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Orak Island (Foça)

Orak Adası (Foça)

An island off Foça. The Siren Rocks on its west side are where Mediterranean monk seals are often seen; boats may not cruise, anchor or dive there, and camping on the island is banned (Foça District Governorship).

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What's there

An island off Foça. The Mediterranean monk seal is one of the rarest mammals in the world; Foça was chosen as a pilot area by Türkiye's national seal committee in 1991, and most of the caves the seals use here are on the islands.

Source: Foça District Governorship — the Mediterranean monk seal — checked 1 Oct 2026

At the Siren Rocks on the west side of the island, where the seals are often seen, cruising by boat, anchoring, fishing, collecting sea life and diving are prohibited; camping on Orak Island and entering the seals' caves are prohibited too.

Source: Foça District Governorship — the Mediterranean monk seal — checked 1 Oct 2026

The Ministry of Environment runs a seal protection and monitoring project in the Foça Special Environmental Protection Area.

Source: Ministry of Environment — Foça monk seal protection and monitoring project — checked 1 Oct 2026

On these boat trips

Foça islands (monk seal area)

Departs from: Foça harbour

Typical stops — operators vary

  1. Orak Island (Foça) (this page)
  2. İncir Island (Foça)

Rules on the water here

Only what the authorities' own texts say — each point links its source, read on 1 Oct 2026. Our wording is a summary; the linked text is what counts.

  1. At the Siren Rocks off Foça, where monk seals are often seen, cruising by boat, anchoring, diving, fishing and collecting sea life are prohibited, as is camping on Orak Island and entering the caves the seals use.Source: Foça District Governorship — the Mediterranean monk seal — checked 1 Oct 2026

Waste (Blue Card), boat certificates and insurance: the rules for every coast →

Where it is

The map loads as you scroll here. Orak Island (Foça) is at 38.6925, 26.7155 (OpenStreetMap (way/297270176)).

Orak Island (Foça)Other bays in FoçaApproximate location

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Nearby

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About this page

Location: OpenStreetMap (way/297270176), checked to lie in the area and to be a coast or sea feature. Ticket lines are copied from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's museum pages; rules from the texts linked above. Last checked 1 Oct 2026.