Lighthouses of Northern Türkiye

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%) is in Asia, including 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 of Türkiye's Black Sea coast east of the İstanbul region, from Zonguldak Province to the Georgian border. 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. 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. TR numbers are Turkish light list numbers as reported by the Admiralty. 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 - Black Sea Photos by various photographers posted by Alexander Trabas. Lighthouses in Turkey Photos by various photographers available from Wikimedia. World of Lighthouses - Turkey Photos by various photographers available from Lightphotos.net. Europäische Leuchttürme auf historischen Postkarten Historic postcard images posted by Klaus Huelse. GPSNauticalCharts Navigational chart information for Türkiye. Google Maps Satellite view of Türkiye's Black Sea coast.

Zonguldak Light, Zonguldak, June 2025 Google Maps photo by Caner Anda

Zonguldak Province Lighthouses

[Ereğli North Breakwater (2)] Around 2019. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); red flash every 3 s. 5 m (16 ft) round barbell-shaped tower painted white with a narrow red horizontal band. Trabas has a 2013 photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on the north breakwater at Karadeniz Ereğli. Site status unknown. Admiralty N5827; NGA 19640. Ölüce Burnu 1863. Active; focal plane 78 m (256 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 9 m (30 ft) round tower, attached to the seaward end of a keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white. A 2021 photo is at right, Trabas has a 2013 photo, Adnan Akyüz has a nice 2016 photo, Okan Kadem has a 2022 closeup, and Google has a satellite view. Located on Mount Kestaneci, a prominent cape about 3 km (2 mi) north of Karadeniz Ereğli. Site status unknown but the lighthouse can be viewed from nearby. ARLHS TUR-044; TR-10470; Admiralty N5826; NGA 19632. Zonguldak West Breakwater 2002. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); green flash every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) square skeletal tower mounted on a round, truncated conical stone tower. The tower is unpainted except the concrete gallery rail is painted green. Trabas has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the west breakwater of Zonguldak harbor. Site status unknown. TR-10430; Admiralty N5823.6; NGA 19620. Zonguldak North Breakwater 2002. Active; focal plane 19 m (62 ft); red flash every 5 s. 12 m (39 ft) square skeletal tower mounted on a round, truncated conical stone tower. The tower is unpainted except the concrete gallery rail is painted red. Trabas has a photo, Murat Kebabçi has a view from the sea, and Google has a satellite view. Huelse has a historic postcard view of an earlier light at this harbor entrance. Located at the end of the north breakwater of Zonguldak harbor. Site status unknown. TR-10420; Admiralty N5823.5; NGA 19624.

Ölüce Burnu Light, Karadeniz Ereğli, November 2021 Google Maps photo by Orange Zeke

** Zonguldak 1908. Active; focal plane 53 m (174 ft); white flash every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to the seaward side of a 1-story keeper's house. The Fener Café restaurant.has been built around the seaward side of the light tower. Lighthouse painted white. Caner Anda's 2025 photo is at the top of this page, Trabas has a 2013 photo (before the restaurant development), Muhammet Köseoğlu has a 2022 closeup photo, Abdurrahim Vural has a 2026 photo of the light in action, the lighthouse appears on a postage stamp, and Google has a satellite view. Turkish Wikipedia has a view of the town from the lighthouse, possibly taken from an adjacent city park. The original lighthouse was a wood tower. Zonguldak Province is Türkiye's leading coal-mining area, although production has declined in recent years. Located on a high promontory at the northeast entrance to Zonguldak harbor. Site open, restaurant open daily, tower closed. . ARLHS TUR-057; TR-10410; Admiralty N5820; NGA 19608. Bartın Province Lighthouses Demirli Burnu 1965. Active; focal plane 70 m (230 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery. Entire lighthouse is unpainted white concrete. KEGM's photo is at right, Trabas has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory on the south side of Bartın harbor, 12 km (7.5 mi) northwest of the city. Site and tower closed. TR-10394; Admiralty N5818.4; NGA 19588. Bartın Limanı South Breakwater 1965. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); three green flashes every 10 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted white with three narrow green horizontal bands. Cengiz Dgm has a very distant 2026 view and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the south breakwater of Bartın harbor. Site and tower closed. TR-10396; Admiralty N5818.6; NGA 19596. Bartın Limanı North Breakwater (2?) 1965. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); now listed as a directional light, formerly two red flashes every 5 s. 7 m (23 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery. The lighthouse is unpainted white concrete with two narrow red horizontal bands. Trabas has a photo and Google has a satellite view. The Directorate's photo is the second photo on the South Breakwater page. The light is now directional and the Admiralty has given it a new number, but the directional light may be on the original tower. Located at the end of the north breakwater of Bartın harbor, 12 km (7.5 mi) northwest of the city. Site and tower closed. TR-10395; Admiralty N5818.51 (ex-N5818.5); NGA 19592.

