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Anchorages
Our Mooring Places series has been written and edited for you by Mehmet Erem, one of our founders and an experienced sailor. May your bow always be clear with this valuable information!

Aga Port
In the Gulf of Fethiye, just north of Kızılkuyruk Burnu, two bays facing east on the Kapıdağ Peninsula, unlike the inner bays of Göcek.

Agathonisi-Gaidaros
It is a small Greek island and municipality located at the northernmost point of Greece's Dodecanese.

Akbük
Akbük is a neighborhood in the Didim district of Aydın province.

Aktur-Kurucabük
Kurucabük is one of the indispensable bays for sailors in the Datça region.

Alaçatı
Alaçatı is located 80 km west of Izmir.

Alonissos
Alaçatı is located 80 km west of Izmir.

Amorgos
Mamurgoz, known in Turkish as Yamurgi or Mırgır, is one of the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea that belongs to the Cyclades group.

Archangelos
Archangelos is a town and former municipality in the Dodecanese region of Greece, located on the island of Rhodes.

Arkhi
It is a small island in Greece.

Asmalı
It is a charming and modest fishing village on Marmara Island.

Assos
Assos is an ancient city located in Behramkale Village, approximately 17 km south of Ayvacık district in Çanakkale.

Babakale
Babakale is a village in the Ayvacık district of Çanakkale province.

Bedri Rahmi
Bedri Rahmi Bay is located in the Dalaman district of Muğla.

Bencik
Marmaris Hisarönü is one of the paradise-like bays.

Boynuzbükü
It is one of the most beautiful bays in Göcek.

Bozburun
Bozburun is a neighborhood in the Marmaris district of Muğla province.

Bozcaada
Bozcaada, formerly known as Tenedos, is Turkey's third largest island and the second largest island in the Aegean Sea after Gökçeada. It is a district of Çanakkale province.

Burgazada
Burgaz Island, Burgazada, or Antigoni, is the third largest of the Princes' Islands in Istanbul and also a neighborhood of the Adalar district.

Büyükada
Büyükada is the largest of the islands off the coast of Istanbul, also known as the Princes' Islands.

Çakılköy
Çakılköy is a neighborhood in the Bandırma district of Balıkesir province.

Çam Limanı
It is a sheltered cove south of Heybeliada, protected from northern winds.

Çanakkale
Çanakkale is located in northwestern Anatolia, southeast of the Dardanelles Strait.

Chios-Sakız
It is a fairly large island in Greece, just opposite the Çeşme peninsula.

Dirsekbükü
Dirsekbükü is a sheltered bay located in the southwestern part of Hisarönü Bay.

Erdek
It is the port of Erdek.

Fıstıklı
The first safe haven south of the Armutlu peninsula, after Bozburun.

Fourni
It is officially known as the Fourni Archipelago, as it consists of a total of three or five small islands located between the islands of Ikaria, Samos, and Patmos. It is a fishing island with many beautiful bays suitable for all weather conditions.

Gelibolu
Located where the Sea of Marmara ends and the Dardanelles Strait begins.

Gemiler Adası
Gemiler Bay, Gemiler Beach, and Gemiler Island form a First Degree Natural Site Area in Fethiye.

Göbün
The most sheltered of the bays in Göcek.

Gümüşlük
Gümüşlük is a neighborhood in the Bodrum district of Muğla.

Hayıt Bükü
A bay located 15 km from the center of Datça.

Heybeliada
Fishing harbor of Heybeliada, marked by a lighthouse.

Hırsız Bükü
A cove sheltered from westerly winds within Değirmenbükü.

İlhanköy
It is a fishing village in the northwestern part of the Kapıdağ Peninsula.

İngiliz Limanı
A sheltered cove in Değirmenbükü, named after British warships hidden here during WW2.

Ios
The main port of Ios Island.

Kaleköy
An alternative port of Gökçeada.

