Guide

Ereğli Kumyalı Plajı stretches for roughly 600 metres of natural shore in Karamürsel, a beach open to the public and suited to families who want a quiet, safe place by the sea.

Getting there

The beach is 35 kilometres from the centre of Kocaeli, and private public buses run there from the city centre.

When to go

Climate
Across Kocaeli as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 6.3 °C in January to 24 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in December (108 mm) and lightest in August (42 mm). Long-term means for 1929-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).Checked: September 22, 2026