Lighthouses of Türkiye: Northern Marmara

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 Turkey (97%) occupies the broad peninsula of Anatolia (Asia Minor) between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea; the remaining 3% is the region of East Thrace at the southeastern corner of Europe. Between Anatolia and Thrace is the small Sea of Marmara (Marmara Denizi) connected to the Black Sea by the Bosporus (İstanbul Boğazı) and to the Aegean Sea by the Dardanelles (Çanakkale Boğazı) These narrow passages form a famous international waterway, lit by several historic lighthouses, connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. Türkiye is divided into 81 provinces (iller). This page describes the lighthouses in the provinces of Yalova, Kocaeli, and Sarkaya, plus the portion of Istanbul on the Asiatic side of the Bosporus. Lights on the European side of the Bosporus are described on the European Türkiye page. These provinces are loacted in northwestern Anatolia on the north side of the Sea of Marmara. Sakarya faces north on the Black Sea, while Kocaeli has coasts on both the Sea of Marmara to the south and the Black Sea to the north. 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, boğazı is a strait, nehir is a river, and liman is a harbor. Lighthouses in Türkiye are operated by the Directorate General of Coastal Safety (Kıyı Emniyeti Genel Müdürlüğü, KEGM). 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 Photos by various photographers posted by Alexander Trabas. Several of the photos from this region were contributed by Capt. Peter Mosselberger ("Capt. Peter"). Leuchttürme in Türkei Photos by Andreas Köhler. Lighthouses in Turkey Photos by various photographers available from Wikimedia. World of Lighthouses - Turkey Photos by various photographers available from Lightphotos.net. Lighthouses R Us - Turkey West These pages by C.W. Bash preserve a series of small photos formerly posted on the Directorate General's web site. Europäische Leuchttürme auf historischen Postkarten Historic postcard images posted by Klaus Huelse. GPSNauticalCharts Navigational chart for the Straits

Şile Light, Şile, August 2022 Instagram photo by Ehl_i Keyf

Yalova Province (Sea of Marmara) Lighthouses

* Boz Burnu 1949. Active; focal plane 77 m (252 ft); white flash every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) stone tower, painted white, with keeper's house. Fog siren (two blasts every 30 s). Ümit Öztürk's 2023 photo is at right, Trabas has Capt. Petr's 2024 photo, Merkez Emlak has a 2019 photo , Metin Dönmez has a closeup, and Google has a satellite view. Located in a rugged area at the tip of the Boz Peninsula, which projects into the southeastern corner of the Sea of Marmara. Site status unknown, but it appears that the lighthouse can be seen from nearby. Admiralty N4900; NGA 17225. * Sivrikaya Burnu Date unknown. Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); white flash every 10 s. 10 m (33 ft) round barbell-shaped white fiberglass tower. Trabas has Capt. Peter's 2024 photo, Ali Sağlam has a distant view, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on a promontory on the south side of the entrance to the easternmost basin of the Sea of Marmara. Accessible by road. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N4899.96; NGA 17236. * Çınarcık Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); continuous green light. 7 m (23 ft) round white concrete tower. Trabas has Capt. Peter's closeup 2024 photo, Tuncay Bektas has a photo, and Google has a distant satellite view. Located at the end of the breakwater at Çınarcık, about 15 km (9 mi) west of Yalova. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N4899.94; NGA 17238. [Dil Burnu (2)] Date unknown (station established 1863). Inactive since 2013. The lighthouse, a 9 m (30 ft) square skeletal tower mounted atop a 1-story masonry keeper's house, was deactivated as construction began on the İzmit Bay (Osman Gazi) Bridge (completed in July 2016). Satılmış Demirtaş has a 2024 photo showing that the skeletal tower has been removed and Google has a satellite view. Since restored, he keeper's house is now a museum telling the story of its longtime keepers, the Gündoğdu family. Dil Burnu is a sharp-pointed cape projecting abruptly into the south side of the entrance to the Gulf of İzmit. a bay at the easternmost edge of the Sea of Marmara. Located at the tip of the cape, about 20 km (13 mi) east northeast of Yalova. Site open, museum hours unknown. Site manager: Altınova Municipality. ex-Admiralty N4924; ex-NGA 17254.

