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Field Guide — 2026 Season

Blue Flag Beaches in Türkiye

Türkiye's Turquoise Coast earned its name honestly, and its Blue Flag roster is among the largest anywhere — sweeping bays around Antalya and Muğla, Aegean coves off Bodrum and Çeşme, and long Mediterranean strands. Resort beaches and municipal town sands both carry the flag in strength here.

A Blue Flag is awarded season by season for excellent bathing-water quality, safety, services, and environmental management — what a Blue Flag beach means explains the certification in full.

Explore Türkiye on the map
619
Beaches mapped
22
Regions

Regions

Adana1 beach mappedAntalya246 beaches mappedAydın41 beaches mappedBalıkesir46 beaches mappedBartın3 beaches mappedBursa4 beaches mappedÇanakkale14 beaches mappedDüzce3 beaches mappedIstanbul7 beaches mappedİzmir65 beaches mappedKırklareli1 beach mappedKocaeli9 beaches mappedMersin12 beaches mappedMuğla125 beaches mappedOrdu3 beaches mappedSakarya3 beaches mappedSamsun19 beaches mappedSinop1 beach mappedTekirdağ10 beaches mappedVan1 beach mappedYalova3 beaches mappedZonguldak2 beaches mapped

Field notes — quick answers

Are there Blue Flag beaches in Türkiye?

Yes — Türkiye operates a national Blue Flag programme, and we currently map 619 of its beaches across 22 regions, each listed with its certification status.

What does a Blue Flag on a Türkiye beach mean?

Blue Flag is an international certification awarded season by season for excellent bathing-water quality, safety, services, and environmental management. Certified Best Beaches is an independent directory and is not affiliated with or endorsed by FEE, the certifying organisation.

How current is this Türkiye beach list?

Certification is seasonal, so we track the 2026 season and update listings as national juries publish changes. Beaches that hold Blue Flag certification and uncertified "Certification Candidate" beaches are always labelled separately.