Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Caretta caretta
Sighting evidence at Kemer Reef, Antalya
Photo: MARC MARTIN SOLA · CC BY-NC
The coastline between Kemer and Antalya hosts important nesting beaches, and feeding adults are commonly encountered grazing on jellyfish and seagrass at the reef's shallower margins. Turtles at Kemer are habituated to boat traffic and tend to surface for breath calmly even when divers are present below. Sub-adults up to 60 cm shell length are particularly frequent from spring through autumn.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Loggerhead Sea Turtle is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.