Turkey Beaches are best May-Oct, but the water is still a little chilly up to June. The beaches become crowded in July and August.
Going topless on Turkish beaches is not a problem.

Patara Beach

Patara Beach – nearest big town is Fethiye.
Patara is regarded as one of the best beaches in the Mediterranean. It is 9miles long (the longest beach in the Mediterranean) with medium grade brown sand and is child-friendly. The beach is backed only by ancient ruins and swooping dunes but with no buildings visible, except for a small café at one end.
Loungers and umbrellas are available for rent but there are no watersports or camping.
The area is inexpensive and there’s a limited selection of accommodation in nearby Patara town.

Olu Deniz Beach

Olu Deniz Beach – nearest big town is Fethiye.
Olu Deniz is a picturesque resort area, especially the main hillside town of Belcekiz, which has crystal clear water, and a long shingle beach curving away from the town promenade along to a calm blue lagoon. The beach can get crowded as there are plenty of hotels in Olu Deniz town and also in nearby Ovacik and Hisaronu. The promenade by the town has plenty of bars, restaurants and cafés and there are lots of umbrellas and loungers for hire, and a wide range of water sports available. Paragliding and hangliding, off adjacent Babadag mountain and landing on the beach, are extremely popular, as is scuba diving.

Gemile Bay Beach

Gemile Bay Beach – nearest big town is Fethiye.
Gemile Bay Beach is an unspoiled, picturesque cove with a great view of St. Nicholas island (you can swim or take a boat across to see the ruins).

Turtle (Iztuzu) Beach, Dalyan
Turtle Beach is a national conservation area and one of the last breeding places in Europe for the protected loggerhead ‘Cretta’ sea turtle. It is several kilometres long, with very scenic surroundings, hot brown sand, shallow waters and a small cafe. 
Accessible mainly by a 20min public boat ride from Dalyan town. Dalyan has a beautiful river frontage looking across to Lycian tombs carved into the rock face.

Çalis Beach – near Fethiye
Çalis Beach is informal, relaxing, and excellent for watersports or a family holiday. The coarse sand beach stretches for 2.5 miles and is bordered by a pedestrianized road with hotels, cafes and restaurants along the water front.

Kaputas Beach – near Kalkan & Kas
Kaputas is a mountain gorge with a small shingle cove beach under a bridge crossing the gorge, with a steep set of steps to the beach,and a steep drop off into the clear blue sea.  Kalkan has it’s own small shingle beach too, which is more sophisticated than most Turkish resorts.

Ladies Beach and Kustur Beach – Kusadasi
Kusadasi’s most famous beach is Ladies Beach, just south of the town centre, backed by a promenade with plenty of restaurants, cafes and bars. It’s a narrow, brown sand beach with loungers and umbrellas available for rent.
Kustur Beach, 4 miles north of the town, is less crowded and more tranquil.

Icmeler Beach

Içmeler Beach – Marmaris Bay
Içmeler is in the bay of Marmaris, surrounded by green hills and next to the Marmaris resort. Içmeler is newer , smaller and marginally quieter than Maramaris. Its beach is half a mile long, with a traffic free promenade stretching from Marmaris all way round the bay to Içmeler.  Maramaris has an award-winning PADI & BSAC dive centre.

Cleopatra’s Beach – Alanya
Alanya is one of Turkey’s largest resorts, with two good beaches, an historical site (old fortress) and great facilities. Cleopatra’s Beach, on the western side of the peninsula, is one of the best known beaches. It’s sandy, pleasant and more secluded than the other town beach on the eastern side.

Side Beach

Side Beaches – Side
Side is a classic Turkish seaside village which is popular with package holiday groups. There are fine sandy beaches each side of the town and some ancient ruins.