Iztuzu Beach

Dalyan · 🇹🇷 Türkiye

A wild sandbar between sea and river delta, one of the Mediterranean's key loggerhead turtle nurseries.

Sea temperature

~27°C in the warm season

Water

Warm and clear, sea on one side and river delta on the other

Sand

A 4.5 km sandspit of fine grey-gold sand

Swimming

Warm and open with some surf, protected nesting zones

Surf

Occasional wind waves

Best time to visit

May-October

Setting

Sandspit dividing the Mediterranean from the Dalyan river delta, a strict turtle sanctuary

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Region

Europe

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Photo: FurkanYalcin3 (CC BY 3.0) · source