Demirli Burnu Light, Bartın KEGM photo

Amasra 1863. Active; focal plane 77 m (253 ft); white flash every 10 s. 7.5 m (25 ft) lantern mounted at the seaward end of a 1-story masonry keeper's house. Mustafa Onur İnce's 2020 photo is at right, Yunus Savcı has a 2025 photo, Trabas has a 2013 photo, Murat Tarman has a 2015 photo, Mert Sezer has a 2017 street view, Kenan Hazar has a 2021 photo, and the lighthouse is seen in a Google satellite view. This light is a sibling of the Sinop lighthouse (see below). Amasra is a small port about 15 km (9 mi) northeast of the city of Bartın. Located atop a cliff on the north side of a steep-sided island northwest of Amasra harbor. Site status unknown. . Admiralty N5817; NGA 19576. * Amasra North Breakwater (2) 2023 (station established 1961). Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); green flash every 6 s. 10 m (33 ft) square concrete tower with a castellated gallery, painted white with a green horizontal band. An April 2023 photo is available, Erhan Sezgin has an August 2023 closeup, and Google has a satellite view. The original light was a round barbell-shaped steel tower, painted white with a narrow green horizontal band. Trabas has a 2013 photo of that light and Fehmi Yaman has a 2019 photo. Located at the end of the north breakwater; accessible by walking the mole. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5817.5; NGA 19584. Amasra South Breakwater 1961. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); red flash every 6 s. 10 m (33 ft) round barbell-shaped steel tower, painted white with a narrow red horizontal band. Trabas has a photo, another photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the south (really the east) breakwater. Site and tower closed. Admiralty N5818; NGA 19580. * Kurucaşile 1963. Active; focal plane 41 m (135 ft); white flash every 3 s. 8 m (26 ft) round white concrete tower. Trabas has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory just west of the harbor of Kurucaşile. Site open, tower closed. TR-10377; Admiralty N5816.7; NGA 19572.

Amasra Light, Amasra, September 2020 Instagram photo by Mustafa Onur İnce

* Kurucaşile Breakwater

Date unknown. Inactive or possibly reactivated. 6 m (20 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower. Ahmet Tay has a 2022 photo of this abandoned light and Googke has a satellite view. C-Map charts this light as active (focal plane 12 m (39 ft); green flash every 3 s) so perhaps the lighthouse has been restored. Located on the main breakwater of the small harbor of Kurucaşile. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed.

Kastamonu Province Lighthouses

* Cide Limanı (South Breakwater) Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); green flash every 5 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted white with a narrow green horizontal band. Trabas has a photo, a 2023 photo is available, İsmail Bas has a view from the north breakwater, Mirsad Durmaz has a closeup street view, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the south breakwater at Cide. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5816.6; NGA 19568. * Cide North Breakwater Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); red flash every 5 s. 8 m (26 ft) round two-stage concrete tower, painted white with a narrow red horizontal band. Trabas has a photo, Tunahan Öztürk has a 2017 photo, Mustafa Eren has a closeup street view, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the north breakwater at Cide. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5816.55; NGA 19564. Cide (Köpekkaya Burnu) Date unknown. Active; focal plane 203 m (666 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 7 m (23 ft) round barbell-shaped white fiberglass tower. Trabas has a very distant photo and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located atop a very steep ridge on the northeast of Cide harbor. Site status unknown. Admiralty N5816.5; NGA 19560. * Kerempe Burnu 1885. Active; focal plane 82 m (269 ft); one long (2 s) white flash every 20 s. 8 m (26 ft) round stone tower attached to the front of a 1-story stone keeper's house. Entire lighthouse painted white. A 2022 photo by Doruk Ülgen is at right, Trabas has a 2013 photo, Wikimedia has İsmail Refik Görgülü's 2011 photo, Nuh Muhammed Uruk has a closeup, the lighthouse appears on a postage stamp, and Google has a 2026 street view and a satellite view. Until 2006 keepers wound the weights to keep the lens turning. This lighthouse is on a mountainous cape, at the top of a cliff about 250 m (800 ft) from the shore. Located about 8 km (5 mi) west of Doğanyurt. Accessible by road. Site apparently open, tower closed. . ARLHS TUR-007; TR-10370; Admiralty N5816; NGA 19556.