Boz Burnu Light, Boz Peninsula, September 2023 Google Maps photo by Ümit Öztürk

Kocaeli Province South Coast (Sea of Marmara) Lighthouses

These two lighthouses are actually on the Gulf of İzmit, a narrow eastward arm of the Sea of Marmara. The Osman Gazi Bridge crosses the western end of the gulf. Kaba (Kava) Burnu (3) 2008 (station established 1896). Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 12 m (39 ft) round white concrete tower with lantern and gallery. A KEGM photo is at right, Sabri Keleş has a 2016 photo (taken on the day the Osman Gazi Bridge opened) and Google has a 2025 street view and a satellite view. This light was dropped by the Admiralty in 2014 and relisted briefly in 2017. It is charted as active by C-Map. Located on a promontory on the north side of the Gulf of Izmit, directly opposite Dil Burnu. Site status unknown. ex-Admiralty N4925.7 (2017) and ex-E4926 (until 2014); ex-NGA 17255. Yelkenkaya Burnu (1) 1896. Reactivated (?); focal plane 20 m (66 ft); white flash every 15 s. 15 m (49 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to the seaward end of a 1-story masonry keeper's house. Entire lighthouse painted white. Trabas has a 2013 photo and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Although a small skeletal tower is seen in front of the lighthouse, an Admiralty notice in December 2013 described the light as being in the historic tower. This lighthouse marks the north side of the entrance to the Gulf of İzmit. The house is clearly in use, but we do not know for what purpose. The lighthouse was strengthened after being damaged by an earthquake in 1998. Located on a prominent cape about 3 km (2 mi) west of Darica. Site status unknown, possibly open. ARLHS TUR-054; Admiralty N4922; NGA 17284.

Kaba Burnu Light, Gebze Coastal Safety Directorate photo

Eastern İstanbul (Asiatic Side) Lighthouses

Lighthouses of İstanbul on the west side of the Bosporus are described on the European Türkiye page.

Southeast İstanbul (Sea of Marmara) Lighthouses

Tuzla Breakwater

Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); red flash every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) round barbell-shaped metal tower painted white with a narrow red horizontal band. Trabas has Capt. Peter's 2024 photo, Mike Ballard has a distant street view across the harbor, and Google has a distant satellite view. Tuzla is a town in the southeastern corner of İstanbul Province, known for shipbuilding and seafood restaurants. Located at the end of the breakwater of Tuzla harbor. Site status unknown. Admiralty N4920.5; NGA 17287.

Pendik South Breakwater

Date unknown. Active; focal plane 6 m (20 ft); green flash every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) octagonal cylindrical concrete tower, painted white. Trabas has Capt. Peter's 2024 photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on the south breakwater at Pendik, about 25 km (15 mi) southeast of İstanbul. Site status unknown, possibly open. Admiralty N4916.2; NGA 17296.

Dilek Kayalığı Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); six quick white flashes and one long white flash every 15 s. 9 m (30 ft) round barbell-shaped tower on a stone pier. Upper half of the tower painted yellow and lower half black. Trabas has a 2013 photo and Bing has a distant satellite view. Kayalığı is a rocky shoal. Located on a shoal halfway between the Feyzullah neighborhood of southeast İstanbul and the island of Kınalı. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N4915; NGA 17304. * Yassıada (Democracy and Liberty Island) Around 2015. Active; focal plane 56 m(184 ft); two white flashes every 8 s. Approx. 50 m (164 ft) round unpainted concrete tower with lantern and gallery. A 2021 photo is available, Trabas has Capt. Peter's fuzzy 2022 photo, and Google has a satellite view. Yassıada is a small island in the Sea of Marmara due south of İstanbul. In 2013 it was renamed Democracy and Liberty Island and developed with a museum of recent Turkish history along with a hotel and various tourist facilities. Boat transportation is available from İstanbul. Located about 25 km (15 mi) south of the entrance to the Bosporus. Site open, tower status unknown. Admiralty N4918.4. * Fenerbahçe (Fenerbaçe, Fener Burnu, Seraglio Point) 1857. Active; focal plane 25 m (82 ft); two long (1.5 s) white flashes every 12 s. 20 m (66 ft) 2-stage round cylindrical stone tower with double gallery, painted white. Fog siren (blast every 60 s). Trabas has Capt. Peter's 2024 photo (also seen at right), a 2020 photo is available, Ömer Özmen has a 2019 photo, Trabas has a photo, Omer Ufacik has a 2019 evening photo of the lighthouse in action, Suat Gürler has a 2023 photo, Ahmet Tanju has a closeup, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a satellite view. Fener Bahçe means "Lighthouse Garden." Located on an island, separated from the mainland by only a narrow channel, near the end of the Fener Kalamis Caddesi about 1.5 km (1 mi) south of Kadıköy. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS TUR-021; Admiralty N4910; NGA 17328. * Kadıköy Breakwater (İnciburnu) 1977. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); white light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 11 m (36 ft) round concrete tower with a round enclosure at the top, painted white with a narrow black horizontal band. Igor Checkanof has a 2021 photo, a closeup photo is available, Trabas has Caapt. Peter's 2024 closeup, Köhler has a good photo, Urho Kekkonen has a more distant view, Ronan Jameson has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. The round enclosure was added between 2006 and 2008. Located at the end of a short breakwater on the south side of Kadıköy harbor, just southeast of the entrance to the Bosporus. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N4904.6; NGA 17360.

