 mi) northwest of Aliağa. Site status unknown. Admiralty E4616.3; NGA 19822.

Aslan Burnu

1992. Active; focal plane 40 m (131 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 8 m (26 ft) round hourglass-shaped metal or fiberglass tower, painted white. Metin Erinc has a distant view. Located on a prominent cape on the east side of the entrance to the Gulf of İzmir, about 7 km (4.5 mi) north of Foça. Site status unknown. Admiralty E4617.9; NGA 19838.

Oğlak Adası (2)

Date unknown (station established 1887). Active; focal plane 25 m (82 ft); white flash every 5 s. 6 m (20 ft) round concrete tower. Entire lighthouse is white. In the Directorate's photo, it appears that the ruins of the historic lighthouse are next to the modern tower. Located atop a small island at the northern entrance to the bay of Foça. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty E4618; NGA 19840.

Değirmen Burnu (Foça) (2) Date unknown (station established 1887). Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white flash every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) round hourglass-shaped metal or fiberglass tower, painted white. A 1-story masonry keeper's house, painted white with a red tile roof, appears to be occupied by an attendent. A photo is at right, and Tanju Koray has a 2008 photo. Located at the tip of a peninsula sheltering the west side of the harbor of Foça. ARLHS TUR-006; Admiralty E4620; NGA 19844. * Güzelbaçe (Guzelbahçe) 1992. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 10 m (33 ft) round hourglass-shaped metal or fiberglass tower, painted white. Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the breakwater mole of Güzelbaçe, a town on the south side of the Gulf of İzmir about 25 km (15 mi) west of the city of İzmir. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E4622.7; NGA 19871. * Sarpıncık Karaburun (2) Date unknown (station established 1938). Active; focal plane 97 m (318 ft); four white flashes every 20 s. 13 m (46 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery and four large ribs. Entire lighthouse is white. 1-story masonry keeper's house, painted white with a red tile roof. Levent Duranli has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Very similar to Sivrice Feneri (see above). This Karaburun (Black Cape) is the tip of the peninsula projecting into the Aegean northeast of the Greek island of Chios. Located on a steep bluff at the end of the peninsula, 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Sarpıncık. Accessible by road. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E4630; NGA 19896.

Degirmen Burnu Feneri; Coastal Safety Directorate photo

Sügünkaya (Fener Adası )

1863(?). Active; focal plane 42 m (138 ft); flash every 5 s, white or red depending on direction. 8 m (26 ft) square masonry tower with gallery, attached to a 1-story masonry keeper's house. Entire lighthouse painted white. The buildings appear to have been covered with concrete or stucco. Warren Pollock has a view from the sea, and Google has a satellite view. Located on an island in the narrowest passage of the strait between the Turkish mainland and the Greek island of Chios, about 8 km (5 mi) southwest of Çesme. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty E4658; NGA 19984.

Aydın Province Lighthouses

Kuşadası Yacht Harbor West Breakwater Date unknown. Active (privately maintained?); focal plane 12 m (39 ft); red flash every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) round concrete tower. The upper half of the lighthouse is painted red; the lower half is painted with black and white vertical stripes. Jackie Kever has a photo, another photo is available, and a Google satellite view is available. This light is not on the Coastal Safety Directorate's list, so it may be privately maintained. Located on the main breakwater of the small boat harbor at Kuşadası. Accessible only by boat (the breakwater is not walkable). Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E4664.4; NGA 20008. * Kuşadası (Güvercin Adası) (2) Date unknown (station established 1864). Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery and four ribs. Entire lighthouse is white. 1-story masonry keeper's house, painted white with a red tile roof. Julian Vallejo Blázquez's photo is at right, Trabas has a photo, another closeup is available, the lighthouse is at the right in a sunset photo of the island, and Google has a satellite view. Kuşadası ("Bird Island") is a resort town and cruise ship port on the Turkish mainland northwest of the Greek island of Samos. The ruins of ancient Ephesus are nearby. The town got its name from the island on which the lighthouse is located, since the island is shaped like a bird's head. Located at the northwest point of the island, which is connected to the mainland by a causeway. Site apparently open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-041; Admiralty E4664; NGA 20004. Tekağaç Burnu 1954. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white flash every 15 s. 12 m (39 ft) round hourglass-shaped concrete (?) tower. Entire lighthouse is white. Located on a promontory on the Gulf of Mandalya about 6 km (3.5 mi) southwest of Yenihisar. Site status unknown. ARLHS TUR-051; Admiralty E4665.8; NGA 20160.