Kerempe Burnu Light, Doğanyurt, May 2022 Google Maps photo by Doruk Ülgen

İnebolu (2?) Date unknown (station established 1863). Active (?); focal plane 38 m (125 ft); white flash every 10 s. 9 m (30 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery and four ribs. Entire lighthouse is white. Trabas has a photo and Google has a satellite view. It's possible this light was relocated or rebuilt, leading to a new Admiralty number. Located on a promontory overlooking the harbor of İnebolu. Site status unknown. TR-10330; Admiralty N5812.4 (ex-N5812); NGA 19544. Sinop Province Lighthouses Sinop (Sinope) has one of the few naturally protected harbors on Türkiye's north coast and has been a Black Sea port for at least 3000 years. The city today has a population of about 40,000. Usta Burnu (Ayancık) (2) 2018 (station established 1963). Active; focal plane 27 m (82 ft); white flash every 5 s. 7 m (23 ft) round barbell-shaped tower. colored white with a narrow black horizontal band. Trabas has a 2013 photo of the earlier light, a square pyramidal skeletal tower mounted atop a square 1-story concrete equipment room. Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on a prominent cape at Çaylıoğlu, about 8 km (5 mi) west of Ayancık. Site status unknown. TR-10320; Admiralty N5811; NGA 19536. * İnce Burun (Sinop) 1863. Active; focal plane 26 m (85 ft); four white flashes every 20 s. 12 m (39 ft) masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story masonry keeper's house. The upper portion of the tower is octagonal and the lower portion is square. Entire lighthouse painted white. Three additional keeper's houses or other light station buildings. Yasin Çınar's 2024 photo is at right, İbrahim Aydın has a 2021 photo, Wikimedia has a 2016 photo by Nedim Ardoğis, Trabas has a 2013 photo, Kerim Arli has a 2007 photo, Tolga Davaz has a street view, and Google has a satellite view of the station. This lighthouse stands on the northernmost point of Türkiye. Note: Türkiye has several other lights named İnce Burun (Sharp Cape). Located on the point of the cape, about 25 km (15 mi) west northwest of Sinop. Accessible by road; parking provided. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS TUR-005; TR-10310; Admiralty N5810; NGA 19532.

İnce Burun Light, Sinop, June 2024 Instagram photo by Yasin Çınar

Sinop (Boztepe Burnu) 1863. Active; focal plane 107 m (351 ft); two white flashes every 15 s. 4 m (13 ft) lantern mounted on a concrete pedestal and attached to the seaward side of a small 1-story concrete keeper's house. Entire lighthouse is white. Trabas has a 2013 photo, Tolga Davaz has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. This might be the original lighthouse covered by stucco. Boztepe Burnu is a promontory, shaped rather like a turkey's head, that protects the harbor of Sinop, one of the oldest ports of Turkey's Black Sea coast. Located at the tip of the promontory. Accessible by road. Site status unknown. TR-10290; Admiralty N5808; NGA 19512. * Gerze (Köşk Burnu) 1944. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); two white flashes every 3 s. 6 m (20 ft) round concrete tower with double gallery and four ribs. The lighthouse is white with two narrow black horizontal bands. Züleyha Batmaz has a 2024 photo, Ali Murat Aydin has a 2026 closeup, Trabas has a closeup photo, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located on a sharp promontory that shelters the harbor of Gerze, about 25 km (15 mi) south of Sinop. Site open, tower closed. TR-10280; Admiralty N5807; NGA 19508. * [Gerze East Breakwater] Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); continuous green light. 8 m (26 ft) round concrete tower painted white with a narrow green horizontal band. Trabas has a closeup photo, Tolga Davaz has a street view, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located at the end of the east breakwater of Gerze. Accessible by walking the pier. Admiralty N5807.1; NGA 19509.

