Seaside resorts in Turkey

Mersin () is a large city and port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province (formerly İçel). It is made up of four district governorates, each having its own municipality: Akdeniz, Mezitli, Toroslar and Yenişehir.

Yalova is a small city located in northwestern Turkey on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara. It is the seat of Yalova Province and Yalova District. The city has a population of over 250,000 with adjacent conurbation districts. A largely modern city, it is best known for the spa resort at nearby Termal, a popular summer retreat for residents of Istanbul.

Kuşadası () is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 265 km2, and its population is 130,835 (2022). It is a large resort town on the Aegean coast. Kuşadası is south of İzmir, and about west of Aydın. The municipality's primary industry is tourism. The mayor of the district is Ömer Günel.

Çeşme, officially the Çeşme Municipality, is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 285 km2, and its population is 48,924 (2022). It sits at Turkey's westernmost end, on a promontory on the tip of the peninsula that also carries the same name and that extends inland to form a whole with the wider Urla-Karaburun-Çeşme Peninsula. It is a popular holiday resort and the district center, where two thirds of the district population is concentrated. Çeşme is located 85 km west of İzmir, the largest metropolitan center in Turkey's Aegean Region. There is a six-lan

Ayvalık () is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 305 km2, and its population is 75,126 (2024). It is a seaside town on the northwestern Aegean coast of Turkey. The town centre is connected to Cunda Island by a causeway and is surrounded by the archipelago of Ayvalık Islands, which face the nearby Greek island of Lesbos.

Silivri, formerly Selymbria (Greek: Σηλυμβρία), is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 217,163 (2022). It lies along the Sea of Marmara, outside the urban core of Istanbul, containing many holiday and weekend homes for residents of the city. The largest settlement in the district is also named Silivri.

Büyükçekmece, historically Athyras (Greek: Αθύρας) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 173 km2, and its population is 277,181 (2022). It is on the Sea of Marmara coast of the European side, west of the city. It is largely an industrial area. The mayor is Ahmet Şahin (CHP).

220px|thumb|Şile Castle is a restored castle in the Şile district on Ocaklı Island Şile is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 800 km2, and its population is 43,464 (2022). Bordering Şile is the province of Kocaeli (districts of Gebze, Körfez, Derince, Kandıra) to the east and south, and Istanbul districts of Pendik to the south, Çekmeköy to the southwest, and Beykoz to the west. The popular resort town Ağva is also a part of Şile. However, between June and September, the population rapidly increases because of the many residents of Istanbul who have summ

district and town in Balıkesir Province, Turkey

Foça is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 251 km2, and its population is 34,946 (2022). The town of Foça is situated at about northwest of İzmir's city center on the Aegean coast. The district has a settlement and former municipality named Yenifoça (literally "New Foça"), also along the Aegean Sea shore and at a distance of from Foça proper. For this reason, Foça itself is locally often called as Eskifoça ("Old Foça") in daily parlance.

Büyükada (, rendered Prinkipos or Prinkipo), meaning "Big Island" in Turkish, is the largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, with an area of about . It is made up of the Maden and Nizam neighbourhoods in the Adalar (Islands) district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.

Erdek is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 307 km2, and its population is 32,021 (2024). Located on the Kapıdağ Peninsula, on the north coast of the Gulf of Erdek at the south of the Sea of Marmara, Erdek is a popular domestic holiday destination with several hotels dating back to the 1960s. The surrounding area has a rugged geology and topography with evergreen wooded areas and large olive groves. It is dominated by Mt Dindymus (782m). Erdek district also included the islands of Koyun and Paşalimanı.

Yumurtalık (), formerly called Aegeae, Ayas, Lyeys or Laiazzo, is a municipality and district of Adana Province, Turkey. Its area is 447 km2, and its population is 17,654 (2022). It is a Mediterranean port and resort town at a distance of about from Adana city. The resident population of the town Yumurtalık is 5,739 (2022), but in the summer, it rises to 40,000 people since many inhabitants of Adana have holiday homes here. There are also many daily visitors during the holiday season.

Burhaniye is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 420 km2, and its population is 64,283 (2022). It is located on the Aegean coast and is known for its olive oil. Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport is ten minutes away by car. Burhaniye has a port and a museum of archeology. A museum for the Turkish National Movement was inaugurated in 2008 under the name Burhaniye Kuvay-ı Milliye Müzesi.

Dikili is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 534 km2, and its population is 47,360 (2022).

geographic region

Şarköy is a municipality and district of Tekirdağ Province, Turkey. Its area is 487 km2, and its population is 33,466 (2022). It is a seaside town on the north coast of the Marmara Sea in East Thrace. Şarköy is 86 km west of the town of Tekirdağ, and can be reached either by the inland road or by the winding coast road, which goes on to Gallipoli. The mayor is Alpay Var (CHP).