Kuşadası Feneri, May 2007 photo copyright Julian Vallejo Blázquez used by permission

Muğla Province Lighthouses

* Turgutreis

Date unknown (recent). Active (?) (privately maintained?); characteristics unknown. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) hexagonal tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted gray with two narrow red horizontal bands and third red band under the gallery. Joe Lopez has a photo, James Sherrett also has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse was built as part of a marina development psroject at Turgutreis. The town is named for a 15th century Ottoman admiral, Turgut Reis. Located at the end of the main (west) breakwater at Turgutreis, probably accessible by walking the breakwater. Site open, tower closed.

* Hüseyin Burnu (Fener Burnu) Date uncertain. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); two white flashes every 15 s. 9 m (30 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story masonry keeper's house. Entire lighthouse painted white. A 2008 photo and a 2009 closeup are available, and Google has a satellite view. The Coastal Safety Directorate lists 1964 as the date of this lighthouse, but its design resembles 1930s era light stations such as Deveboynu (below). This lighthouse marks the Kos Channel, a 5 km (3 mi) wide passage between the Turkish mainland and the Greek island of Kos. Located on the cape on the west side of Gokdiken and about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Turgutreis. Accessible by road. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-026; Admiralty E4712; NGA 20208. * Bodrum (West Breakwater) 1880. Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); red flash every 5 s. 7 m (23 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story masonry keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white, lantern red, keeper's house white with a red tile roof. A photo is at right, Claußen has a photo, Özözlü has a panoramic view (last thumbnail in next to last row), and a Google satellite view is available. Bodrum, the modern city on the site of the ancient Greek city of Helikarnassus, is now a very popular tourist resort, and its historic harbor is usually crowded with yachts. The lighthouse is located at the end of the short west breakwater. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-015; Admiralty E4730; NGA 20216. * Deveboynu 1931. Active; focal plane 104 m (341 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 9 m (30 ft) round cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story masonry keeper's house. Entire lighthouse painted white. Claußen has a photo, Tayfun Sen has a closeup photo, Dmitry Rostopshin has a view from the sea, a Google satellite view is available, and the Coastal Safety Directorate has a page on the history of the lighthouse. Deveboynu Burnu (Camels' Neck Point) is the extreme southwestern corner of Anatolia, located at the tip of the long and narrow Datça peninsula. The lighthouse is at the tip of the peninsula. Accessible by a hike of about 1 km (0.6 mi) from the end of the road. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-019; Admiralty E4732; NGA 20452. Kadırga Burnu 1886. Active; focal plane 39 m (128 ft); three white flashes every 15 s. 12 m (39 ft) steel post light mounted at the seaward end of a 1-story masonry keeper's house. House painted white with a red tile roof. Claußen has good photos, and Google has a satellite view. Kadırga Burnu is the cape at the western entrance to the Gulf of Marmaris. Located at the tip of the cape, a very remote location; may be accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty E5836; NGA 20496.

Bodrum Feneri Coastal Safety Directorate photo

Keçi Adası (Keç Adası, Marmaris)

1886. Active; focal plane 30 m (98 ft); red flash every 2 s. 12 m (39 ft) steel post light mounted at the seaward end of a 1-story masonry keeper's house. House painted white with a red tile roof. Claußen has a good photo, a view from the sea is available, and Google has a satellite view. The northern end of the Gulf of Marmaris is nearly closed off by the island of Keçi Adası and the Adaköy peninsula. This lighthouse marks the west side of the narrow strait between the island and the peninsula. Located on an islet off the southeastern tip of Keçi Adası. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty E5838; NGA 20500.

Peksimet Adası (2)

Date unknown (station established 1953). Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft) (?); white flash every 10 s. Approx. 15 m (49 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower, painted white. This tower replaced an 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower; both towers are shown by Claußen's photo. Located on a tiny island about 3 km (1.8 mi) offshore at the western entrance to the Gulf of Fethiye. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS TUR-009; Admiralty E5839.5; NGA 20532.

** Kısılada (Kısıl Adalar)

1910. Active; focal plane 32 m (105 ft); white flash every 5 s. 13 m (43 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story masonry keeper's house. Entire lighthouse painted white, house painted white with a red tile roof. Trabas has a photo, Claußen has several good photos, Altug Kirisoglu has another photo, and Google has a satellite view. In 2008 the Kısılada Tourism Corporation leased the light station, restored the buildings, and opened them to tourists. Details of this development are not yet available. The Kısıl Adalar are a small group of islands in the Gulf of Fethiye. Located at the southern point of the largest island. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS TUR-037; Admiralty E5841; NGA 20536.

