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List of islands of Turkey

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List of islands of Turkey
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This is a list of islands of Turkey. There are around 500 islands and islets in Turkey. These islands are located in the Aegean Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, and Turkish lakes. The Turkish words for island/islands are ada/adalar. The largest Turkish island is Gökçeada in the Aegean Sea with an area of 297 km2 (115 sq mi). The lists in the following sections include the islands' names, formal names if different, provinces, seas where they are located, and coordinates.[1]

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Islands by body of water

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Aegean Sea islands

Main article: Aegean Region

The following islands are in the Aegean Sea:

Aydın Province

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Güvercin Island, Aydın Province
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Balıkesir Province

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There are at least 54 islands in Balıkesir Province, including islands in the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara. Many of the islands in the Aegean Sea are part of the Ayvalık Islands Nature Park which contains 22 islands and numerous rocks. The only two populated Aegean islands are Cunda Island and Lale Island. Cunda Island, which is now a peninsula, is the largest.[4] The following islands of Balıkesir Province are in the Aegean Sea:

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Ayvalık Islands
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Cunda Island
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Çıplak Ada
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Çanakkale Province

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Imbros or Gökçeada Island, the largest island in Turkey
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Karayer Adaları islands: 1-Tavşan, 2-Pırasa, 3-Yılan, 4-Orak, and 5-Sıçancık
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İzmir Province

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Büyük Ada
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Çıfıtkalesi Islet
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Karantina Island
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Muğla Province

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Kara Ada (Bodrum)
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Black Sea islands

Main article: List of islands in the Black Sea
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Mediterranean Sea islands

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The following islands are in the Mediterranean Sea:[1]

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Sea of Marmara islands

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Sea of Marmara

The largest island in the Sea of Marmara is Marmara Island with an area of 117.8 km2 (45.5 sq mi). The following Turkish islands are in the Sea of Marmara:[1]

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Lake islands

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Lake Van

One Turkish lake, Lake Van, has islands, including the following:[1]

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Notes or disputes

  1. [N 1]
    Çil Adası is also known as Çilada, Tavşan Adası, Theopori Island, Vrachonisida, Vrachonisída Theopori
  2. [N 2]
    Part of Ayvalık Islands Nature Park
  3. [N 3]
    Lale Island is literally Tulip Island.
  4. [N 4]
    Pırasa Adası is literally Leek Island
  5. [N 5]
    Tavşan Adası is literally Rabbit Island
  6. [N 6]
    Uzun Adalar is also known as Uzun Ada, Uzun Adalari, Uzun Adaları, Uzunadalar, Vrachonisides Makronisia, or Vrachonisídes Makronísia
  7. [N 7]
    Başak Adası is literally Spike Island.
  8. [N 8]
    Esek Islands literally means Donkey Island
  9. [N 9]
    Koyun Adası literally means Sheep Island
  10. [N 10]
    Tavşan Adası literally means Rabbit Island
  11. [N 11]
    Tavşan Ada literally means Rabbit Island
  12. [N 12]
    Zeytinli Island literally means Olive Island
  13. [N 13]
    In English, Kuş Island is Bird Island.
  • See Imia (Greek) or Kardak (Turkish) and Aegean dispute for a discussion of disputed islands between Greece and Turkey.

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