Official Türkiye diving page with Helles Barges history, Tekke Bay location, and 24-25 m depth details.
Turkey · Gallipoli Historical Underwater Park
Twin Gallipoli landing-barge wrecks with compact photo-friendly structure.
Twin Gallipoli landing-barge wrecks with compact photo-friendly structure.
A local operator is the practical default because the site is boat-accessed and sits inside a managed historical-wreck diving area.
Helles Barçları is a pair of First World War landing barges resting off Tekke Bay near Seddülbahir, giving divers a compact twin-wreck dive with more historical character than long swim distance. The route is usually about descending onto one flat-bottomed barge, then crossing the sand to the second wreck where the boiler and scattered structure make the site especially photogenic. It is not a huge wreck field, but the appeal comes from seeing two closely related wrecks in one dive and reading the details that still stand out on the seabed. Planning is mainly about treating it as a guided boat dive at around recreational wreck depth rather than an easy shallow heritage stop.
Safety Notes
Treat Helles Barçları as a depth-led guided wreck dive. Keep the route tidy, watch your gas and no-decompression margin, and avoid disturbing fragile historical structure on or around the barges.
Access Restrictions
Reached by boat as part of Gallipoli underwater-park diving rather than by direct shore entry.
Legal Notes
The wrecks are part of protected Gallipoli underwater heritage. Follow local operator and site rules, and do not remove or disturb artifacts or wreck structure.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
The main appeal is a tidy twin-wreck circuit where the second barge, its boiler, and surviving hardware reward divers who like history and close-up photography.
Freediving
Not usually treated as a practical freedive site because the wrecks sit at full scuba depth and are visited as guided historical wreck dives.
Snorkeling
Not a realistic snorkel spot because the wrecks rest well below snorkel depth and are accessed by dive boat.
Conservative baseline from public research. No community dives logged yet.
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Research Sources
Official Türkiye diving page with Helles Barges history, Tekke Bay location, and 24-25 m depth details.
Regional operator page listing Helles Barges as a 25 m wreck dive in the Çanakkale and Gallipoli area.
Gallipoli underwater park overview citing year-round access and May-November as the most suitable months.

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