Gulfs of Turkey

List of gulfs in Turkey

Turkey straddles two peninsulas: Anatolia in Asia and Thrace in Europe. The surrounding seas are the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea. But the number of gulfs in the north (Black Sea) and the south (Mediterranean) is not high, because the mountain ranges lie more or less parallel to the coastline both in the north and in the south . The majority of bays are on the west (Aegean and Marmara), where the mountain ranges are perpendicular to the coastline.[1][2][3]

## Major gulfs

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Bay  | Main peninsula  | Sea  | Province

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Hamsilos | Anatolia | Black Sea | Sinop
İzmit | Anatolia  | Marmara | Kocaeli
Gemlik | Anatolia  | Marmara  | Bursa
Bandırma | Anatolia  | Marmara  | Balıkesir
Erdek | Anatolia  | Marmara  | Balıkesir
Saros | Thrace | Aegean | Çanakkale
Edremit | Anatolia  | Aegean  | Balıkesir
Dikili  | Anatolia  | Aegean  | İzmir
Çandarlı | Anatolia  | Aegean  | İzmir
İzmir | Anatolia  | Aegean  | İzmir
Gülbahçe  | Anatolia  | Aegean  | İzmir
Gerence  | Anatolia  | Aegean  | İzmir
Sığacık  | Anatolia  | Aegean  | İzmir
Kuşadası | Anatolia  | Aegean  | Aydın
Kazıklı | Anatolia  | Aegean  | Muğla
Güllük (Mandalya)  | Anatolia  | Aegean  | Muğla
Gökova | Anatolia  | Aegean  | Muğla
Hisarönü  | Anatolia  | Aegean  | Muğla
Sömbeki  | Anatolia  | Aegean  | Muğla
Marmaris  | Anatolia  | Mediterranean | Muğla
Karaağaç  | Anatolia  | Mediterranean  | Muğla
Fethiye | Anatolia  | Mediterranean  | Muğla
Finike  | Anatolia  | Mediterranean  | Antalya
Antalya | Anatolia  | Mediterranean  | Antalya
Mersin | Anatolia  | Mediterranean  | Mersin
İskenderun | Anatolia  | Mediterranean  | Hatay

## See also

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* Capes of Turkey
* Peninsulas of Turkey
* Geography of Turkey

## References

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1. ^ Faik Sabri Duran, Büyük Atlas (İstanbul: Kanaat Yayınevi, 2001; ISBN 975-7537-04-7).
2. ^ Türkiye Turizm Atlası 2009 (İstanbul: Boyut Yayıncılık, 2009; ISBN 978-975-23-0634-9).
3. ^ Britannica Atlas, Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.,1977, p 121-122

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Gulfs of Turkey

Black Sea|

* Hamsilos (bay)

Marmara|

* Bandırma
* Erdek
* Erenköy
* Gemlik
* İzmit
* Morto (bay)

Aegean|

* Çandarlı
* Dikili
* Edremit
* Gökova
* Güllük
* İzmir
* Kazıklı
* Kuşadası
* Saros
* Usuluk (bay)

Mediterranean|

* Alexandretta
* Antalya
* Fethiye
* Mersin
* Belceğiz (bay)
* Eğribük (bay)

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* Capes of Turkey
* Peninsulas of Turkey

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