Istanbul Beaches Compared: Access, Published Fees and Facilities
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Compare 15 Istanbul coastal entries by shore, transport, scoped facilities and published charges. Unresolved operators stay outside the selector; seasonal prices carry their dates.
Find the coast that fits your trip
Compare the actual access, shore, published charges and map evidence. Keep city beaches, remote coves and island trips separate.
Compare two places
Checked 1 October 2026. A published fee or facility description does not prove October opening, lifeguard cover or safe swimming today. Unknown charges are never treated as free.
| Find a beach | Shore type | Published charges and scope |
|---|---|---|
| Kabakoz | Sand at Kabakoz | No current official fee established |
| Uzunkum | Sand, as described by the municipality | No current official fee established |
| Kurna / Karakiraz | Mostly sand with stones at water entry and rocky ends, according to a nearby campsite operator | No current official beach tariff or free-entry statement established |
| Doğancılı | Shore surface not established | No current official tariff or free-entry statement established |
| Ayazma | Sand, as described by the municipality | No current official tariff established |
| Ağlayankaya | Shore surface not established | Operator-specific; no whole-beach tariff established |
| Akçakese | Fine sand | No current official fee established |
| Tırmata | Managed beach at Kilyos | 750 TRY — Weekday beach admission. Tırmata. 2026 summer tariff; scheduled season 15 May–13 September, not a current October quote 1150 TRY — Weekend/public-holiday beach admission. Tırmata. 2026 summer tariff; scheduled season 15 May–13 September, not a current October quote |
| Milyon Beach | Managed Kilyos beach; surface not independently established | No official published entry amount located |
| Suma / The Beach | Current operator identity unresolved | Unverified |
| Burç / BURC Beach | University-campus beach | No current official general-public tariff established |
| Baykuş | University-operated beach; surface not established | 700 TRY — Weekday guest beach admission. Baykuş. Operator price observed 2026-10-01; effective season and October operation unconfirmed 800 TRY — Weekend guest beach admission. Baykuş. Operator price observed 2026-10-01; effective season and October operation unconfirmed |
| Solar Beach | Sand, according to the operator’s description | 800 TRY — Weekday admission. Solar Beach. Operator price observed 2026-10-01; effective season and October operation unconfirmed 1200 TRY — Weekend admission. Solar Beach. Operator price observed 2026-10-01; effective season and October operation unconfirmed |
| Baia Beach | Sand, according to the operator’s beachfront description | Entry and minimum-spend conditions change with season/events; ask reservation line |
| Caddebostan | City beach; section-specific conditions | No current October entrance tariff verified. Earlier published tariff periods have expired. |
Choose the coast before choosing the beach
Şile and Kilyos are separate coastal trips; Caddebostan is an urban option on the Asian side. A bus to a village centre does not prove a short walk to the water. The comparison distinguishes an operator’s exact place map from a generated name search, and it names the verified stop when a public-transport route is available.
The useful bus distinctions
139 A serves the named Kabakoz and Akçakese village stops. For several Şile beaches, 139 or 139 A reaches Şile Terminal before local access. The 139 S route to Kurna/Doğancılı now starts at Necip Fazıl Metro; the older Üsküdar origin should not be used. Baykuş’s operator confirms route 152 from Hacıosman but does not specify an alighting stop. These are route references, not a verified last-mile itinerary or return timetable.
What the posted beach-club prices include
Tırmata’s published summer 2026 tariff is 750 TL on weekdays and 1,150 TL on weekends/holidays, including lounger, umbrella, shower, WC and parking. Its round-trip shuttle is separately 500 TL; the return-only fare is 350 TL. The published season ran 15 May–13 September 2026, so these figures are historical summer terms, not proof of October admission. Baykuş displays guest prices 700/800 TL without a tariff year. Solar displays 800/1,200 TL, including parking, lounger and umbrella, also without a stated tariff year. Keep those status labels beside the amounts.
Free entry and public access are different questions
A municipal beach, a university operator and a private club can have different admission rules. Baykuş’s staff-only accommodation rule does not by itself restrict all day visitors. Burç’s general-public entry conditions were not established. Suma / The Beach has unresolved current operator identity and is retained only as an uncertainty entry, rather than assigned a guessed price or recommendation.
