Skip to content
TRgezi
İnceburun Lighthouse

Architecture / Lighthouse

İnceburun Lighthouse

Merkez, Sinop

CommonMachine translated — This content was machine-translated and may differ from the original Turkish text.

A lighthouse at İnceburun, Türkiye's northernmost tip, operating since 1863 and maintained by the same family for generations.

Safety warning

The lighthouse area is in institutional use; do not enter closed sections, and take care on the rocks.

Its story

The İnceburun Lighthouse was established in 1863 by Michel Pasha, known for running lighthouses in the Ottoman period. The light of the lighthouse, 9 meters above the ground and 26 meters above the sea, can be seen from about 18 miles away. The same family is known to have looked after the lighthouse for five generations. Because İnceburun is the northernmost point of Türkiye, visitors see it as a symbolic stop. The lighthouse and its surroundings belong to the General Directorate of Coastal Safety; from the rocky shore around the cape, the wide horizon of the Black Sea can be enjoyed.

Key facts

Built
1863
Height
9 m above the ground, 26 m above the sea
Admission
Free around the lighthouse
Visit duration
45 minutes

Trip purpose

  • Free
  • Photography

Location

Loading map…

42.09694, 34.94500

Reviews

No approved reviews yet. Reviews are written in the app after a visit.

Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0nceburun_Feneri | https://sinop.ktb.gov.tr/TR-398992/en-cok-ziyaret-edilen-yerler.html | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=42.096944&mlon=34.945#map=17/42.096944/34.945