Lighthouses of Türkiye (Turkey):Antalya

Prior to World War I (1914-18) the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire had for centuries controlled most of the Middle East and (for varying amounts of time) North Africa and Southeast Europe. Following the war the Empire was partitioned by the 1920 Treaty of Sèvres and after a period of turmoil and warfare the Republic of Türkiye (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti in Turkish) was established in 1923. The country was historically called Turkey but in 2022 the Turkish government informed the United Nations that it prefers the official spelling Türkiye to be used in English. The Directory uses the spelling Türkiye in its descriptions but retains Turkish as the adjective form and preserves the more familiar spelling Turkey on the index page.

Most of Türkiye (97%) is in Asia, including the broad peninsula of Anatolia (Asia Minor) with the Black Sea on the north, the Aegean Sea on the west and the Mediterranean Sea; on the south. The remaining 3% is the region of East Thrace at the southeastern corner of Europe.

For administrative purposes Türkiye is divided into 81 provinces (il or vilayet). This page includes southwestern Anatolian Türkiye's lighthouses in Antalya Province.

Since the 1920s the Turkish language has been written in a Latin script; a distinctive feature of the alphabet is that the dotted (İ and i) and dotless (I and ı) forms of the letter I are different letters. The Turkish phrase for a lighthouse is fener (plural fenerler) or deniz feneri ("sea lantern"). Ada or adası is an island, yarımada is a peninsula, kaya is a rock or reef, burnu is a cape, burun ("nose") is a headland, körfez is a gulf, koy is a bay or inlet, boğaz is a strait, nehir is a river, and liman is a harbor. In Turkish the Mediterranean Sea is called Akdeniz.

Lighthouses in Türkiye are operated by the Directorate General of Coastal Safety (Kıyı Emniyeti Genel Müdürlüğü, KEGM).

The severe earthquake of 6 February 2023 caused catastrophic damage in Adana and Hatay provinces. Information is lacking on how lighthouses fared in this disaster, so some descriptions may be outdated.

ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume N of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 113.

General Sources
Seyir Yardımcıları (Navigational Aids)
Information on major lighthouses posted by the Directorate General.
Online List of Lights - Turkey - Mediterranean Sea
Photos by various photographers posted by Alexander Trabas. Many of the photos from this area are by Eckhard Meyer.
Leuchtfeuer an der türkischen Mittelmeerküste
Photos of 17 Mediterranean coast lighthouses posted by Bernd Claußen.
Lighthouses in Turkey
Photos by various photographers available from Wikimedia.
World of Lighthouses - Turkey
Photos by various photographers available from Lightphotos.net.
Leuchttürme in Türkei
Photos by Andreas Köhler.
Europäische Leuchttürme auf historischen Postkarten
Historic postcard images posted by Klaus Huelse (Asiatic Türkiye is included on this page of European lighthouses).
GPSNauticalCharts
Navigational chart information for Türkiye.

Taşlık Burnu Light, Cape Gelidonya, April 2023
Google Maps photo by Yakup Yavuz
Alanya Area Lighthouses
Alanya is a beach resort city with a population of about 365,000. It is sheltered by a steep cape, a projection of the Taurus Mountains, that was a stronghold for empires over many centuries.

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Alanya North Breakwater
2011. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); green flash every 5 s. 8 m (26 ft) octagonal cylindrical tower with an open lantern. Entire lighthouse is white. Trabas has Erich Hartmann's 2013 photo, Vad Lai has a photo of the light in action, Oleg Petrovich has a closeup street view, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the north breakwater of Alanya harbor. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5860.4.
** Alanya South Breakwater (2)
2009(?) (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane about 20 m (66 ft); red flash every 5 s. 16 m (52 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery. The lighthouse is painted a light gray with a darker gray dome. A 2024 photo is at right, Wikimedia has a fine 2020 photo, Věra Hyršová has a 2016 photo, Trabas has Werner Seiler's 2011 photo, Abek Narynov has a 2022 photo, Pasha Goroshko has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. This new lighthouse was built as a tourist attraction. Located at the end of the south breakwater of Alanya harbor. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open; the tower is also open, but no information is available on the schedule. Admiralty N5860.45. .
Alanya (Kaleardı Burnu)
1880. Active; focal plane 209 m (686 ft); one long (2 s) white flash every 20 s. 6 m (20 ft) round cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to the seaward side of a 2-story masonry keeper's house. Entire lighthouse painted white. Claußen has closeup photos, Trabas has Meyer's 2017 photo, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Claußen's 2012 photos show a modern lamp on a short post behind the historic lantern; he was not able to determine if the light had been moved. Alanya is a modern resort city with very popular beaches, but looming above the beaches is a mountainous peninsula projecting into the Mediterranean. Atop the peninsula is the old fortified city of Alaiye, now called Alanya Castle, built by the Seljuk Turks in the 13th century as their capital. The lighthouse is near the south end of the peninsula, attached to the outer wall of the citadel. Site status unknown, but it should be possible to see this lighthouse from Kale (Castle) Road. ARLHS TUR-012; Admiralty N5860; NGA 20656.
* Side (Selimiye)
1974. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 12 m (39 ft) round hourglass-shaped metal or fiberglass tower with gallery. The lighthouse is white with one narrow red horizontal band. Andreas Köhler has a 2003 photo, Trabas has Erich Hartmann's 2017 sunset photo, and Kürşad Ulkat has an evening street view, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located at a small boat harbor on a sandy cape projecting into the Gulf of Antalya at Side, a town about 40 km (25 mi) east of Antalya. and a similar distance west of Alanya. Accessible by road. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-045; Admiralty N5859; NGA 20652.

