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Kitesurfing in Aegean

7 spots · 4 destinations · 19 schools

Turkey's Aegean coast runs on the summer Meltemi.

Spots with a rule5a permit, a zone or a closed season in the recordBeginner spots5where the record says a beginner can rideSeasonMay to Octobersomewhere in the regionWindsMeltemi, Lodos on southerly daysnamed by two or more of its spots

Akyaka's Gokova Bay, Alaçatı and Urla's Gülbahçe beach all offer shallow, sandy learning zones from May into October, while the Bodrum peninsula's Akyarlar and Fener trade on a windsurf scene founded there in 1993. Datça's Körmen bay is choppier, rated intermediate to expert, and Çalış near Fethiye is a fair-weather backup with barely 19 rideable days a year.

Aegean holds 7 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 4 destinations. Riding here is mostly waves. The season runs May to October. 5 of them suits beginners. 19 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Bodrum - Turgutreis.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

Alacati Kite BeachAlacati/Cesme Peninsula20262026: no kite-specific permit, paid access or seasonal ban is published for Alacati.
2026: no kite-specific permit, paid access or seasonal ban is published for Alacati.

The whole rule, on the Alacati Kite Beach page

Gokova Bay (Akyaka)Akyaka/Gokova Bay20262026: entry to the kite beach is paid and no published municipal tariff was located.
2026: entry to the kite beach is paid and no published municipal tariff was located.

The whole rule, on the Gokova Bay (Akyaka) page

Datca (Kormen/Ferry Port)Datca Peninsula2026No kite-specific municipal or federation rule for Kormen was found in 2026 and nothing is posted at the beach.
No kite-specific municipal or federation rule for Kormen was found in 2026 and nothing is posted at the beach.

The whole rule, on the Datca (Kormen/Ferry Port) page

Fener (Turgutreis, Bodrum)Bodrum - Turgutreis20262026: the main beach is for windsurfers and sunbathers, and kites use the beach west of it. When the local rule was set is not stated.
2026: the main beach is for windsurfers and sunbathers, and kites use the beach west of it. When the local rule was set is not stated.

The whole rule, on the Fener (Turgutreis, Bodrum) page

UrlaUrla20262026: no kite-specific municipal or federation rule was found for Gülbahçe or Urla.
2026: no kite-specific municipal or federation rule was found for Gülbahçe or Urla.

The whole rule, on the Urla page

Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.

The winds here

what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote

Meltemi

named by 5 spots here

No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.

Lodos on southerly days

named by 2 spots here

No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.

Two or more spots name each of these here as well: Meltem and Poyraz. The knots a spot quotes for one of them are on that spot's own page.

The spots this region is known for

tier 1 of the 7 spots here

Alacati Kite BeachGokova Bay (Akyaka)

Destinations in Aegean

Bodrum - Turgutreiswavesbeginner-friendlygear rental2 spots · 3 schoolsAkyaka/Gokova Baybeginner-friendlybuzzing scenecar needed1 spot · 7 schoolsAlacati/Cesme Peninsulabeginner-friendlybuzzing sceneno car needed1 spot · 7 schoolsDatça Peninsulaadvancedbuzzing scenecar helps1 spot · 2 schools

All spots in Aegean

Akyarlarclear, wave-protected bay with narrow sandy beach and calmer water inside · beginner okAlacati Kite Beachmixed · beginner okCalis Beach (Fethiye)sea · beginner okDatca (Kormen/Ferry Port)mixedFener (Turgutreis, Bodrum)sea, sheltered-looking open waterfront near Akyarlar with sandy beaches and headland exposureGokova Bay (Akyaka)mixed · beginner okUrlamixed · beginner ok

Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z; the block above it is the tier order.

Last updated September 2026