Antalya is the leader in blue flag beaches in our country. The city has more than 200 blue flag beaches in total and this number represents almost half of the blue flag beaches in Turkey. The most popular blue flag beaches are as follows!

 

You can comfortably go swimming in Kalkan which has clear and cool sea for the 9 months of the year. Since it is a public beach that belongs to municipality, it can host many people. Since the beach consists of small pebbles, your feet do not get sand when you go out of the sea. It is really advantageous to have this clean and well-kept beach in Kalkan, one of the popular touristic areas of the region. You can rent lounge chair in the beach and enjoy the sun and sea. It is one of the most favorite in Antalya's blue flag beaches.

 

Cleopatra Beach is located within the borders of Alanya historical peninsula and hosts thousands of tourists each year. Beach is 2 km long a suitable for the use of many people. The beauty of the sea and appeal of the beach with its golden sands made it rise to prominence. If you want to have your vacation in a blue flag location, you can prefer this beach. It provides lounge chair and umbrella service which you can use throughout the day. 

 

This beach is known as one of the most beautiful beaches not only in our country but in the whole World. Gelemiş Village, located in Kaş county, is the home of Patara Beach. It is approximately 18 km long and had its name from Patara Ancient City. It offers a unique vacation experience with its fine sandy beach and clean sea. It may be counted within the first rows amongst blue flag beaches in Turkey.

 

This place is loved by many visitors by its location. It is located in front of Damlataş Cave and on the outskirts of Alanya Castle. It provides an impressive beauty with its fine and clean sand. You can walk and swim as you wish on its pretty wide beach. Damlataş, which is located within blue flag beaches of Antalya, is indispensable for the ones who prefer calm vacations

  

Blue flag award is given by an environmentalist volunteer non-profit organization. The beaches must have some characteristics to get this award. The purpose of blue flag is to support sustainable development in swimming areas. Subjects such as swimming water quality, environmental management, environmental education, and life safety are amongst the criteria for blue flag award. There are 519 blue flag beaches in our country according to the latest data. Our country is in the 3rd place in terms of blue flag beach number throughout the world. Antalya is in the first place with its 213 beaches, 5 marinas with blue flag, and Muğla is the second city with 106 beaches and 7 marinas, and İzmir is in the 3rd place with its 66 beaches and 3 marinas with blue flag award.  

 

Some of the beaches with blue flag award are as follows:

 

● Antalya, Muratpaşa – Mermerli Beach

● Fethiye, Ölüdeniz – Kumburnu Public Beach

● Muğla, Datça – Kumluk Beach

● İzmir, Gümüldür – Gümüldür Public Beach

● Adana, Yumurtalık – Ayas Municipality Beach

● Çanakkale, Ayvacık – Mıhlı Public Beach

● Balıkesir, Ayvalık – Altınova Kumadası Location Public Beach

● Muğla, Bodrum – Kumbahçe Public Beach