South Coast (Mediterranean Sea) Lighthouses

Antalya Province Lighthouses
* [Patara]

Around 60 AD. Ruins of a Roman lighthouse built during the reign of Nero (54-68 AD). The surviving portion of the tower stands about 5 m (17 ft) high. It was unearthed about 2005 by archaeologists studying the Roman port of Patara, an ancient Greek city annexed to the Empire in 43 AD. The ancient harbor eventually filled in completely and became a swamp; the lighthouse was apparently excavated from this sediment. The site is near the village of Gelemis, about 10 km (6 mi) west of Kalkan in westernmost Antalya province. Site open.

Taşlık (Gelidonya, Selidonya) Burnu 1936. Active; focal plane 277 m (745 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 9 m (30 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story masonry keeper's house. Entire lighthouse painted white, house painted white with a red tile roof. Onur Kocatas's photo is at right, Wikipedia has a fine panoramic view of the cape and lighthouse by Knut Thieme, Yuri Ralchenko has a fine closeup, another closeup photo and a 2008 photo are available, and Google has a satellite view. One of the most prominent capes of Turkey's Mediterranean coast, Cape Gelidonya has been the site of countless shipwrecks ever since the dawn of sea travel. The cape is a steep ridge that continues offshore as a line of rocky shoals and islands. The lighthouse is located on the point of the cape, a remote location accessible to backpackers by a hiking trail. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-049; Admiralty E5850; NGA 20616. [Çavus (Adrasar)] 1939. Active; focal plane 45 m (148 ft); white light, 1 s on, 2 s off, 2 s on, 10 s off. 10 m (33 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. Nearby is a 1-story masonry keeper's house, painted white with a red tile roof. A Google satellite view is available. Located on a promontory at the south entrance to the small bay of Adrasar, about 3 km (2 mi) southeast of Çavus and 12 km (7.5 mi) northeast of Cape Gelidonya. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty E5854; NGA 20624.

Taşlık Burnu Feneri, April 2007 Creative Commons photo by Onur Kocatas

* Baba Burnu (Antalya)

1945. Active; focal plane 35 m (155 ft); white flash every 5 s. 6 m (20 ft) round tower with double gallery, attached to a 1-story keeper's house. Entire lighthouse painted white. Izzet Kirbas has a closeup photo, a 2008 photo is available, and Google satellite view is available. This lighthouse guides vessels into the harbor of Antalya, the principal port of southwestern Turkey. Located on a promontory on the southeast side of the city, about 6 km (3.5 mi) southeast of the port area. Located just off Lara Caddesi, the coastal road. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-065; Admiralty E5858; NGA 20648.

* Side (Selimiye)

1974. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 12 m (39 ft) round hourglass-shaped metal or fiberglass tower with gallery. Entire lighthouse is white. A 2008 photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. Located at a small boat harbor on a sandy cape projecting into the Gulf of Antalya at Side, a town about 40 km (25 mi) east of Antalya. Accessible by road. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-045; Admiralty E5859; NGA 20652.

Alanya

1880. Active; focal plane 209 m (686 ft); one long (2 s) white flash every 20 s. 6 m (20 ft) round cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to the seaward side of a 2-story masonry keeper's house. Entire lighthouse painted white. The Coastal Safety Directorate has a page on the history of the station. Alanya is a modern resort city with very popular beaches, but looming above the beaches is a mountainous peninsula projecting into the Mediterranean. A Google satellite view is centered on the light station; in the lower left is the old fortified city of Alaiye, now called Alanya Castle, built by the Seljuk Turks in the 13th century as their capital. The lighthouse is at the highest point of the peninsula, above the castle. Site status unknown. ARLHS TUR-012; Admiralty E5860; NGA 20656.

Mersin Province Lighthouses
Anamur (Anamur Burnu)

1912. Active; focal plane 68 m (223 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to the seaward side of a 2-story masonry keeper's house. Entire lighthouse painted white. A photo and a second photo are available, Trabas has a distant view by Capt. Peter Mosselberger, and Google has a satellite view. Cape Anamur is the southernmost point of the Anatolian mainland, and the lighthouse here marks the west entrance to the strait separating Cyprus from Turkey. The cape is a rocky headland projecting abruptly into the Mediterranean. Located at the point of the cape, about 8 km (5 mi) southwest of the city of Anamur. Site status unknown. ARLHS TUR-062; Admiralty E5862; NGA 20664.