Çınarcık is a town in Yalova Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Çınarcık District. Its population is 20,454 (2022).

district and town in Sakarya, Turkey

Yalıkavak is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Bodrum, Muğla Province, Turkey. Its population is 6,532 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it had the status of a town (belde).

Altınoluk, formerly Papazlık, is a summer resort and neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Edremit, Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its population is 7,004 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It is located west of Edremit, at the northern coast of Edremit Gulf and on Mount Kazdağı hills.

Tömük is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 12,170 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, Tömük was a town (belde). It is inhabited by Tahtacı.

Kızkalesi () is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,781 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). The town, known in Antiquity as Corycus or Korykos (), is named after the ancient castle built on a small island just facing the town.

Kargıpınarı (former Gilindire) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 13,959 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).

Çandarlı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Dikili, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 8,021 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).

Kıyıköy, historically Medea (; ; ), is a town (belde) in the Vize District, Kırklareli Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,160 (2022). It is on the Black Sea coast, from Vize and away from Kırklareli. It became a municipality in 1987.

Güzelçamlı (also referred to locally as Çamlı for short) is a sea-side neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Kuşadası, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 7,981 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It is an increasingly popular tourist resort. It is situated at a distance of following the shoreline southwards from the district's center of Kuşadası. The town borders the Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park to its immediate south. The town's permanent population is around 8,000 but may rise to around 50,000 and possibly more in the summer

Selimpaşa, known in Byzantine times as Epibates (sometimes as Epivates or Epibatos; ), is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silivri, Istanbul Province, in the European part of Turkey. Its population is 23,378 (2022). It was an independent municipality until it was merged into the municipality of Silivri in 2008.

Turunç is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Marmaris, Muğla Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,939 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It is a holiday resort on the Mediterranean Sea coast.

İğneada, formerly Thynias (Greek: Θυνίας), is a town (belde) in the Demirköy District, Kırklareli Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,511 (2022). It lies on the Black Sea coast and is approximately south of the Mutludere river which forms the border with Bulgaria. The land is covered by mainly oak forests, typical flora of the Yıldız (Istranca) Mountains. Forestry, fishing and tourism are the main occupations of the town population. The population in East Thrace are of different ethnicities, some originally from Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Yugoslavia, and the Caucasus, including: Turkish peo

Kumbağ is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Süleymanpaşa, Tekirdağ Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,965 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It is situated in the Marmara Sea coast of East Thrace (the European part of Turkey), to the south of Tekirdağ. The town was a Greek fishing village named Kumbos or Chrisampelos () prior to Balkan Wars. After the Turkish War of Independence in 1920s, Greeks were replaced by the Turks from Greece and Bulgaria. In 1935s Turks from Romania also settled in Kumbağ. In 1993 it was declared a seat of township. Wit

Narlıkuyu (; in Turkish) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,476 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).

village in Ayvacık, Çanakkale–Asia, northwestern Turkey

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Alanya, Antalya, southwestern Turkey

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Erdemli, Mersin, south-central Turkey

Altınkum is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Didim, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 5,516 (2022). It is a seaside resort on the Aegean Sea, 123 km from Aydın. It is near the ancient Temple of Apollo and the ruins of the Ionian city of Didyma (Didim).

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Erdemli, Mersin, south-central Turkey

thumb|Yeşilovacık harbor, Turkey Yeşilovacık (former Hacıisaklı) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,877 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).

Ağva is a neighbourhood and resort town in the municipality and district of Şile, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,150 (2022).

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Erdemli, Mersin, south-central Turkey

Kilyos, also Kumköy, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,860 (2022). It is also a well-known seaside resort on the Black Sea coast of the European side of Istanbul Province, famous for its beaches.

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Arnavutköy, İstanbul–Europe, northwestern Turkey

Özdere (, ) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Menderes, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,499 (2022). It is a coastal settlement and resort town along the Aegean Sea coast. With adjacent neighbourhoods it has a permanent population of around 15,000 people, which can rise to nearly 100,000 during the summer as a result of its popularity amongst tourists.

Sığacık is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Seferihisar, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,913 (2022). Its distance to Seferihisar centre is less than . It is situated on a small peninsula, facing north. The harbor is in the east side of and the beaches are in the west side.

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Çatalca, İstanbul–Europe, northwestern Turkey

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Bodrum, Muğla, southwestern Turkey

thumb|Arpaçbahşiş Public Beach (Halk Plajı) with Gated community|gated communities nestled in the background Arpaçbahşiş is a neighborhood within the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey, with a population of 7,285 as of 2022. Prior to the administrative reorganization of 2013, it was classified as a town (belde). Currently, Arpaçbahşiş serves as a summer resort area, primarily attracting Turkish tourists. Its coastal location offers a shoreline that draws seasonal visitors seeking a local retreat. In the wake of the earthquake in Kahramanmaraş, many individuals affec