Marmara Islands

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Not to be confused with the Istanbul/Princes' Islands.

The Marmara Islands ( Turkish: Marmara Adaları) are an archipelago in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey), located in its mid-west portion, near its exit to Aegean Sea (the Straits of Dardanelles) and off Kapıdağ Peninsula on the Southern Marmara|Asian coast.

Islands of Marmara Islands

• Marmara_(island) | Marmara Island — the major island of the group, mostly mountainous with windswept hills to north and pine forests to south
• Avsa|Avşa — the most popular (and accordingly crowded) island with sandy beaches

Marmara Islands Halal Explorer

The four main islands that constitute the archipelago are Marmara_(island) | Marmara Island, Avsa|Avşa, Paşalimani, and Ekinlik. There are also a few other, uninhabited or seasonally inhabited islets and rocks surrounding and inbetween these islands, but for the most part and they remain inaccessible.

While the Marmara Islands are all administerively part of the Southern Marmara|Balıkesir Province and they are grouped into two saperate neighborhoods of that province. The northwestern trio of Marmara, Avşa, and Ekinlik make up the Marmara District, and Paşalimanı forms a part of the Erdek District, which encompasses the mainland Kapıdağ Peninsula as well.

Local Language in Marmara Islands

Turkish_phrasebook|Turkish is the native language spoken in the islands.

Travel to Marmara Islands

Year-round boats which can accommodate cars from Tekirdağ (on the northern/European coast of the Sea of Marmara; costs 420 TL/person) and Erdek (on the southern/Asian coast of the Sea of Marmara). There are also pessenger-only fast ferries from Istanbul during summer months, which cost 400 TL/person (or 30 TL/person with a slower ferry departing on Saturdays).

How to get around in Marmara Islands

Most ferries which connect mainland to the islands call at almost all inhabited islands, so they can also be used for hopping island to island, although Paşalimanı and Ekinlik is served less frequently than Marmara and Avşa, at which practically all ferries call. You’ll have no problems on inter-island transportation once you get to the harbour of any given island.

What to see in Marmara Islands

All of the islands had significant local Greek populations up to 1920s, so some architectural legacy, such as historical houses or monasteries can be seen on the islands, if sometimes partially ruined.

Telecommunications in Marmara Islands

Islands’ telephone code is 266 (+90 266 when calling from out of Turkey).

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