🇹🇷 Türkiye

The best beaches in Türkiye

25 beaches on the Beachmap atlas, from Alaçatı to Suluada — sea up to ~29°C in season. Tap any for water temperature, sand, best season, swimming and surf, or open the interactive map.

The warmest sea in Türkiye is ~29°C, at Cirali Beach, in season around May-October. Across Beachmap's 25 Türkiye beaches the sea averages ~27°C in the warm season.

When to visit beaches in Türkiye

Most of the 25 beaches listed in Türkiye are at their best May to October, with the season peaking in July. In the warm season the sea runs from about 24°C at Altınkum Beach up to ~29°C at Cirali Beach, averaging 27°C across the list.

Choosing a beach in Türkiye

For calm, family-friendly swimming, start with Ölüdeniz (Blue Lagoon) or Butterfly Valley; surfers should look at Alaçatı and Iztuzu Beach; for white sand head to Ölüdeniz (Blue Lagoon) or Cleopatra Beach (Sedir Island); and 8 of the 25 hold Blue Flag status.

Beaches in Türkiye: frequently asked questions

What is the warmest beach in Türkiye?

Cirali Beach (Olympos, Antalya) has the warmest sea of the 25 beaches listed in Türkiye: typically ~29°C at the height of the season.

When is the best time to visit beaches in Türkiye?

How warm is the sea in Türkiye?

Does Türkiye have Blue Flag beaches?

Are there white-sand beaches in Türkiye?

Yes — 5 of the listed beaches have white sand, led by Ölüdeniz (Blue Lagoon) and Cleopatra Beach (Sedir Island).

Which beach in Türkiye is best for families?

Ölüdeniz (Blue Lagoon) — calm and shallow, with no surf to worry about; Butterfly Valley is a strong runner-up.

Add this to your Türkiye guide

Writing a “best beaches in Türkiye” page? Drop in the live sea-temperature table below — it stays current as the atlas grows, and all it asks is a credit link. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0.

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More live tables — every country, every month and Blue Flag — are in the widget gallery; the raw dataset is on About & data.