Çengelköy Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Çengelköy Lighthouse
Çengelköy Lighthouse stands on the east bank of the Bosporus in Istanbul's Çengelköy neighborhood. The cylindrical, fiberglass tower, 13 meters tall, features white paint with three narrow red horizontal bands. It emits a red flash every 15 seconds, visible for 11.9 nautical miles. This structure marks the first sharp turn in the Bosporus for northbound vessels, situated just north of the Boğaziçi Bridge. The site is open to visitors, though the tower itself is closed. Its nearest port is Beylerbeyi, 0.2 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This lighthouse guides northbound ships around the first critical turn in the Bosporus, just past the Boğaziçi Bridge, contributing to maritime safety in a busy strait.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 15s
- Focal Height
- 15m
- Geographic Range
- 11.9NM
Location
- City
- Üsküdar
- Country
- 🇹🇷Turkey
- Region
- Istanbul
- Sea Region
- Located on the waterfront on the east bank of the Bosporus in the Çengelköy neighborhood, it marks the first sharp turn in the Bosporus for northbound ships, just north of the Boğaziçi (Bosporus) Bridge.
- Latitude
- 41.0539°
- Longitude
- 29.0517°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Beylerbeyi(0.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- N4938.3
- NGA No.
- 17400
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 13m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with three narrow red horizontal bands
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: round hourglass-shaped fiberglass tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
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