Boztepe (Sinop) Burnu Light, Sinop Coastal Safety Directorate photo

Samsun Province Lighthouses

Samsun is a large city with more than 600,000 residents. Historically it was not a major seaport, but port facilities have been developed in recent years.

* Bafra Burnu 1880. Active; focal plane 25 m (82 ft); white flash every 5 s. 23 m (75 ft) hexagonal pyramidal cast iron skeletal tower with lantern, gallery, enclosed 2-story watch room, and central cylinder. Lighthouse painted white with one black horizontal band. This is a staffed station and the keepers must wind the rotating mechanism every 3 hours. Ufuk Demircioğlu's 2024 photo is at right, Hasan İlem has a 2018 photo, Trabas has a 2013 photo, Utku Kavruk has a February 2018 photo, and Google has a good satellite view. The lighthouse was prefabricated in France. Bafra Burnu is the cape formed by the delta of the Kızılırmak (Irmak or Halys River). Turkey's longest river, the Kızılırmak drains a large part of central Anatolia. Located about 1 km (0.6 mi) southwest of the river's mouth near Sahilkent, about 20 km (13 mi) north of Bafra. Site apparently open, tower closed. . TR-10270; Admiralty N5806; NGA 19496. İncir Burnu (2) Date unknown (station established 2008). Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); three white flashes every 12 s. 12 m (39 ft) round barbell-shaped tower colored white with three black horizontal bands. Gökhan Uysal has a 2025 photo, Cemal Kaldırım also has a 2025 photo, and Google has a satellite view. This light replaced a square pyramidal skeletal tower. Trabas has a photo of the earlier light, a square skeletal tower. Located on the beach about 50 km (30 mi) northwest of Samsun. Site status unknown. TR-10260; Admiralty N5805; NGA 19492. * Samsun (replica) 2008 (station established 1863). Active (?); focal plane about 16 m (52 ft); light characteristic, if any, unknown. Charted as a daybeacon. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) octagonal cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story building. The lighthouse appears to be unpainted white concrete; the lantern roof is red. Nuh Muhammed Uruk has a 2017 photo, Mehmet Özdağ's photo shows the lighthouse floodlit at night, and Google has a satellite view. The lighthouse is part of an extensive beach redevelopment project being undertaken by the city of Samsun. The lighthouse appears to be a replica of the original lighthouse as seen in a postcard view posted by Klaus Huelse. That lighthouse disappeared sometime in the 1930s or 1940s. Located near the base of the Samsun North Mole. Site open, tower status unknown. #Samsun North Mole (1) 1959. Apparently replaced. This was an 11 m (36 ft) round concrete tower painted green with a narrow white horizontal band. The light (focal plane 15 m (49 ft); green flash every 2 s) is now on a white post mounted on a small round equipment shelter; Google has a satellite view. Trabas has a 2013 photo of the earlier light and Nezam Alddin Eid has a 2019 view from the sea. Located at the end of the north mole of Samsun harbor. Site status unknown. Active light: TR-10230; Admiralty N5802; NGA 19480.

Bafra Burnu Light, Sahilkent, June 2024 Google Maps photo by Ufuk Demircioğlu

Samsun East Mole

1959. Active; focal plane 13.5 m (45 ft); red flash every 5 s. 12 m (39 ft) round concrete tower. Lighthouse painted white with a narrow red horizontal band. Trabas has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the east mole of Samsun harbor. Site status unknown. TR-10240; Admiralty N5803; NGA 19476.

