Tavşan Adası ("Rabbit Island" in
Turkish) (
Greek: Neandros (Νέανδρος), the name of a mythological figure.) or Balıkçı Adası is the smallest of the
Princes' Islands in the
Sea of Marmara, to the southeast of
Istanbul,
Turkey. It is under the administration of the
Adalar (literally Islands or Isles) district of
Istanbul Province. The island has an area of 40 hectares (99 acres).
On 10 April 2021, it was declared as a protected vulnerable marine area through a presidential decree.[1]
