many natural and sandy beaches may be found along a fifty-mile (80 km) stretch of the coast. beginning from the east, these beaches include: sazköy, filyos, türkali, göbü, hisararkası, uzunkum, tersane, kapuz, karakum, değirmenağzı, ilıksu, kireçlik, armutçuk, black sea ereğli, mevreke, alaplı and kocaman.