Çiva Burnu (2) Date unknown (station established 1880). Active; focal plane 23 m (75 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 18 m (59 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted white with two narrow black horizontal bands. Trabas has a photo, Tuncay Cömert has a 2026 closeup, and Google has a satellite view. The original light was a skeletal lighthouse, presumably similar to the surviving Bafra Burnu lighthouse (see above). Çiva Burnu (Cape Civa or Cape Mercury) is the wedge-shaped delta of the Yeşilırmak (Iris) River. Presently the river flows into the sea at the point of the cape. The lighthouse is 2.5 km (1.5 mi) southeast of the river mouth and about 30 km (19 mi) northeast of the city of Samsun. Site status unknown. ARLHS TUR-002; TR-10210; Admiralty N5800; NGA 19468. Çalti Burnu 1961. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white flash every 5 s. 15 m (49 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower, painted white. 1-story keeper's house painted white with a red tile roof. Gökhan Uysal has a 2025 photo, Trabas has a closeup photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a cape about 7 km (4.5 mi) northeast of Terme. Site status unknown. TR-10200; Admiralty N5799; NGA 19464. Ordu Province Lighthouses ** Ünye (Taşkana Burnu) (2) Date unknown (station established 1911).Active; focal plane 19 m (62 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 7.5 m (25 ft) round concrete tower with a flared top, centered on a square 1-story concrete equipment room. Lighthouse painted white with two narrow black horizontal bands. Trabas has a 2013 photo. IThe following year a café was built surrounding the lighthouse; Kübra Cicek's 2018 photo is at right, Nermin Sağlam has a closeup photo, Cihan Odabaşı has an aerial view, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory sheletering the harbor of Ünye. Site and café open, tower closed. Site manager: Ünye Feneralti Cafe . TR-10190; Admiralty N5798; NGA 19460.

Ünye Light, Ünye, April 2018 Google Maps photo by Kübra Cicek

Yalıköy South Breakwater (2?) 2001. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); green flash every 5 s. 11 m (36 ft) round concrete tower with gallery. Lighthouse painted white with a narrow green horizontal band. Trabas has a photo, B. Sener has a 2016 photo, and Google has a satellite view. NGA lists a skeletal tower. Located at the end of the breakwater at Yalıköy, a small port about 12 km (7.5 mi) east of Fatsa. TR-10163.5; Admiralty N5795.35; NGA 19453.1. Yalıköy North Breakwater (2?) 2001. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); continuous red light. 11 m (36 ft) square skeletal tower, painted white with a narrow red horizontal band. Trabas has a photo, Alper Şen has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. The former light was a concrete tower. Located at the end of the breakwater at Yalıköy, a small port about 12 km (7.5 mi) east of Fatsa. TR-10163; Admiralty N5795.3; NGA 19453. * [Yasun (Yason) Burnu (2)] Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); three white flashes every 15 s. 7 m (23 ft) round hourglass-shaped tower, white with three narrow black horizontal bands. Jelle Zethof has a 2025 photo, Trabas has a photo, Hakan Sungurlu has a photo, Çağlar Koyuncu has a closeup, and Google has a satellite view. NGA formerly listed a skeletal tower here. Located at the tip of a very sharp promontory about 8 km (5 mi) west of Çam Burnu. Site open, tower closed. TR-10160; Admiralty N5795; NGA 19452. * Çam Burnu (Vona-Ordu) (1) 1880. Inactive. 6 m (20 ft) round cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. A 2025 photo is at right and Google has a street view and a distant satellite view. Aykut Gül has a 2025 photo and Trabas has a 2013 photo of the new light (focal plane 39 m (128 ft); white flash every 10 s) showing the historic lighthouse still standing. The new light was added between 2011 and 2015. Possibly endangered: Yunus Yavuz has a 2017 photo showing the abandoned lighthouse in poor condition, but it looks better in Unlu's 2022 photo at right. Çam Burnu (Pine Point) is a common geographical name in Turkey. Located on a prominent cape 5 km (3 mi) north of Perşembe and 25 km (15 mi) northwest of Ordu. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-067. Active light: TR-10150; Admiralty N5794; NGA 19448. * Piraziz Burnu (3?) Date unknown (station established 1975). Active; focal plane 30 m (98 ft); white flash every 3 s. 10 m (33 ft) round barbell-shaped metal tower, painted white with a narrow black horizontal band. Trabas has a photo, the light hides behind a tree in Google's street view, and Google has an indistinct satellite view of the location. This light was apparently relocated because a new building blocked its light. Located on a bluff above the harbor of Piraziz, just west of the border between Ordu and Giresun Provinces. Site open, tower closed. TR-10104; Admiralty N5792.4 (ex-N5789.4); NGA 19440.

