Turkish Riviera (Antalya, Kaş, Fethiye) · about 9 km from Fethiye
Afkule & Türk Hamamı (Fethiye)
- Max depth60 m
- CertificationCavern
- Water temperature≈ 15–28 °C, varies with the seasonestimated, no reports yet
- SpecialExperienced divers
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The dive
Afkule looks like an upturned cone with one side cut away: you keep the wall on your left and drop into the cave.
Profile and sections
Afkule looks like an upturned cone with one side cut away: you keep the wall on your left and drop into the cave. On the walls you find red cave shrimp, and about 7 m inside a brown moray lives in a crack; outside large dusky groupers cruise. Then you follow the wall to Türk Hamamı, a round 'Turkish bath' open at the top where you surface inside after your safety stop.
The pink soft corals that once covered the cave have nearly gone because of careless divers, per the dive guide.
Practical: the pin comes from the Göcek and Fethiye dive guide. Dive centres in Fethiye run boats there.
- Depth and profile
- Afkule is 15 m wide and 40–60 m deep (40–50 m per Hepsiburada; PADI names a cavern to 29 m). At 25–30 m there are side openings, a narrow one on the left and a wider one on the right. After 80–100 m along the wall the entrance of Türk Hamamı at 10–12 m (~4 m wide); east of it a small 6–8 m cave at 28 m.
- Configuration
- Large cavern with daylight: recreational gear with lights does for the upper part; below 40 m and in the side passages a technical dive (estimate).
- Gas
- Trimix from 40 m
Who can dive where
- At least Cavern
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 60 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
Boat dive, three miles (~6 km) from Fethiye harbour. Depending on the swell you drop into the open cave from the surface or start outside along the wall. Per the dive guide for experienced divers only; Hepsiburada speaks of professional divers.
Around Afkule & Türk Hamamı (Fethiye)
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