Sailing in Turkey 

Encompassing both the Aegean and the Mediterranean, Sunsail’s sailing area opens up the best of Turkey’s culture, scenery and history to its charterers. From traditional shore side villages and bustling modern marinas to historical ruins and endless crystal clear coasts, Turkey combines stunning scenery with tradition, modernity, welcoming locals and delicious unique cuisine.

Through the Gulf of Gulluk in the north of our sailing area down to Finike in the south, experience ideal sailing conditions with steady north-westerly winds of 10 to 20 knots. Clear blue waters welcome you in deserted tree lined bays while modern marinas sit comfortably amongst steep wooded hillsides scattered with ancient ruins.

Discover insights into history through fantastically preserved archaeological sites and still-standing ancient cities. The presence of the Lycians’ ancestral culture remains strong through folk law telling of an independent race who built stone cities and buried their dead in magnificent tombs.

Turkish cooking holds a unique attraction and the abundance and diversity of foodstuff is due to its rich flora, fauna and regional differentiation. Being at the crossroads of the Far East and Mediterranean, such unique characterists have blessed Turkish cuisine with a rich selection of dishes all of which can be prepared and combined with others to create meals of almost infinite variety. As you charter your yacht through the different regions of Turkey, you will experience the regional variations of delicious local dishes, each one similar, but each one different!

Enjoy a lively afternoon amongst the bazaars of Bodrum, wander cobbled streets in the yachtsman’s favourite of Marmaris, explore the caves and ruins of Caunos or the islets and well loved anchorages of Fethiye. With such diversity on offer along the coastline, whatever you are searching for on your yacht charter you are certain to find it in Turkey.