Fenerbahçe Light, İstanbul, November 2024 photo copyright Capt. Peter Mosselberger; used by permission

Bosporus Asiatic Side Lighthouses

The Bosporus is the strait connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, which in turn connects to the Mediterranean Sea. Known to Turks as İstanbul Boğazı or simply as Boğaz (The Strait), the Bosporus is the narrowest of all the major straits commonly used by international shipping. It narrows from about 3700 m (2.3 mi) at the Black Sea entrance to about 700 m (2300 ft) in the northern part of İstanbul. Three major bridges cross the Bosporus connecting Europe and Asia. There are many lights along the strait and only the larger towers on the eastern side are listed here. Lighthouses on the western side of the strait are listed on the European Türkiye page. Visitors report that the best views of the Bosporus lighthouses are from the water; it can be a challenge to find them on land.

Haydarpaşa Inner Breakwater Southeast 1963. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); red flash every 2 s. 12 m (39 ft) round white concrete tower with a narrow red horizontal band, rising from a square 1-story stone base. Trabas has Capt. Peter's 2024 photo, Can Balcı has a 2008 photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the southern end of the detached Haydarpaşa breakwater, which shelters the commercial harbor on the Asiatic side of the entrance to the Bosporus. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. ARLHS TUR-024; Admiralty N4906.2; NGA 17348. Haydarpaşa Outer Breakwater Northwest 1963 (?). Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); green flash every 2 s. 12 m (39 ft) round concrete tower, painted white with a narrow green horizontal band. Trabas has Capt. Peter's 2024 photo and Google has a sea view and a satellite view. Located at the northern end of the Haydarpaşa breakwater. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. Admiralty N4904; NGA 17352. *** Kız Kulesi (Maiden's Tower, Leander's Tower) (1) 1763. Inactive. Approx. 23 m (75 ft) square cylindrical stone tower with a domed cupola, topped by a tall flagstaff. Adjacent to the historic building is an active light (next entry) mounted on a 9 m (30 ft) square pyramidal concrete tower painted white with a narrow red horizontal band. Esma Sağlam's 2024 photo is at right, Turkish Wikipedia has several photos, Krimou Skrimou has a 2018 closeup, an excellent 2019 photo is available, Emre Çagatay has a good 2008 nighttime photo, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a sea view and a satellite view. Kız Kulesi has a long and complicated history. The first structure known to have been built here was a fortress built by the Athenian general Alcibiades in 408 BCE. Another fortress was built by the Byzantine emperor Alexius Comnenus in 1110 CE. The first record of a lighthouse dates from 1509, in the early Ottoman period. The present form of the tower results from reconstructions by the Ottoman emperors Mustafa III in 1763 and Mahmud II in 1832. The tower is the subject of several romantic legends, leading to its name as the Maiden's Tower (Kız Kulesi in Turkish). The oldest legend is the classic Greek tale of Leander and Hero, who supposedly met at this spot. In 1995 the Ministry of Tourism leased Maiden's Tower for 49 years to the Hamoğlu Holding Company, which agreed to restore the structures and open them to tourists. The restoration was completed in 2000. Today the building houses a museum and a popular restaurant. The tower was featured in the James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough and for U.S. television viewers it appeared in season 7 of The Amazing Race. The exterior of the tower was restored in 2022. Located on an islet 200 m (220 yd) off the Asiatic shore at the southern entrance to the Bosporus. Accessible by passenger ferries from both sides of the strait. Site open, restaurant and tower open daily. Site manager: Hamoğlu Holding Co. (Kız Kulesi ). ARLHS TUR-038.

Kız Kulesi, İstanbul,August 2024 Google Maps photo by Esma Sağlam

* Kız Kulesi (2)

Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); flash every 3 s, white or red depending on direction. 10 m (30 ft) square pyramidal metal tower painted white with one narrow red horizontal band. The tower is seen at lower right in the photo above, Trabas has Capt. Peter's 2024 photo and Köhler also has a photo. Located next to the historic Kız Kulesi. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N4903.8; NGA 17372.

