Çiçek Island

Çiçek Island (Turkish: Çiçek Adası, literally Island of flower) is an Aegean island of Turkey. It is in Edremit Gulf at 39°22′35″N 26°45′57″E ^[1] and administratively a part of Ayvalık ilçe (district) of Balıkesir Province. Its distance to the nearest point on the mainland (Anatolia) is about 500 metres (1,600 ft).

Çiçek Island

Native name: Çiçek Adası
Çiçek Island
Geography
Location	Aegean Sea
Coordinates	39°22′35″N 26°45′57″E
Administration
Turkey
İl (province)	Balıkesir Province
İlçe	Ayvalık

The surface area of the island is 275×10³ square metres (2.96×10⁶ sq ft) and it is covered with olive trees and narcissus. The ancient name of the island was Angistri (Greek: Αγκίστρι) or Argyronesos (Greek: Αργυρόνησος). According to Milliyet newspaper currently the island is put on market.^[2]

References

1. Map page
2. Milliyet newspaper (in Turkish)