Çam Burnu Light, Perşembe, August 2025 Google Maps photo by hefe

Giresun Province Lighthouses

* Giresun (3?) Date unknown (station established 1863). Active; focal plane 111 m (364 ft); one long white flash every 15 s. 12 m (39 ft) round barbell-shaped tower, painted white , formerly with a narrow black horizontal band. Trabas has a closeup photo, and Google has a 2022 street view and a satellite view. This light replaced a skeletal tower. Located on a steep hillside overlooking the base of the breakwater of Giresun. Site open, tower closed. TR-10110; Admiralty N5790; NGA 19428. * [Tirebolu] Date unknown. Active; focal plane 31 m (102 ft); red flash every 4 s. 8 m (26 ft) square skeletal tower painted white. Trabas has a photo, Erim Kadioğlu has a 2022 photo, and Seyit Akdogan has a view from the sea, but the tower is not seen in Google's satellite view. Located on the wall of the historic fortress overlooking the harbor of the town of Tirebolu. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5788; NGA 19420. * [Eynesil (2)] Around 2016. Active; focal plane 30 m (98 ft); white flash every 10 s. 8 m (26 ft) round barbell-shaped tower, colored white with one narrow black horizontal band. Gölge Gezgin's 2025 photo is at right, Hasan Polat has a November 2017 photo and Ali Danacı has a 2018 photo. Trabas has a 2013 photo of the original lighthouse, a 7 m (23 ft) skeletal tower. Google has a 2026 street view and a satellite view of the fortress. Located on a prominent cape about 3 km (2 mi) northeast of the town of Eynesil. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS TUR-069; TR-10085; Admiralty N5787.5; NGA 19412.

Ünye Light, Ünye, May 2025 Google Maps photo by Gölge Gezgin

Trabzon Province Lighthouses

Trabzon (Trebizond) is a historic city with a metropolitan population of more than half a million.

* Işıklı (Yoroz) Burnu 1886. Active; focal plane 25 m (82 ft); white flash every 10 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical stone tower, rising from the front of a 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white with one narrow black horizontal band; the house has a red tile roof. Gölge Gezgin's 2025 photo is at right, Trabas has a 2013 photo, Nuh Muhammed Uruk has a 2017 photo of the lighthouse in action, and Google has a 2026 street view and a satellite view. Located on a very prominent headland about 13 km (8 mi) northeast of Vakfikevir and about 35 km (22 mi) west of the city of Trabzon. Site status unknown. . ARLHS TUR-010; TR-10070; Admiralty N5786; NGA 19408. Trabzon (Güzelhisar Burnu) (2) Date unknown (station established 1863). Active; focal plane 31 m (102 ft); two white flashes every 15 s. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) square skeletal tower with a small lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern dome painted red. Trabas has a closeup photo, Cem Gençer has a view from the sea, F. Dominik has a street view, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. The original lighthouse was a short masonry tower attached to a keeper's house, very similar to the surviving Sinop lighthouse (see photo above). The light stands in front of the historic citadel (güzelhisar) of Trabzond. Located on a promontory a short distance west of Trabzond harbor. Site status unknown. TR-10050; Admiralty N5784; NGA 19388. Araklı (Narlık) Burnu 1969. Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); white flash every 5 s. 12 m (39 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower with gallery; a section in the center of the tower is enclosed. The lighthouse is unpainted gray metallic. Trabas has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on a prominent cape about 3 km (2 mi) northwest of Araklı. This is just off the coastal highway, but the site status is unknown. Admiralty N5783; NGA 19384. Araklı North Breakwater (2?) 2020. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); green flash every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) round barbell-shaped tower, colored white with a green horizontal band. Google has a satellite view. Trabas has a 2013 photo of the earlier light, a square pyramidal skeletal tower with gallery and an enclosed lower section, and Google has a distant 2019 street view. Located at the end of the north (outer) breakwater at Araklı. This pier may not be walkable. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5782.9; NGA 19385. * Araklı South Breakwater (2?) 2020. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); red flash every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) round barbell-shaped tower, colored white with a green horizontal band. Lighthouse painted red. Google has a satellite view. Trabas has a 2013 photo of an earlier light, a square pyramidal skeletal tower, and Google has a 2019 street view. Located at the end of the south (inner) breakwater at Araklı. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. TR-10042; Admiralty N5782.95; NGA 19385.5.

