Ducks, Boats and Swimmers share the bay at Türkbükü

Salty Ducks at Türkbükü

Kids? Yes. Dogs? Yes. But the last thing I expected to see when I looked up from my lounger was a trio of ducks cruising the shoreline.

Even more bizarre, was going out for a swim, and the ducks just paddling on by, not a care in the world.

Like a lot of bays in the peninsula, Türkbükü Bay becomes deep very quickly. Just 15 steps from the waters edge, and I’d already run out of sand beneath my feet. The water here is crystal clear, and we attempted to swim out to the line of buoy’s that separate swimmers from boats – but it was further away than it looked, and we gave up before we reached it.

Of all the beaches on the peninsula, Türkbükü has the cleanest water and the most distractions to pique your interested.

At the mouth of the bay are a couple of islands, the biggest of which is called Almond Island. In the bay are a wide assortment of boats from Rowing boat to > Fishing boat to> Small Pleasure Cruiser > Loads-o-money yacht!

During my walk around the bay, I came across a network of ducks chilling at the waters edge, standing guard on a rowing boat, and in the distance the boats get bigger and more expensive.

Around the affluent side of the bay is a water-sport company with jet ski’s and inflatable crafts.

You’d think with all of these water crafts crammed into such a small bay, that it would be noisy and overcrowded, but the bay is deceptively big, and the large area’s that are cordoned off for swimmers means there’s plenty of space to enjoy a leisurely swim. Or a paddle — especially if your a duck.

Ducks, Boats and Swimmers share the bay at Türkbükü