Bathonea Coastline (Avcilar Section)

Ancient port and archaeological site located on the Avcilar shore of Kucukcekmece Lake. Location info is marked on the Map.

The Bathonea archaeological excavation site is located on the shores of the Firuzkoy peninsula in Avcilar district. The ancient port structures and breakwaters that emerged with the recession of the lake are intertwined with the lake ecosystem and geography.

You can examine the geographical structure of this unique coastline, which sheds light on the prehistoric and ancient geography of Istanbul, via the Map.