Anatolian Lighthouse

Anadolu Lighthouse is a village established on a small peninsula between Çakaltepe and Kabakoz bays on the part of the Bosphorus that opens to the Black Sea, named after the lighthouse that is the icon of the district. It is the last stop before the Black Sea, together with Rumeli Lighthouse in Karşıyaka.

Although the exact date of construction of the lighthouse is not known, it is accepted that it was first made of wood in 1755 during the Ottoman period and transformed into its current form in 1834. Built on Yon Burnu, this lighthouse has a visibility of 16 nautical miles in clear weather and was built to guide ships entering the Bosphorus. The lighthouse made of white stone is 20 meters long and only the narrow part of its face facing Beykoz remains in darkness. Anadolu Lighthouse, one of the rare lighthouses that has preserved its original state, is 75 meters above sea level and has continued its function since the day it was built.

The first establishment of the village is also directly related to the lighthouse. The lighthouse keepers who came to light the lighthouse gradually started to settle around the lighthouse and the village was within the military zone until the end of the 1980s. Some of the population living in the village were migrants from the Caucasus and the rest were soldiers who came from Crete and settled there. Although Anadolu Feneri has gained the status of a neighborhood as per the decisions taken as of 2014, it still lives a life far from urbanization with its dairy farms, farms and the fishing profession that continues.

Until the period when the Military Zone status was abolished, only the villagers could enter the area by passing through the military gate at the entrance of the village with their cards.

One of the most important features of Anadolu Feneri is that it has the last bay at the exit of the Bosphorus. For this reason, the point where the Naval Forces control the exits of the Bosphorus is provided by a radar unit located under the village.