Binlik Bay

Another name for Binlik Bay is Kuyrucak Bay. Because the bay is located south of Cape Tailucak.

Well, if you ask where the name "Binlik" comes from, according to the rumor, a famous family planted a thousand olive trees around the bay at the time. In fact, it is said that the surname of this family is Binlik.

In Binlik Bay, the green of pine and olive trees blends with the blue of the sea and sky. Even in the hottest times, there is a refreshing breeze in Binlik Bay, but the intensity of this breeze does not increase. It blows, but it does not stup, which gives a great refreshment and happiness to those who visit the bay in the summer season.

Opposite Binlik Bay, which is a small and lush bay, there is another untouched bay, Martı Bay. The trademark of Martı Bay is the white seagull painting embroidered on the slope of the bay.


If you're lucky, you can swim with sea turtles
We can say that Binlik Bay is deep, but the water is clean and clear. Be sure to have your goggles with you because the visibility in the water is very high due to the clarity.

Large fish and Caretta Carettas can accompany you while swimming. Of course, it depends entirely on your luck to come across turtles, but this probability is quite high in the clean waters of Binlik Bay.

One thing is for sure, you won't want to get out of the sea in Binlik Bay.


Meet Yörük hospitality
There is also a small and shabby family business called Amigo's Family Restaurant in Binlik Bay. Don't care if it's called Amigo's, the owner of the place is Uncle Recep who is a smiling nomad. Together with his family, he has been keeping an eye on Binlik Bay for years, serving the boats anchored in the bay.

He bakes delicious delicacies such as nomadic bread, pancakes, bagels, steamed fish, steamed goat in a wood oven and serves them all the way to the boat. Moreover, the conversation of Uncle Amigo Recep is also very enjoyable.

The place also has a pier, you can easily go ashore. However, the pier is hardly visible from the entrance of Binlik Bay, it is almost hidden.

In addition, the business does not have electricity and mains water, but they meet their electricity needs with solar energy.

Indeed, the place of Amigo's Recep is at least as organic and natural as the village.


Be sure to go for a walk
If you decide to go ashore, take a short walk through the forest. Hamam Bay, another wonderful bay of Göcek, is only a 30-minute walk from Binlik Bay.

During this walk through pine, olive and carob trees, you may also encounter the curious glances of goat herds.

Enjoy this delightful adventure.

How to get to Binlik Bay

We owe the fact that Binlik Bay has remained in its natural state until today due to the lack of transportation by road.

However, if you are interested in trekking and have strong navigation skills, you can come to Sarsala Bay by car and reach Binlik Bay with a 2-3 hour walk.

Apart from this, it is possible to reach Binlik Bay by participating in boat tours or chartering a yacht.

Our advice is to rent a yacht to see the other bays of Göcek along the way and to take a break and enjoy where you stop.

You can charter a gulet from Göcek and go to Binlik Bay comfortably.