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

Bay Main peninsula Sea Province
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

References

  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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