South Breakwater Light, Alanya, May 2024
Instagram photo by xatyusha1105

Antalya Area Lighthouses
Antalya is the provincial capital and the largest city of Türkiye's south coast, with a population of more than 1.3 million in the city proper and 2.6 milllion in the metropolitan area.

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Baba Burnu (Antalya) (2?)
1945 (station established 1869). Active; focal plane 35 m (155 ft); white flash every 5 s. 6 m (20 ft) round tower with double gallery, attached to a 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white with a narrow black band under the gallery. Mehmet Akdemir's 2017 photo is at right, another closeup is available, Jenny Liu has a 2023 photo, Levent Şen has a street view showing the light in action, and Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse guides vessels into the harbor of Antalya, the principal port of southwestern Türkiye and a popular seaside resort. The keeper's house has been renovated as a popular restaurant. This is one of at least three Baba Burnu ("Father Cape") Turkish lights. Located on a promontory on the southeast side of the city, about 6 km (3.5 mi) southeast of the port area. Located just off Lara Caddesi, the coastal road. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Fener 1945 Restaurant. . ARLHS TUR-065; Admiralty N5858; NGA 20648.
* Antalya South Mole (2)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 12 m (39 ft); green flash every 3 s. Approx. 10 m (33 ft) round barbell-shaped fiberglass tower, colored white with a narrow green horizontal band. Igor Buzatu has a 2018 photo, Trabas has Hartmut Knape's 2023 photo, Marek Roczniak has a view of the two mole lights, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. The earlier light was a small skeletal tower. Located on the south mole of the old fishing harbor of Antalya. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5856; NGA 20644.
* Antalya North Mole (2)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 12 m (39 ft); red flash every 3 s. Approx. 10 m (33 ft) round barbell-shaped fiberglass tower, colored white with a narrow red horizontal band. Trabas has Hartmut Knape's 2023 photo, Marek Roczniak has a view of the two mole lights, Aleksei Fedorishchev has a sea view, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. The earlier light was a small skeletal tower. Located on the north mole of the old fishing harbor of Antalya. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5857; NGA 20640.

Baba Burnu Light, Antalya, November 2017
Google Maps photo by Mehmet Akdemir
Antalya New Harbor Lee Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); green flash every 3 s. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted white with a narrow green horizontal band. Trabas has Hartmut Knape's 2023 photo, Osman Zeki Ertuğrul has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. The tower was previously all white, and for a time it was painted green with a white band. Located at the end of the north breakwater of Antalya's industrial harbor, about 8 km (5 mi) southwest of the old harbor. Site status unknown. ARLHS TUR-064; Admiralty N5855.4; NGA 20636.
Antalya New Harbor Main Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); red flash every 3 s. 10 m (33 ft) round barbell-shaped metal tower, painted red with two narrow white horizontal bands. Prior to 2014 the lighthouse was painted all white, then red with a white horizontal band, and then white with a red horizontal band. Eugene Yakovenko has a photo, Trabas has Hartmut Knape's 2023 photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the south (main) breakwater of Antalya's industrial harbor. Site status unknown. ARLHS TUR-063; Admiralty N5855; NGA 20632.

