Kilyos has hotels, guesthouses and restaurants open during the summer.
The broad sandy Black Sea beach at Kilyos.
The beach is open daily in warm weather from 8 am to 6 pm for a fee; it's very crowded on summer weekends, but not so crowded on weekdays.
NOTE! The beach may be subject to deadly riptides and undertow, so educate yourself about what to do in case of undertow (swim parallel to the shore to escape the current, then swim toward the shore), swim in protected areas or where there are lifeguards, and don't swim alone.
To get to Kilyos from Istanbul, take a Bosphorus cruise on a traditional Istanbul ferryboat to Sarıyer (or you can take a bus), then from Sarıyer take Bus 151 or a minibus (Sarıyer-Kilyos) north to Kilyos, a 20-minute ride.
—by Tom Brosnahan
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