Uzun Liman

Uzun Liman, meaning "long harbour" in Turkish, is a narrow bay in the Göcek gulf on Turkey's southwestern coast, lying south of Zeytinli Island within the Fethiye district. True to its name, the entrance opens onto a channel that first widens and then narrows again as it runs for roughly a kilometre inland, giving the bay an elongated, sheltered shape that keeps the water calm even when wind picks up outside. The southern shore, backed by pine-covered slopes, offers better protection than the northern side and is where most boats choose to anchor for the night.

Like much of the Göcek gulf, Uzun Liman has no shoreside development — no restaurants, no jetties, just forest coming down to a shoreline that is part rock, part sand. Its depth and shelter make it a reliable overnight stop on longer itineraries through the area, particularly when boats are moving between the more exposed outer islands further out and the calmer, more sheltered bays closer to Fethiye and Göcek town.

Thanks to its sheltered position, many gulet cruises from Fethiye call in here on their way through the gulf, usually as an overnight anchorage rather than a daytime stop.