Country
Dark skies of Turkey.
5 sky guides in Turkey, out of 11 places we know there.
3Bortle86astronomical observatoryTUBITAK National ObservatoryTurkey21.48 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Sep
3Bortle83islandBozcaadaTurkey21.57 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Sep
2Bortle82mountainKaçkar DağıTurkey21.87 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Nov
2Bortle81lakeLake ÇıldırTurkey21.85 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Oct
8Bortle29astronomical observatoryIstanbul University ObservatoryTurkey17.86 mag/arcsec² · Aug–SepOther places in Turkey
- Eastern Anatolia ObservatoryBortle 3
- Kandilli ObservatoryBortle 9
- ÇOMÜ Ulupınar ObservatoryBortle 4
- Ege University ObservatoryBortle 6
- Erciyes University Radio ObservatoryBortle 8
- Ondokuz Mayıs University ObservatoryBortle 7
Plan the night
A guided night, a bed nearby, a car.
Some links above are affiliate links: if you book through them we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never changes what the data on this page says.
The family
Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?
Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.
beaches
Find your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit 
lakes
Every lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit 
mountains
Every summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit 
waterfalls
Every waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit 
islands
Every island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit 
rivers
Every river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit 
canyons
Every canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit 
caves
Every cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit 
dark skies
Where the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.You are here
viewpoints
Every viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit 
birdwatching
Every bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.Coming soonVisit 
forests
Every forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.Coming soonVisit