* Çengelköy Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); three red flashes every 15 s. 13 m (43 ft) round hourglass-shaped fiberglass tower. Lighthouse painted white with three narrow red horizontal bands. Trabas has Capt. Peter's 2024 photo, Kemal Bulungiray has a drone view, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. For northbound ships the light marks the first sharp turn in the Bosporus, just north of the Boğaziçi (Bosporus) Bridge. Located on the waterfront on the east bank of the Bosporus in the Çengelköy neighborhood. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N4938.3; NGA 17400. * Kandilli Burnu Date unknown. Active; focal plane 27 m (89 ft); red flash every 3 s. Light mounted on a tower attached to the 2-story Bosporus Navigation Control building. Google's 2022 street view is at right, Trabas has Capt. Peter's 2024 photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory at a sharp bend in the Bosporus in the Kandilli neighborhood, on the east bank of the Bosporus. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N4944; NGA 17412. Kanlıca Burnu Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft) (?); two red flashes every 10 s. 11 m (36 ft) square skeletal tower, painted white. Trabas has Capt. Peter's 2024 photo and it peeks over trees in Google's street view, but the tower is hard to see in Google's satellite view. The focal plane is more like 22 m (72 ft) rather than 12 m. Located on a prominent headland about 1.6 km (1 mi) north of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge. Site status unknown. Admiralty N4948; NGA 17428. Paşabahçe 1973. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); three red flashes every 15 s. 12 m (39 ft) round hourglass-shaped tower, painted white with three narrow red horizontal bands. Located on a short pier at Paşabahçe, on the Asiatic side of the Bosporus about halfway between the Black Sea and downtown İstanbul. Trabas has Capt. Peter's 2024 photo and Google has a 2014 sea view and a satellite view. Site status unknown (the light is in an industrial area that may be closed to the public). Admiralty N4949.4; NGA 17432. Selvi Burnu Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); two red flashes every 10 s. 12 m (39 ft) round hourglass-shaped metal tower, painted white with two narrow red horizontal bands. Trabas has Capt. Peter's 2024 photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on a prominent cape at Yalıköy, about 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Paşabahçe. Site status unknown. Admiralty N4949.7; NGA 17456.

Kandilli Burnu Light, İstanbul, May 2022 Google Maps street view

Northeastern İstanbul (Black Sea) Lighthouses

*** Anadolu (2) 1856 (station established 1830). Active; focal plane 75 m (246 ft); one long (2 s) white flash every 20 s. 19 m (62 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. 2-story masonry keeper's house; attached to the house is a slender round tower with gallery resembling a minaret. A 2022 photo by Alexander Gazhiev is at the top of this page, Trabas has Capt. Peter's 2015 photo, another closeup is available, Pi István Tóth has a photo, and Google has a street view, a sea view, and a satellite view. Anadolu is the Turkish name for Anatolia, and the lighthouse stands on the east (Anatolian) side of the entrance to the Bosporus from the Black Sea. Located on a high promontory above the village of Anadolufeneri. Site open, tower listed by the Coastal Safety Directorate as open to visitors. ARLHS TUR-014; Admiralty N4958; NGA 17508. [Yom Burnu (fog signal)] Date unknown. Active; two siren blasts every 32 s. Approx. 24 m (79 ft) round white concrete tower with gallery carrying several radar antennas. Trabas has a 2013 photo and Google has a sea view and a satellite view. Located atop a headland about 2 km (1.25 mi) northeast of the Anadolu lighthouse. Site status unknown. Admiralty N4960; NGA 17512. Anadolu Karaburun Date unknown. Active; focal plane 43 m (141 ft); white flash every 5 s. 8 m (26 ft) round concrete tower topped by a square skeletal tower. Seyr-i Gezgin has a 2018 photo, Trabas has a 2013 photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located atop a sharp and steep promontory west of Sahilköy. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5833; NGA 19688. * Şile Limanı (North Mole) (3) Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); red flash every 3 s. 8 m (26 ft) round barbell-shaped concrete tower painted white with a red horizontal band. Salih Avşar has a 2022 photo, Sinan Şahin has a 2023 view from the sea, and Bing has a satellite view. Trabas has a 2013 photo of an earlier light. Located at the end of the north (main) breakwater of Şile harbor. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5832.4; NGA 19684. *** Şile (Şile Burnu) 1859. Active; focal plane 60 m (197 ft); one long (1.5 s) white flash every 15 s. 19 m (62 ft) octagonal stone tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story stone keeper's house. Tower painted white with narrow black horizontal bands. This is a staffed station and until recently the keepers still wound the mechanism rotating the light. A 2022 photo appears at the top of this page, the Directorate General has a page for the lighthouse, and Trabas has a fine 2013 closeup; in addition, Wikimedia has a 2009 photo, a distant view is available, Mihran Satamyan has a closeup 2023 street view, Ercan Kapkaç has a street view from a nearby viewpoint, and Google has a satellite view. Michel Forand has a historic photo showing the lighthouse without the black bands. Cape Şile is the first prominent cape east of İstanbul on Turkey's Black Sea coast. Built by French engineers under contract to the Ottoman Empire, the lighthouse is one of Türkiye's best known and most beautiful. The station has been designated a National Historic Landmark. The light station includes a small museum of lighthouse artifacts. A major restoration of the lighthouse was completed at the end of 2021. Located on the point of the cape on the east side of the town of Şile. Site open, tower listed by the Coastal Safety Directorate as open to visitors daily. . ARLHS TUR-046; Admiralty N5832; NGA 19680.

