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Islands Of Turkey
This is a list of islands of Turkey. There are around 500 islands and islets in Turkey. These islands are located in the Aegean Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, and Turkish lakes. The Turkish words for island/islands are ''ada/adalar''. The largest Turkish island is Gökçeada in the Aegean Sea with an area of . The lists in the following sections include the islands' names, formal names if different, provinces, seas where they are located, and coordinates. Islands by body of water Aegean Sea islands The following islands are in the Aegean Sea: Aydın Province Balıkesir Province There are at least 54 islands in Balıkesir Province, including islands in the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara. Many of the islands in the Aegean Sea are part of the Ayvalık Islands Nature Park which contains 22 islands and numerous rocks. The only two populated Aegean islands are Cunda Island and Lale Island. Cunda Island, which is now a peninsula, is the largest. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey Physiography
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west. Turkey is home to over 85 million people; most are ethnic Turkish people, Turks, while ethnic Kurds in Turkey, Kurds are the Minorities in Turkey, largest ethnic minority. Officially Secularism in Turkey, a secular state, Turkey has Islam in Turkey, a Muslim-majority population. Ankara is Turkey's capital and second-largest city. Istanbul is its largest city and economic center. Other major cities include İzmir, Bursa, and Antalya. First inhabited by modern humans during the Late Paleolithic, present-day Turkey was home to List of ancient peoples of Anatolia, various ancient peoples. The Hattians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lale Island
Lale Island (literally "Tulip Island", also called ''Dolap Island'') is an Aegean Island of Turkey. In the antiquity it was called ''Kremydonisi'' (). It is part of Ayvalık ilçe (district) of Balıkesir Province at . It has two road connections; one to mainland Anatolia (towards south east) and the other to Cunda Island (towards west). The connection to mainland was constructed in 1817 (i.e., Ottoman era) by filing. Now a new bridge is under construction instead of filing. (''see'' Gönül Bridge) The connection to Cunda Island is by a bridge constructed in 1954. The island is an inhabited island mostly with summer houses. It is connected with Cunda Island __NOTOC__ Cunda Island, also called Alibey Island, (), Greek Moschonisi ( or Μοσχόνησος), is the largest of the Ayvalık Islands archipelago in Turkey, which was historically called the ''Εκατόνησα'' (''Hekatonisa'') or '' ... by the Ayvalık Strait Bridge. References {{Islands of Turkey Aeg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çanakkale Province
Çanakkale Province () is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country. It takes its name from the city of Çanakkale. Its area is 9,817 km2, and its population is 559,383 (2022). Like Istanbul, Çanakkale province has a European (Thrace) and an Asian (Anatolia) part. The European part is formed by the Gallipoli (Gelibolu) peninsula, while the Asian part is largely coterminous with the historic region of Troad in Anatolia. They are separated by the Dardanelles strait, connecting the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean Sea. The archaeological site of Troy is found in the Çanakkale province, near the village Tevfikiye. Çanakkale District is the most populous district of the province. The European and Asian parts of the province were connected to each other with the completion of the Çanakkale 1915 Bridge in March 2022. History In the early Turkish Republic, the Çanakkale Province came into existence with the abolition of the Ottoman-era ''sanjaks'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bozcaada - ISS027
Tenedos (, ''Tenedhos''; ), or Bozcaada in Turkish, is an island of Turkey in the northeastern part of the Aegean Sea. Administratively, the island constitutes the Bozcaada district of Çanakkale Province. With an area of , it is the third-largest Turkish island after Imbros (Gökçeada) and Marmara. In 2022, the district had a population of 3,120 inhabitants. The main industries are tourism, wine production and fishing. The island has been famous for its grapes, wines and red poppies for centuries. It is a former bishopric and presently a Latin Catholic titular see. Tenedos is mentioned in both the ''Iliad'' and the ''Aeneid'', in the latter as the site where the Greeks hid their fleet near the end of the Trojan War in order to trick the Trojans into believing the war was over and into taking the Trojan Horse within their city walls. Despite its small size, the island was important throughout classical antiquity due to its strategic location at the entrance of the Dardanell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gökçeada By Sentinel-2 Cloudless
Imbros (; ; ), officially Gökçeada () since 29 July 1970,Alexis Alexandris, "The Identity Issue of The Minorities in Greece And Turkey", in Hirschon, Renée (ed.), ''Crossing the Aegean: An Appraisal of the 1923 Compulsory Population Exchange Between Greece and Turkey'', Berghahn Books, 2003p. 120/ref> is the largest island of Turkey, located in Çanakkale Province. It is located in the north-northeastern Aegean Sea, at the entrance of Saros Bay, and has the westernmost point of Turkey ( Cape İncirburnu). Imbros has an area of , and has some wooded areas."Gökçeada" from Britannica Concise Encyclopedia As of 2023, the island-district of Gökçeada has a population of 10,721. The main industries of Imbros are fishing and tourism. By the end of the 20th century, the island was predominantly inhabited by s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayabaşı Adası