Işıklı Burnu Light, Vakfikevir, October 2025 Google Maps photo by Gölge Gezgin

Rize Province Lighthouses

* Rize Burnu (Piryos Burnu) (2)

Date unknown (station established 1884). Active; focal plane 22 m (72 ft); white flash every 5 s. 18 m (59 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower with gallery; there is a square 1-story concrete equipment room sheltered by the base of the tower. Entire lighthouse painted white. Şemsi Karakullukçu has a drone view, Trabas has a 2013 photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a bluff overlooking the harbor of Rize. Site status unknown, but since the tower is close to the coastal road it should be easy to spot. TR-10034; Admiralty N5782; NGA 19368.

Pazar Kız Kulesi Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); white flash every 5 s. 11 m (36 ft) square skeletal tower, painted white, mounted on a square stone watchtower. Previously in a ruined state, the tower has been restored recently. Trabas has a 2013 photo, Ahmet Akay has a 2015 photo, and Google has a 2026 street view and a satellite view. Kız Kulesi means Maiden's Tower; there is a famous lighthouse by that name at İstanbul (see the Northern Marmara page). Located on a rocky reef just off a promontory on the west side of Pazar. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5781; NGA 19364. Artvin Province Lighthouses * Hopa (Çamh Burnu) (2) 1980 (station established 1935). Active; focal plane 23 m (75 ft); two white flashes every 15 s. 12 m (39 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery and four ribs; no lantern. Two 1-story keeper's houses. The lighthouse is white with two narrow black horizontal bands. A popular restaurant has been built next to the lighthouse. Google's 2022 street view is at right, Ümit Işikaltun has a 2017 photo, Trabas also has a 2013 photo, Qsl.net has İsmail Çarmak's photo, and the tower is at the left end of the red-roofed building in Bing's satellite view. Located beside the coastal highway on a headland about 4 km (2.5 mi) northeast of Arhavi and 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest of the town of Hopa. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Fener Restoran. ARLHS TUR-016; TR-10010; Admiralty N5780; NGA 19352. Hopa Inner Breakwater 1973. Active (?); focal plane 14 m (46 ft); red flash every 3 s. 8.5 m (28 ft) round concrete tower painted white.with a narrow red horizontal band. Trabas has a photo and Google has a satellite view and a distant 2015 street view. Located at the end of the inner (east) breakwater of Hopa, Turkey's easternmost Black Sea port. Site status unknown. TR-10016; Admiralty N5779.6 (ex-N5780.6); NGA 19360. Sarp (Hopa-Sarp, Georgian Boundary) Range Front 1980. Active; focal plane 33.5 m (110 ft); white light occulting once every 4 s. 20 m (66 ft) square cylindrical steel skeletal tower, painted black. The seaward side of the pylon carries a 6 m (20 ft) wide slatted daymark, painted white with a red vertical stripe on the range line. Trabas has a photo, the light is just above center in Andrey Bobrovsky's aerial view, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. These range lights were built following an agreement between Turkey and the Soviet Union establishing the boundary between the two countries' 12-mile territorial waters; the range line lies along this sea boundary. The rear light is just on the Georgian side of the border and is listed under Georgia. Sarp is a town on the border. Located just a few feet from the Georgian border near the waterfront. Site status unknown. ARLHS TUR-071; TR-10000; Admiralty N5779; NGA 19344.

Hopa Light, Hopa, August 2022 Google Maps street view

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Posted April 16, 2007. Checked and revised July 29, 2026. Lighthouses: 43. Site copyright 2026 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.