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Gökçeada Marine Park (Yıldız Koyu – Çiftlik Koyu), Çanakkale

Prohibited zonemarine park

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Gökçeada Marine Park (Yıldız Koyu – Çiftlik Koyu), Çanakkale.

Closed to all fishing within 1 nautical mile of shore between Yıldız Bay and Çiftlik Bay. MADDE 17(1)(j), Map-14.

On the coast

Location

Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.

40.2364°N, 25.9122°E

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

resmigazete.gov.tr

Before you dive

License for Türkiye

Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.

License requiredvia Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) — provincial/district directorates (il/ilçe müdürlükleri)

Apply to a provincial or district directorate (il/ilçe müdürlüğü) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Since 1 January 2026 anyone fishing with a speargun must hold the Ek-1 Amatör Balıkçı Belgesi showing that they fish by the diving method — verbatim: '1 Ocak 2026 tarihinden itibaren sualtı tüfeği kullanarak avcılık yapacak kişilerin il/ilçe müdürlüklerinden dalma yöntemiyle avcılık yaptıklarını gösterir Ek-1'de yer alan Amatör Balıkçı Belgesini alması zorunludur' (Circular 6/2, MADDE 16(4)(ç), added by Tebliğ 2025/12, RG 16/4/2025 No. 32872). For other amateur methods the document stays optional and need not be carried. The circular does not state how a foreign national obtains the Ek-1 document — foreigners resident or officially present in Türkiye are otherwise issued the Ek-2 Misafir Amatör Balıkçı Belgesi, and tourist amateurs use a tourism-operator permit or an Ek-3 avlanma fişi — so non-citizens planning to spearfish should confirm the position with the provincial (il) directorate before diving.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · resmigazete.gov.tr

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