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Map of Turkey and seas in and around 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 297 km2 (115 sq mi). The lists in the following sections include the islands' names, formal names if different, provinces, seas where they are located, and coordinates.
[1]
Islands by body of water
Aegean Sea islands
The following islands are in the Aegean Sea:
Aydın Province
Güvercin Island, 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.
[4] The following islands of Balıkesir Province are in the Aegean Sea:
Ayvalık Islands
Cunda Island
Çıplak Ada
Çanakkale Province
Imbros or Gökçeada Island, the largest island in Turkey
Satellite image of Bozcaada Island
Karayer Adaları islands: 1-Tavşan, 2-Pırasa, 3-Yılan, 4-Orak, and 5-Sıçancık
Location of Aegean Sea islands in
Çanakkale Province of Turkey
Name
Province
Coordinates
Aksaz
Çanakkale
Bozcaada (Tenedos in Greek)
[5]
Çanakkale
39°49′19″N 26°01′44″E / 39.82194°N 26.02889°E / 39.82194; 26.02889 (Bozcaada )
Gökçeada or Imbros
[5]
[3]
Çanakkale
40°09′39″N 25°50′40″E / 40.16083°N 25.84444°E / 40.16083; 25.84444 (Imbros )
Hedef Adası,
Gulf of Saros
Çanakkale
40°36′57″N 26°44′16″E / 40.615729981864504°N 26.73786362419372°E / 40.615729981864504; 26.73786362419372 (Hedef Adası )
Karayer Adaları
Çanakkale
39°55′46″N 26°04′13″E / 39.92944°N 26.07028°E / 39.92944; 26.07028 (Karayer Adaları )
Kaşık, Karayer
Çanakkale
Küçükada,
Gulf of Saros
Çanakkale
40°37′14″N 26°45′23″E / 40.62053°N 26.7565°E / 40.62053; 26.7565 (Küçükada )
Minikada,
Gulf of Saros
Çanakkale
40°37′14″N 26°45′52″E / 40.62065°N 26.76433°E / 40.62065; 26.76433 (Minikada )
Orak , Karayer
Çanakkale
39°55′07″N 26°04′25″E / 39.91861°N 26.07361°E / 39.91861; 26.07361 (Orak Island )
Pırasa or Presa Adası
[1]
[Note 4] , Karayer
Çanakkale
39°55′50″N 26°03′08″E / 39.93042°N 26.05217°E / 39.93042; 26.05217 (Presa )
Sıçancık Adası, Karayer
Çanakkale
39°55′57″N 26°03′26″E / 39.93249320327675°N 26.057168344599194°E / 39.93249320327675; 26.057168344599194 (Sıçancık Adası )
[6]
Taş Adası, Karayer
Çanakkale
39°49′37″N 26°04′44″E / 39.82694°N 26.07889°E / 39.82694; 26.07889 (Taş Adası )
Tavşan Adası
[Note 5] , Karayer
[1] or Mavro Island
Çanakkale
39°56′07″N 26°04′02″E / 39.93528°N 26.06722°E / 39.93528; 26.06722 (Tavşan Adası, Karayer )
Tavşanlı Island
Çanakkale
Üçadalar
Çanakkale
Yılan Adası,
[1] Karayer
Çanakkale
39°55′08″N 26°05′05″E / 39.91878°N 26.08482°E / 39.91878; 26.08482 (Yılan Adası )
Yıldız Adası,
[1] Karayer
Çanakkale
39°50′58″N 25°59′37″E / 39.84944°N 25.99361°E / 39.84944; 25.99361 (Yıldız Adası )
Yıldız Adası
[7]
Çanakkale
39°50′58″N 25°59′37″E / 39.84944°N 25.99361°E / 39.84944; 25.99361 (Yıldız Adası )
İzmir Province
Büyük Ada
Çıfıtkalesi Islet
Karantina Island
Muğla Province
Kara Ada (Bodrum)
Black Sea islands
The following Turkish islands are in the
Black Sea :
[1]
Giresun Island
Hoynat Islet
Mediterranean Sea islands
The following islands are in the Mediterranean Sea:
[1]
Sea of Marmara islands
Sea of Marmara
The largest island in the Sea of Marmara is Marmara Island with an area of 117.8 km2 (45.5 sq mi). The following Turkish islands are in the
Sea of Marmara :
[1]
Lake islands
Lake Van
One Turkish lake,
Lake Van , has islands, including the following:
[1]
See also
Notes or disputes
^ Çil Adası is also known as Çilada, Tavşan Adası, Theopori Island, Vrachonisida, Vrachonisída Theopori
^
a
b
c Part of Ayvalık Islands Nature Park
^ Lale Island is literally Tulip Island.
^ Pırasa Adası is literally Leek Island
^ Tavşan Adası is literally Rabbit Island
^ Uzun Adalar is also known as Uzun Ada, Uzun Adalari, Uzun Adaları, Uzunadalar, Vrachonisides Makronisia, or Vrachonisídes Makronísia
^ Başak Adası is literally Spike Island.
^ Esek Islands literally means Donkey Island
^ Koyun Adası literally means Sheep Island
^ Tavşan Adası literally means Rabbit Island
^ Tavşan Ada literally means Rabbit Island
^ Zeytinli Island literally means Olive Island
^ In English, Kuş Island is Bird Island.
See
Imia (Greek) or Kardak (Turkish) and
Aegean dispute for a discussion of disputed islands between Greece and Turkey.
References
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