Kerpe, which is one of the holiday destinations close to Istanbul, is known as Kalpe in history, shown three oars days away from Istanbul, “it was described as an ox horn. Sailors who set off from Italy, brought various goods to Trabzon, merchants who came from Russia or the Silk Road and passed through Kandira always exchange their goods at the same point in Trabzon. On this route, sailors took shelter in Kerpe, the only natural harbor in the Black Sea, in unsuitable conditions of the sea. The only cove of the Black Sea facing west, even if it is stormy, the bay without waves was used as a sheltered harbor. The bay, which does not have an open sea feature, has a sand floor and a depth of 50 meters, it has become a unique beach where even children can swim safely. Last year’s infrastructure work was completed, the septic system in Kerpe was removed, the sewage system was laid, and the purification system was put into service and the sea was made clean. Kerpe is now after the “Blue Flag”.

What can you do at Kerpe? : You can have a delicious meal while relaxing your eyes and body by breathing clean sea and forest air, looking at the green and the horizon line reaching Russia. You can go for a walk in the forest or on the coastal cliffs as a family or with a group, or even alone, to save energy. You can rent a boat and wander around Kerpe, and you can see the monumental rocks, hidden coves and corridors of Miço Harbor behind Kerpe Cape from the sea. You can fish carp in Sarısu and Kurtyeri creeks near Kerpe. During the hunting season, you can come across quail from Russia, woodcock and turtledoves from the Balkans. In Kerpe center, you can sit in tea gardens, cafes and walk around the pedestrian excursion area. If you are interested in underwater, you can swim in the rocks of Kerpe Cape and hunt mullet, sea bass, mullet, bream with a spear, and you can see amphoras lying at a depth of 10-12 meters. You can fly a kite on these rocks, take pictures, take pictures, sunbathe on the towels or sun loungers you bring with you, swim in the sea, and in the evening, you can watch the feast of the sun sinking into the sea in Kerpe, reminiscent of the sunset at Ayvalık’s “devil’s table”. Those who stay overnight in Kerpe can go to the disco-bar or the pub that Efes Pilsen opened this year, or stop by the fast-food places. While summer houses, villas and lands are among the things you will see, you can see Hakan Şükür’s summer cottage with twin flats, maybe himself, who has a share in the success of the National Team with the goals he scored with the national uniform and is located on the road to the cliffs. In Kerpe, where the smell of soil and flowers comes out after the rain, you can hear the real seaweed smell coming from the sea when the wind blows. You can swim on the beach, rent cabins, sun loungers and umbrellas, watch Kerpe Bay at the restaurants on the beach and eat fresh fish. The rocks, which resist the vicious waves of the Black Sea and shape from shape, display an interesting appearance that will make sculptors jealous and astonish those who see it. Near Kefken, which can be reached by a short journey after leaving Kerpe, is Kovanağzı. Those who advance from the bay, where summer villas are widely seen, reach the Pink Rocks if they climb the ramp and turn left from the 500-meter dirt road to the sea. In Pink Rocks, where freshwater trout that were adapted to the less salty sea of ​​the Black Sea were grown, sea trout production is now stopped. People who have a very pleasant picnic, fish, sunbathers, and bike rides are encountered across Kefken Island.