Yarim Adası (Bölükada, Ovacik Yarimadası) 1993. Active; focal plane 43 m (141 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) round hourglass-shaped metal or fiberglass tower with gallery. Entire lighthouse is white. Yarim Adası (Bölük Ada) is not actually an island, although it appears to be one from a distance; it is connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus. Located at the southern point of Yarim Adası, about 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Silifke. Site status unknown. Admiralty E5867; NGA 20670. * Mersin (Içel) 1865. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 15 m (49 ft) octagonal cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a 1-1/2 story masonry keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white with a red band around the base of the lantern; house painted white with a red tile roof. Atila Atikan has a 2007 photo, Özözlü has a panoramic view (first thumbnail in next to last row), and Google has a satellite view. Klaus Huelse has a historic postcard view in which the keeper's house is smaller. This is one of the most accessible lighthouses of Turkey's Mediterranean coast, but recent photos are hard to find. Located in Mersin, on the west side of the mouth of the river and about 1.5 km (1 mi) west of the modern harbor entrance. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-043; Admiralty E5872; NGA 20708. Deli Burnu 1977. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 15 m (49 ft) square pyramidal steel skeletal tower, painted white. Deli Burnu is the low cape formed by the delta of the Seyhan River, on the east side of the Gulf of Mersin. Located at the point of the cape, about 25 km (15 mi) east of Mersin (Içel). Site status unknown. Admiralty E5873.8; NGA 20752.

Mersin Feneri; Coastal Safety Directorate photo

Adana Province Lighthouse

* Karatas (Fener Burnu)

1864. Active; focal plane 38 m (125 ft); white flash every 10 s. 12 m (39 ft) square cylindrical concrete tower, attached to the seaward side of a 1-story masonry keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white; house painted white with a red tile roof. A 2009 photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. It appears that the tower on this lighthouse was replaced, but the house may be original. The lighthouse marks the entrance to the Bay of İskenderun, at the extreme northeastern corner of the Mediterranean Sea. Located on Karatas Burnu, also called Fener Burnu (Lighthouse Point), about 5 km (3 mi) southwest of the city of Karatas. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E5874; NGA 20756.

Hatay Province (İskenderun Area) Lighthouses
Note: İskenderun (formerly called Alexandretta) is the seaport of the province of Hatay. Located on the south side of the Bay of İskenderun, Hatay faces west, rather than south, on the Mediterranean. After World War I, Hatay became a province of the French mandate of Syria. The province broke off from Syria in 1938 and was annexed by Turkey the following year. It is still claimed by Syria.
* İskenderun Limani (İskenderun Harbor)

Date unknown. Inactive. 14 m (46 ft) round concrete tower with lantern, gallery, and four ribs. Lighthouse painted white, lantern and gallery black. Martin Stevens has posted a photo, a 2009 photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. We need information on the history of this lighthouse. Located on Fener Caddesi (Lighthouse Avenue) on the waterfront of İskenderun. Site open, tower closed.

İskenderun

Date unknown (station established 1886). Active; focal plane 45 m (148 ft); white flash every 10 s. 10 m (33 ft) round concrete tower with gallery, painted white with one black horizontal band. Cihatzu Barioglu has a 2009 photo. Located on a promontory at Büyükdere, about 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest of İskenderun. Site status unknown. ARLHS TUR-032; Admiralty E5916; NGA 20816.

Akıncı Burnu (Resulhinzir)

1933 (French). Active; focal plane 109 m (357 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) stone tower with lantern and gallery, rising from or attached to a 2-story masonry keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white; house painted white with a red tile roof. The Coastal Safety Directorate has a page on the history of the station, Emre Inan has a distant view, and Google has a distant satellite view. Akıncı Burnu is the cape at the southern entrance to the Bay of İskenderun. Located on the heights above the point of the cape, about 40 km (25 mi) southwest of İskenderun. Site status unknown, apparently closed. ARLHS TUR-011; Admiralty E5917; NGA 20832.

Information available on lost lighthouses:

Notable faux lighthouses:

• Ortakent, near Bodrum. Associated with a large resort hotel, this may be an active, privately maintained lighthouse.

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Posted May 5, 2007. Checked and revised July 2, 2009. Lighthouses: 36. Site copyright 2009 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.