Kumluca and Finike Lighthouses
* Kemer West Pierhead
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); green flash every 3 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical tower. Tower painted green with two narrow white horizontal bands. Trabas has Meyer's 2004 photo and Google has a street view and a satellite view. In the past the tower has been painted white. Kemer is a resort town about 40 km (25 mi) south of Antalya. Located on the west pier at Kemer. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5854.6.
* Kemer North Pierhead
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); red flash every 3 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical tower mounted on the roof of a 1-story pierhead building. Tower painted red with two narrow white horizontal bands. Trabas has Meyer's 2004 photo and Google has a street view and a satellite view. In the past the tower has been painted white, and for a time it was red with wider white bands. Located on the main pier at Kemer. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5854.7.
[Çavus (Adrasar)]
1939. Active; focal plane 45 m (148 ft); white light, 1 s on, 2 s off, 2 s on, 10 s off. 10 m (33 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. Nearby is a 1-story masonry keeper's house, painted white with a red tile roof. The light is seen at 0:12 in Can Yeşilyurt's 2021 video and Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory at the south entrance to the small bay of Adrasar, about 3 km (2 mi) southeast of Çavus and 12 km (7.5 mi) northeast of Cape Gelidonya. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty N5854; NGA 20624.
Taşlık (Selidonya) Burnu (Cape Gelidonya)
1936. Active; focal plane 277 m (745 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 9 m (30 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story masonry keeper's house. Entire lighthouse painted white, house painted white with a red tile roof. A 2023 photo by Yakup Yavuz is at right, Onur Kocatas has a fine 2014 photo, Wikimedia has a fine panoramic view of the cape and lighthouse by Knut Thieme, Mehmet Taşkiran has a 2022 photo, Scott Newman has a fine 2008 photo, Trabas has Meyer's 2010 photo, Andet Ilyin has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. The lighthouse was operated "by hand" until 2017 when a solar power installation was completed. One of the most prominent capes of Türkiye's Mediterranean coast, Cape Gelidonya has been the site of countless shipwrecks ever since the dawn of sea travel. The cape is a steep ridge that continues offshore as a line of rocky shoals and islands. The lighthouse is located on the point of the cape, a remote location accessible to backpackers by a hiking trail. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS TUR-049; Admiralty N5850; NGA 20616.
* Finike West Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); green flash every 3 s. 9 m (30 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower painted green with a narrow white horizontal band. Ahmet Bağoğlu has a photo, Ahmet Oran has a street view and Google has a satellite view. Located on the west breakwater at Finike, a resort town northwest of Cape Gelidonya. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5849.6; NGA 20612.
* Finike East Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); red flash every 3 s. 9 m (30 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower painted red with a narrow white horizontal band. Ahmet Oran has a street view and Google has a satellite view. Located on the east (main) breakwater at Finike. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5849.4; NGA 20608.
Finike
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 30 m (98 ft); two white flashes every 7 s. 6 m (20 ft) round metal tower with a flared top, mounted on a round stone base. Tower painted white with two black horizontal bands. Google has a street view and a distant satellite view. Located on a promontory about 2 km (1.25 mi) south of Finike harbor. Site status unknown. Admiralty N5849; NGA 20604.

Kaş District Lighthouses
* Kaş (Mole Head)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 10 m (33 ft); red light, pattern unknown. Approx. 7 m (23 ft) round tower with gallery and an open lantern structure. Tower pianted white with one narrow red horizontal band. A 2023 photo is at right, Ömer Korkut has a 2017 photo, an aerial view is available, and Google has a distant satellite view. Located on the breakwater at Kaş, a resort town on a broad bay sheltered by the Greek island of Megísti (Kastellorizo). Accessible by walking the pier. . Admiralty N5847.4.
 

Breakwater Light, Kaş, March 2023
Instagram photo by mavi_antalyam
 
* Bucak Denizinde
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); two flashes every 10 s, white, red or green depending on direction. 10 m (33 ft) round barbell-shaped white fiberglass tower. Google has a 2024 street view and an indistinct satellite view. This leading light guides vessels into Bucak Roads, a sheltered inlet popular with recreational boaters. Located beside the D400 coastal highway just west of Kaş. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5847.6; NGA 20568.
* Kalkan Limanı
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); green flash every 5 s. 7 m (23 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted white with a narrow green horizontal band. H. Cihangir Tarakçı has a closeup photo, Pete Kiddy has a street view, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. The tower has also been painted green with a white band. Kalkan is a former fishing village, now a popular resort town, about 25 km (15 mi) west of Kaş. Located on the patio of a popular resturant on the east side of the harbor entrance. Site manager: Lighthouse Café and Brasserie. Admiralty N5844.83; NGA 20566.
* Kalkan Limanı Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); red flash every 5 s. 7 m (23 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted white with a narrow red horizontal band. A photo is available and Google has an indistinct satellite view. The tower has also been painted red with a white band. Kalkan is a former fishing village, now a popular resort town, about 25 km (15 mi) west of Kaş. Located on the east side of the harbor entrance. Accessible by walking the pier. Admiralty N5844.8; NGA 20565.
* Patara
2025 reconstruction of a Roman lighthouse built during the reign of Nero (54-68 CE). 26.5 m (87 ft) round cylindrical stone tower. The lighthouse was toppled by a tsunami in 1481. In recent years the surviving portion of the tower stood about 5 m (17 ft) high. Onat Erdogan has a 2017 photo and Barış Okay has a 2019 closeup. It was unearthed about 2005 by archaeologists studying the Roman port of Patara, an ancient Greek city annexed to the Empire in 43 CE. St. Nicholas was born in Patera about 270 CE. The ancient harbor eventually filled in completely and became a swamp; the lighthouse was apparently excavated from this sediment. After years of study and preparation, tagging the stones and using computers to figure out how they fit together, workers began in 2021 to rebuild the lighthouse using 2500 of the original stones. Tom Janssens has a November 2021 photo of the work in progress and a May 2023 photo of the work nearing completion of the tower. In August 2022 the original inscription was installed as the tower reached about 12 m (39 ft) high. In early May 2025 the scaffolding finally came down and the photo at right shows the completed tower. Google has a satellite view. The site is near the village of Gelemiş, about 10 km (6 mi) west of Kalkan in westernmost Antalya province. Site open.

Rebuilt Patera Pharos, Kalkan, May 2025
Google Maps photo by Joe 97

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Posted May 5, 2007. Checked and revised May 30, 2024. Lighthouses: 20. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.