Kemer and Tekirova

Dives must match actual certification, health screening, equipment and the named site. Keep novices in supervised open water. Treat Paris II as an advanced wreck, and any cave, cavern or penetration as an overhead environment requiring specialized permission, rescue planning and gear. Carry a dive computer and use an SMB only if trained. Ask the boat about headcounts, emergency oxygen, first aid, communications, weather abort criteria, buddy protocol and evacuation chain. DAN advises at least 12 hours between a single no-stop dive and flying, at least 18 hours after repetitive no-stop dives and longer for decompression dives; this is risk reduction, not a guarantee. The Tahtali cable car rises to about 2.4 km, so altitude also matters after diving. Snorkelers should avoid active boat lanes and unsupervised breath-hold dives.

Call 112 first for emergencies; it routes ambulance and coast guard support. Kemer State Hospital is the local public hospital, telephone +90 242 814 15 50. Its existence does not establish an on-site recompression chamber. The TSSF chamber directory explicitly describes a June 2021 roster, including Hiperox and Antalya Training and Research Hospital facilities in Antalya. It is not a live operational directory; current staffing, chamber acceptance, treatment hours and transport must be confirmed clinically via the emergency system. DAN can assist with dive-medicine consultation after local emergency activation. Do not delay professional treatment or self-transfer while waiting for a dive-center callback.

The Antalya Governorship reports new biodiversity restoration and a fishing prohibition at Uc Adalar as of September 2026. Follow the latest posted boundaries, do not fish, feed, handle, chase or crowd marine life, and use authorized moorings or operator procedures rather than dropping anchors casually. Turkish cultural-property law protects wrecks and archaeological objects; do not touch or remove amphora fragments or metal artifacts. Tekirova Nature Park also documents protected coastal biodiversity. Rare monk seal or dolphin sightings must never be represented as assured products.