Amphorae captured at shipwreck site off Ayvalik in Turkiye's Balıkesir

BALIKESIR, TURKIYE - OCTOBER 8: Amphorae are seen at the site of a 1,500-year-old Byzantine shipwreck off Incirli Island which has been reopened to diving tourism as part of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism's Heritage for the Future Project in Ayvalik, Balikesir, Turkiye, on October 8, 2026. Divers, photographers and Coast Guard diving teams conduct a dive in the area, documenting the amphorae remaining from the shipwreck, along with corals, seagrass and an octopus using an amphora as shelter. Tahsin Ceylan; Hazal Bayer; Anadolu Ajansı
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