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Turkey is surrounded by water,
which makes ships and yachts a
good way to get around. Here's
a map.
Several Turkish
ports of call are popular with cruise
ships. More...
Many Istanbul region
and Sea
of Marmara routes are served by Istanbul
Deniz Otobüsleri A.S. (IDO),
a private company that operates fast
catamaran car ferries and passenger
ferries. Click here for yacht charters.
SEA
OF MARMARA
Fast, sleek IDO catamaran
ferries zoom across the Sea
of Marmara from Istanbul's
Yenikapi
Feribot Terminali to
Güzelyali (for Bursa), to Yalova (for Iznik and Bursa),
and to Bandirma (for Çanakkale and Izmir). Details...
DARDANELLES/GALLIPOLI
Car ferries cross the ancient Hellespont (Çanakkale
Bogazi) between Eceabat on
the
Gallipoli
Peninsula and Çanakkale,
and Gelibolu and Lapseki,
with some additional service between Çanakkale and Kilitbahir. Details...
ISTANBUL-IZMIR
The once-popular overnight
car ferry sailings between Istanbul
and Izmir
have ended. No
more Istanbul-Izmir ferries!
ISTANBUL-BODRUM
Semi-weekly mini-cruises by
car ferry from
Istanbul to Bodrum
and return. Details...
BLACK
SEA COAST
Ferry service from Istanbul to Trabzon and
Rize stopping at Sinop and Samsun is
not currently in operation. Let's
hope it begins again soon. Details...
ISTANBUL-ODESSA (UKRAINE)
Weekly ferries departing Istanbul on
Tuesday, Odessa on Saturday. Details...
ÇESME
(IZMIR)-ITALY: In
summer several car-and-passenger services
operate between Çesme (the
port west of Izmir),
and Brindisi and Ancona in
Italy. Details...
TURKEY-CYPRUS: Ferries
also cross to Turkish Cyprus from
several cities along Turkey's Mediterranean
coast, including Alanya, Mersin and
Tasucu (Silifke). Details...
GREEK
ISLANDS: Feries and passenger
catamarans connect Greece's Aegean
islands with the Turkish mainland,
providing frequent service in summer,
and useful (but less frequent)
service year-round. Details...
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