Kemer: Çamyuva and Göynük

2026-10-08 · Author: Grand Emlak

Where the Taurus meets the sea, Kemer with Çamyuva, Göynük and Tekirova is the best-known resort district west of Antalya. Location, neighbourhoods, daily life:

Location and transport

Kemer town centre is 43 km west of Antalya. The district sits on a 46 km coastal strip at the foot of the Western Taurus, with the Mediterranean to the east and forest and mountains to the west. Kemer became a district in 1990; after its designation as a tourism zone in 1987, tourism quickly became the main livelihood. Source: Kemer Municipality – History, geography and population, accessed 08.10.2026

Antalya Airport lies north-east of the city on the D400 highway, about 20 minutes by car from downtown. Per the airport operator's guide, minibuses to Kemer depart from the Antalya Intercity Bus Terminal, reached fastest by the AntRay tram. Source: Antalya Airport – Getting to the airport, Antalya Airport – Buses and public transport, accessed 08.10.2026

By public transport, municipal buses KC71, KM61, 600A and KL08 from Antalya reach the 5M Migros interchange, where Kemer–Tekirova coastal minibuses continue to the southern neighbourhoods. The cable car's lower station between Çamyuva and Tekirova is about 57 km from Antalya centre and 8 km from Kemer centre. Source: Olympos Cable Car – Transportation, accessed 08.10.2026

Neighbourhoods and their character

Kemer Municipality has 12 neighbourhoods: Merkez, Yeni Mahalle, Arslanbucak, Kuzdere, Beldibi, Göynük, Kiriş, Çamyuva, Tekirova, Ulupınar, Beycik and Ovacık. Çamyuva, Göynük and Tekirova were formerly townships and lie on the coast with Ulupınar, while Beycik, Kuzdere and Ovacık are inland. Source: Kemer Municipality – Neighbourhoods, Kemer Municipality – History, geography and population, accessed 08.10.2026

Çamyuva

Stretching between Kemer centre and Tekirova, Çamyuva is one of the coastal neighbourhoods; its Traditional Oil Wrestling Festival every November is, with the Kemer Carnival in June, one of the district's established events. Source: Kemer Municipality – History, geography and population, accessed 08.10.2026

In the 2026 Blue Flag season, 580 beaches in Türkiye received the award and Antalya ranked first with 232. Kemer's Çamyuva, Tekirova, Beldibi Bahçecik and Çifteçeşmeler public beaches were among the free public beaches awarded in Antalya. Source: Habertürk – 2026 Blue Flag announcement (TÜRÇEV/FEE), accessed 08.10.2026

Göynük and Beldibi

Göynük and Beldibi are the first coastal neighbourhoods when arriving from Antalya; Beldibi's township was converted into a neighbourhood under Law No. 6360 (2014 metropolitan reform) and attached to Kemer. Beldibi Cave, at the 40th kilometre of the Antalya–Kemer road, is one of the district's historic stops. Source: Kemer Municipality – History, geography and population, Kemer Municipality – Historic sites and places to see, accessed 08.10.2026

Tekirova, Phaselis and Tahtalı

Kemer's most important monument is Phaselis. Founded in the 7th century BC as a port on a small peninsula in Tekirova, it was eastern Lycia's busiest harbour city with three harbours, aqueducts from Mount Tahtalı, two baths, a theatre and a 25-metre-wide main street. The site is open daily 08:00–19:00. Source: Ministry of Culture and Tourism – Phaselis Archaeological Site, Kemer Municipality – Historic sites and places to see, accessed 08.10.2026

Mount Tahtalı, inside Beydağları Coastal National Park (declared in 1972), is at 2,365 metres the region's highest point near the sea. The Olympos Cable Car, with a 4,350-metre line, is Türkiye's longest; it opened in 2007 and the ride takes about 10 minutes. A four-hour hiking trail leads from the summit down to Beycik village. Source: Kemer Municipality – Mount Tahtalı, Olympos Cable Car – About us, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry – Protected Areas, accessed 08.10.2026

Ancient Olympos, between Kemer and Adrasan, was founded in the Hellenistic period as a Lycian League member with three votes; nearby Yanartaş (Chimera) is known for natural gas burning continuously in the rocks north of Çıralı beach. Source: Ministry of Culture and Tourism – Olympos Archaeological Site, Ministry of Culture and Tourism – Antalya, where to visit, Kemer Municipality – Historic sites and places to see, accessed 08.10.2026

Marina

Kemer Türkiz Marina in the town centre is a full-service marina with berths for almost any vessel, offering repair, mast stepping, lifting and storage, plus diving, parasailing, water-skiing and windsurfing. Source: Kemer Türkiz Marina, accessed 08.10.2026

Daily life

Climate: Kemer enjoys around 300 sunny days a year; sea temperatures are 10–12 °C in winter and 27–29 °C in summer, allowing swimming for eight months. In the Meteorological Service's 1930–2025 Antalya records, the annual mean is 18.2 °C and January 10.1 °C. Source: Kemer Municipality – History, geography and population, Turkish State Meteorological Service – Antalya climate statistics, accessed 08.10.2026

Healthcare: Kemer State Hospital provides emergency care, surgery, dialysis, endoscopy, imaging and physiotherapy, runs mother-and-baby programmes and a smoking-cessation clinic, books appointments via MHRS, and its website is in Turkish, English and Russian. Source: Kemer State Hospital, accessed 08.10.2026

Social life: by the municipality's own account, life is quiet outside the season and lively from May to October; it also notes that seasonal inflows of workers and residents cause housing shortages that push rents upward. Source: Kemer Municipality – History, geography and population, accessed 08.10.2026

Who chooses Kemer?

Those seeking a quiet neighbourhood between sea and forest, marina life or nearby hiking consider Kemer.

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