Kayabaşı is a Turkish language, Turkish place name and it may refer to; * Kayabaşı, Amasya a village in Amasya (central) district of Amasya Province * Kayabaşı, Bitlis, a village * Kayabaşı, Polatlı a village in Polatlı district of Ankara Province * Kayabaşı, Alanya a village in Alanya district of Antalya Province * Kayabaşı, Kale * Kayabaşı, Kemah * Kayabaşı, Köprüköy * Kayabaşı, Korkuteli a village in Korkuteli district of Antalya Province * Kayabaşı, Şavşat a village in Şavşat district of Artvin Province * Kayabaşı, Ulus a village in Ulus district of Bartın Province * Kayabaşı, Mengen a village in Mengen district of Bolu Province * Kayabaşı, Göynük a village in Göynük district of Bolu Province * Kayabaşı, Araç a village in Araç district of Kastamonu Province * Kayabaşı, Mut a village in Mut district of Mersin Province {{geo-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çıplak Island
Çıplak Island (, meaning "Barren island", ''Chalkis'' of the antiquity, in Greek known as Gymno ()) is an Aegean island of Turkey. The island at is a part of Ayvalık ilçe (district) of Balıkesir Province. Its distance to mainland is . With an area of it is one of the larger islands around Ayvalık. It’s the southernmost island of the Ayvalık Islands archipelago, and the only one with shores to both Edremit Gulf The Edremit gulf is an Aegean gulf in Turkey's Balıkesir Province. It is named after Edremit, a district of Balıkesir Province which is situated close to the tip of the gulf. Biga Peninsula is to the north. The southern coast belongs to the ... and Dikili Gulf. The uninhabited island was a natural pasture for sheep breeding. Every year the shepherds used to bring sheep herd to the island. However they now complain of rabbits which infest the grazing land. References {{Islands of Turkey Aegean islands Islands of Turkey Islands of Balıkesir Prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çiçek Island
Çiçek Island (, literally Island of flower) is an Aegean island of Turkey. It is in Edremit Gulf at and administratively a part of Ayvalık ilçe (district) of Balıkesir Province. Its distance to the nearest point on the mainland (Anatolia) is about . The surface area of the island is and it is covered with olive trees and narcissus. The ancient name of the island was Angistri () or Argyronesos (). According to Milliyet ''Milliyet'' ( Turkish for "''nationality''") is a daily newspaper published in Istanbul, Turkey. History and profile ''Milliyet'' came to publishing life at the Nuri Akça press in Babıali, Istanbul as a daily private newspaper on 3 May 1950 ... newspaper currently the island is put on market. References {{Islands of Turkey Aegean islands Islands of Turkey Islands of Balıkesir Province Ayvalık ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büyük Maden Island
Büyük Maden Island (, literally Big Mine Island) is an Aegean island of Turkey The island at is a part of Ayvalık ilçe (district) of Balıkesir Province. It is between Cunda Island and Küçük Maden Island. The island currently is uninhabited. Its distance to Cunda island is less than . With an area of , it is one of the bigger islands around Ayvalık. The ancient name of the island was Pyrgos (). In the antiquity there were lead mines in the island and the island was foul-smelling. The settlement in the island was named Pordoselene which had a nasty meaning. According to Bilge Umar, Strabon was uneasy with the name of the island and he used the name ''Poroselene'' instead. On some rocks of the island there are traces of malachite Malachite () is a copper Carbonate mineral, carbonate hydroxide mineral, with the chemical formula, formula Basic copper carbonate, Cu2CO3(OH)2. This opaque, green-banded mineral crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, and most often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büyük Ilyosta Island
Büyük Ilyosta Island (literally "Great Ilyosta Island", also called ''Güneş Island'' ("Sun Island") is an Aegean island of Turkey. The name of the island is a changed form of the Greek name ''Eleos''. The island at is a part of Ayvalık ilçe (district) of Balıkesir Province. Although the name of the island has the modifier "great", it is actually a medium size island of about . Its distance to main land (Anatolia) is about and to Greek island Lesbos Lesbos or Lesvos ( ) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of , with approximately of coastline, making it the third largest island in Greece and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, eighth largest ... is . The sea around the island is a popular diving spot. References {{Islands of Turkey Aegean islands Islands of Turkey Islands of Balıkesir Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AkoÄŸlu Island
AkoÄŸlu Island, known in Greek as Kópanos (Κόπανος), is a Turkish islet in the Aegean Sea. The islet is a part of Ayvalık Islands group at . It had a number of names in history such as Armutçuk, Kedi, Kópanos and VrachonisÃda. Its dimensions are 78 x 57 m (260 x 190 ft) Administratively it is a part of Ayvalık ilçe (district) of Balıkesir Province Balıkesir Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in northwestern Turkey with coastlines on both the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean Sea, Aegean. Its area is 14,583 km ... .It is an uninhabited island . Its distance to nearest point on shore is less than . References {{Islands of Turkey Islands of Balıkesir Province Ayvalık Islands of Turkey Aegean islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
