Bag and size limits, seasons, and license requirements for fishing in Türkiye (denizler / marine waters), across 44 spots tracked by FishRadar. Informational only — confirm the current rules with the official authority before you fish.
| Species | Bag limit | Min size | Open season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic BonitoOfficial source | — | min 25 cm | Aug 15 – Mar 31 |
| Minimum 25 cm. Zaman yasağı (closed): 1 Nisan – 14 Ağustos. No count limit: 5 kg total. | |||
| Atlantic Horse MackerelOfficial source | — | min 13 cm | Jan 1 – Dec 31 |
| Minimum 13 cm. The tebliğ row covers two species (Trachurus trachurus and T. mediterraneus) at the same limit; our catalog resolves only T. trachurus. | |||
| BluefishOfficial source | — | min 18 cm | Jan 1 – Dec 31 |
| Minimum 18 cm (was 24 cm under the superseded Tebliğ 4/1). Tebliğ 6/2 sets ONE bluefish threshold — the "çinekop under 14 cm / sarıkanat 14–24 cm" size-class prose does not appear in 6/2 and no longer applies. No count limit: 5 kg total for the whole catch. | |||
| Common DentexOfficial source | — | min 35 cm | Jan 1 – Dec 31 |
| Minimum 35 cm. No count limit: 5 kg total for the whole catch. | |||
| Common PandoraOfficial source | — | min 15 cm | Jan 1 – Dec 31 |
| Kırma (kırmızı) mercan (Pagellus erythrinus): minimum 15 cm. Not to be confused with "Kırmızı mercan" Corallium rubrum — a coral in Çizelge 1 that is totally banned. | |||
| Dusky GrouperOfficial source | PROHIBITED — retention banned — MADDE 6- (1) Çizelge 1’de yer alan türlerin, denizlerde ve içsularda avlanmaları tamamen yasaktır. | ||
| TOTALLY BANNED in Türkiye — may never be taken or kept, at any size, in any season. Release immediately. 🔴 This rule covers ONLY Epinephelus marginatus (orfoz). LAGOS (Epinephelus aeneus) is a DIFFERENT species and is legal at 50 cm with a 1 June – 31 August closed season. Our species catalog currently lists "Lagos" as an alias of this banned entry — treat any "Lagos" match here as unresolved and check the fish’s identity against the authority before keeping it. | |||
| European HakeOfficial source | — | min 20 cm | Jan 1 – Dec 31 |
| Bakalyaro/Berlam (Merluccius merluccius): minimum 20 cm. 🔴 Our catalog lists "Mezgit" as an alias of this entry, but MEZGİT is Merlangius merlangus — a different species whose limit is 13 cm. | |||
| European SeabassOfficial source | — | min 25 cm | Jan 1 – Dec 31 |
| Minimum 25 cm. No count limit: 5 kg total for the whole catch. | |||
| Flathead Grey MulletOfficial source | — | min 30 cm | Jan 1 – Dec 31 |
| Has kefal (Mugil cephalus): minimum 30 cm. Other kefal species have their own rows and different limits (Amuderya kefali 35 cm; sarıkulak kefal 30 cm; diğer kefaller 20 cm) which our catalog cannot yet express separately. | |||
| Gilthead SeabreamOfficial source | — | min 20 cm | Jan 1 – Dec 31 |
| Minimum 20 cm. No count limit: 5 kg total for the whole catch. | |||
| Greater AmberjackOfficial source | 1/day | min 30 cm | May 16 – Apr 14 |
| Sarıkuyruk (Seriola dumerili): minimum 30 cm, 1 fish, closed 15 Nisan – 15 Mayıs. 🔴 Our catalog lists "Akya" as an alias of this entry, but AKYA is Lichia amia — a different species with a different limit (40 cm). Verify which fish you have before keeping it. | |||
| Red MulletOfficial source | — | min 12 cm | Jan 1 – Dec 31 |
| Barbunya (Mullus barbatus): minimum 12 cm. (Tekir, Mullus surmuletus, is a separate Çizelge 7 row — also 12 cm — which our catalog cannot yet express separately.) | |||
| Two-Banded SeabreamOfficial source | — | min 18 cm | Jan 1 – Dec 31 |
| Karagöz (Diplodus vulgaris): minimum 18 cm. 🔴 Our catalog lists "Sarpa"/"Sargos" as aliases of this entry; Sargos (Diplodus sargus) is a separate Çizelge 7 row at 21 cm. | |||
Licensing:
FishRadar regulation summaries are informational only and are not a legal source. Türkiye’s amateur fishing rules (Tebliğ 6/2, 2024/21) also include place bans, gear rules and freshwater tables that are not fully reproduced here. Always verify against the Resmî Gazete text and Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı (BSGM) before fishing.
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