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Fishing is carried out in the Turkish territorial waters of the Black Sea, Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean, in the Sea of Marmara and the straits (Bosphorus and Dardanelles) and inland waters. The coastline of Turkey, surrounded by seas on three sides, is 8,333 kilometres (5,178 mi). Territorial waters are 12 miles (19 km) out from the ...
Ortaköy (lit. Middle Village) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey. [1] Its population is 9,423 (2022). [2] It is on the European shore of the Bosphorus. it was originally a small fishing village, known in Greek as Agios Fokas (Άγιος Φωκάς) in the Byzantine period and then as Mesachorion (Μεσαχώριον, meaning 'Middle ...
Bosporus. A map depicting the locations of the Turkish Straits, with the Bosporus in red, and the Dardanelles in yellow. The territory of Turkey is highlighted in green. Close-up satellite image of the Bosporus Strait, taken from the International Space Station in April 2004. The body of water at the top is the Black Sea, the one at the bottom ...
Pages in category "Fishing communities in Turkey" The following 129 pages are in this category, out of 129 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Sigri is a small fishing village near the western tip of Lesbos Island. Its name derives through Greek σίγουρος from the Venetian word siguro, meaning "safe", based on the fact that it has a safe harbour. Sigri has a Turkish castle, built in 1746 during the Ottoman occupation, which looks over the bay and the long island of Nissiopi ...
The modern city of Alexandroupolis was founded as a small fishing village in the early 19th century under the Ottoman Empire, by fishermen from Ainos and the villages of Makri and Maroneia. [8] It became known as Dedeagach (Greek: Δεδεαγάτς; Turkish: Dedeağaç [dedeˈaːtʃ]; Bulgarian: Дедеагач [dɛdɛaɡat͡ʃ]).
Kaş (Turkish pronunciation:) is a small fishing, diving, yachting and tourist town, and a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 1,750 km 2, [3] and its population is 62,866 (2022). [1] It is 168 km west of the city of Antalya. As a tourist resort, it is relatively unspoiled.
A lighthouse is situated atop a 54-metre-high (177 ft) hill on the cape (Karaburun means literally "Cape Black"), on the site of a ruined Genovese castle. It was erected by French engineers in 1860, following the Crimean War (1853–1856). Royal Navy personnel then established a marine salvage service.