Kalimnos
Known among Greeks as the island that taught Greece how to fish.

Karacaören
A beautiful bay with a restaurant.

Karacasöğüt
One of the important supply points in Gökova.

Kargılı
Also known as Longoz.

Kea-Vourkhari
Kea, locally known as Tzia, is the port of entry.

Keros
No settlement.

Kerveli
A charming village and railway station.

Kınalıada
The harbor at Kınalıada is quite shallow.

Kinaros
No settlement.

Kıyıkışlacık
Formerly known as Lasos.

Kocabahçe
One of the most beautiful bays in Hisarönü Bay.

Küçük Sarsala
A cove just east of Sarsala, with a pier and restaurant.

Lavrion
A port city near Athens.

Levitha
A small uninhabited island in the southern Aegean Sea, part of the Cyclades archipelago, located between the Cyclades and the Dodecanese, equidistant from both (about 20-25 NM), sheltered from northern winds, with a cove on its southern side.

Limnos
Myrina is the main port; known in Turkish as Limni, but should not be confused with another island bearing the same name.

Lipsi
A small fishing island with a marked harbor and a settlement of about a hundred houses.

Manastır
Described by Sadun Boro as Manastır Bay, located at the southwest corner of the Göcek inland sea.

Marathi
A quiet, peaceful island sheltered from the meltemi winds and exposed to strong southerly winds.

Marmara Adası limanı
The island’s main port.

Marmaro
The port of Kardamyla, north of Chios Island.

Merdivenli Koy
Just west of Göbün; a comfortable anchorage for large motorboats and sailboats.

Midilli
Largest city on Lesvos Island, which gave the island its Turkish name.

Narlı-Gemlik
A small pier; feels more like a resort than a fishing village.

Okluk
Inside Değirmenbükü, a small cove enclosed from the wind.

Orhaniye
Known as Keçi Bükü in Vira Demir, but actually a village.

Palamutbükü
The pier is narrow and usually crowded.

Pantokios
A small settlement in northern Chios. Fish farms are visible at the entrance.

Paşalimanı adası
Unlike Avşa and Marmara, Paşalimanı has few settlements.

Patmos
One of the major centers of the Dodecanese.

Pithagarion
One of the largest ports on Samos, named after Pythagoras, said to be born here.

Plomarion
A large fishing village on the southern coast of Lesbos.

Poyraz-Karaada
A cove on Karaada near Bodrum, open to the south, sheltered from northern winds.

Pserimos
A very small island. Population is 27 in summer; empty in winter.

Rodos
Main port is Mandraki, where sailboats usually anchor.

Samos Marina
Clean, affordable, high-quality marina very close to Pithagarion.

Sedir Adası
Also known as Cleopatra Island.

Selimiye
A popular domestic tourism spot; very crowded in summer.

Semadirek
A massive mountain rising 1,900 m above sea level; the highest island in the northern Aegean.

Semizce
At the entrance of Ekincik Bay, a wide bay to the left.

Serifos
A charming Greek island.

Simi
A charming Greek island.

Sivriada
A quiet, uninhabited shelter; previously used as a stone quarry for the Haydarpaşa breakwater.

Skiros
The port of Skiros Island, known as Linaria.

Taşyaka
Also known as Taşyaka and Bedri Rahmi.

Tersane Koyu
A sheltered cove within Tersane Island.

Turunç Pınarı
A cove that cannot be reached by land.

Vathi Kalimnos
Vathi means valley in Greek.

Vathi-Sifnos
A quiet, peaceful cove south of the main port of Sifnos.

Xerocampos
The southernmost point of Leros Island; a deep cove sheltered from northern winds.

Yassıca Adaları
One of the most famous mooring sites in the region.

Yavansu
A wide, often calm, beautiful bay.

Yörükali
One of Büyükada’s popular beaches, sheltered from north winds.

Zeytinbağı
Known as Trilye; a lovely weekend getaway 30 miles from Istanbul.

