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Akdamar Island and the Church of the Holy Cross
Gevaş, Van
The Church of the Holy Cross on Lake Van's second-largest island, built in 915-921 and famous for the unique stone reliefs on its exterior; a monument museum.
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Avşa (Türkeli) Island
Marmara, Balıkesir
The best-known summer island of the Marmara, with its sandy beaches and vineyards.
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Burgazada
Adalar, İstanbul
The third-largest of the Princes' Islands, identified with Sait Faik, with quiet streets and the Kalpazankaya cove.
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Büyükada
Adalar, İstanbul
The largest of the Princes' Islands, with wooden mansions, pine forests and bicycle tours, where motor vehicle traffic is restricted.
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Can Ada
Eğirdir, Isparta
A small, quiet island without buildings between Eğirdir and Yeşilada.
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Çıfıtkalesi Island (Myonnesos)
Seferihisar, İzmir
An islet with the ancient name Myonnesos, reachable on foot through shallow water and bearing the remains of walls.
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Cunda (Alibey) Island
Ayvalık, Balıkesir
The only large inhabited island of the group, linked to Ayvalık by a bridge, with stone houses, windmill hill and coves.
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Ekinlik Island
Marmara, Balıkesir
A quiet small island northwest of Avşa, home to about a hundred people who live from fishing.
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Foça Islands and Siren Rocks
Foça, İzmir
A protected archipelago of Orak, İncir and other islets, home to Mediterranean monk seals; visited on boat tours.
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Gemiler Island
Fethiye, Muğla
A historic island near Ölüdeniz with Byzantine-era churches and a long covered corridor.
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Giresun Island
Merkez, Giresun
The only habitable island in the Eastern Black Sea; an island reached by boat, with Argonaut and Amazon legends, wall and monastery remains, and cormorant colonies.
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Heybeliada
Adalar, İstanbul
The second-largest of the Princes' Islands, with pine forests and the old buildings of the Theological School and the Naval Academy.
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Hoynat Island
Perşembe, Ordu
A small island off Perşembe, a bird paradise with gull and cormorant colonies, with castle and cistern remains.
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Karaada
Bodrum, Muğla
An island at the entrance to Bodrum Bay, a well-known stop for boat tours thanks to its sea cave with a hot spring.
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Karantina Island
Urla, İzmir
An island linked to Urla İskele by a causeway, used to fight epidemics in the Ottoman period.
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Kefken Island
Kandıra, Kocaeli
The only island on Kocaeli's Black Sea coast, off Kandıra, with a lighthouse and historic wall remains.
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Kekova Island and Sunken City
Demre, Antalya
An uninhabited island off Kaleköy and Üçağız, famous for the sunken ancient remains along its shore.
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Kınalıada
Adalar, İstanbul
One of the closest to İstanbul and smallest of the inhabited islands, named after its reddish cliffs.
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Mada Island
Şarkikaraağaç, Isparta
The largest island in Lake Beyşehir, reached by boat or raft, where village life continues.
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Marmara Island
Marmara, Balıkesir
The largest island in the Sea of Marmara, famous for the marble that gave its name to the sea and the region.
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Orak Island
Bodrum, Muğla
An uninhabited island in the Gulf of Gökova, a regular stop on the Blue Voyage with turquoise waters and dive sites.
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Paşalimanı Island
Erdek, Balıkesir
One of the quietest of the Marmara Islands, part of Erdek, with five small villages, olive groves and fishing harbors.
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Sedir Island
Marmaris, Muğla
A beach protected for its oolitic sand and the remains of ancient Kedrai.
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Üç Adalar (Three Islands)
Kemer, Antalya
Small islets off Tekirova offering world-class dive sites.
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Yeşilada
Eğirdir, Isparta
A small lake island connected to Eğirdir by a road, with stone-based wooden houses and narrow streets.