Anadolu Light, Anadolufeneri, August 2022 Google Maps photo by Alexander Gazhiev

* Ağva South Breakwater (2)

2020. Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); green flash every 3 s. 5 m (17 ft) round white barbell-shaped tower with a narrow green horizontal band. Shadi Assaf has a 2023 photo, Hamza Derviş has a street view and Google has a satellite view. Trabas has a 2013 photo of the earlier light, a round concrete tower. Located on a short breakwater at the entrance to the Yeşilçay River at Ağva, a resort town 38 km (24 mi) east of Şile. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5831.42; NGA 19678.

* Ağva North Breakwater (2)

2024 (?). Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); red flash every 3 s. 5 m (17 ft) round white barbell-shaped tower with a narrow red horizontal band. A 2025 view across the harbor is available and Google has a satellite view. The earlier light was a round white concrete tower with a narrow red horizontal band. Sadik Yurtman has a 2015 photo, Trabas has an 2013 photo. The old light needed replacement: a 2023 photo shows the light leaning and in poor condition. Located on a short breakwater on the north side of the entrance to the Yeşilçay River. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5831.4; NGA 19677.

* Agfa

Date unknown. Inactive since about 2015. 4 m 13 ft) round white concrete tower. A distant view is available and Google has a satellite view. Located on the slope above the base of the north breakwater at Agva. Site open, tower closed. ex-Admiralty E5831.

Kocaeli Province and Sakarya Province Black Sea Lighthouses

Northern Kocaeli Province Lighthouse

Kefken Adası (Kefkenada) (2) Date unknown (station established 1879). Active; focal plane 24 m (79 ft); three white flashes every 15 s. 10 m (33 ft) octagonal cylindrical white concrete observation tower with a flared top and double gallery. Fog horn (two blasts every 20 s). A Coast Guard station adjoins the lighthouse. A 2016 photo is at right, Trabas has a 2013 photo, KEGM has a photo, a view from the sea is available, and Google has a satellite view. The history of this station is not well known; a 1920 light list describes the light as a 7 m (23 ft) metal column. One of the few islands on Türkiye's Black Sea coast, Kefken is located off Kefken Burnu, a prominent cape about 50 km (30 mi) east of Şile. Site of a 14th century Genoese fortress, the island is a tourist attraction. Boat transportation to the island is available. Located near the west end of the island, overlooking the island's harbor. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-058; TR-10510; Admiralty N5830; NGA 19664. Sakarya Province Lighthouse   * Sakarya Nehri (Sakarya River) (2) Around 2020. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); white flash every 3 s. 9 m (30 ft) barbell-shaped tower colored white with a narrow black horizontal band. Oktay Keskinkiliç has a 2021 closeup photo and Google has a satellite view. Trabas has a 2013 photo of the original lighthouse, a square skeletal tower mounted atop a square 1-story concrete equipment shelter. Google has a 2014 street view of the earlier lighthouse and Cihad Kurt has a 2017 street view. Located on the east side of the river entrance at Sakarya (not on the west side as listed by NGA). Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5829.5; NGA 19660. Information available on lost lighthouses: Notable faux lighthouses:

Kefken Adası Light, Kefken, 2016 Google Maps photo by Ozkan Deniz

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