Çıralı Beach

This guide to Cirali Beach near Antalya follows the loggerhead sea turtles that come ashore each summer to nest on this protected stretch of coast, and the officers who patrol through the night once the streetlamps go dark. You'll hear how researchers have tracked hundreds of nests here over the years, and why a single light left on can send a hatchling the wrong way. A tip: visit after dark during nesting season, when the beach empties and the patrols begin.