Dear Guests

Welcome to Kalkan and to Korsan Apartments.  We hope you had a good journey and are now ready to relax and make yourselves at home.

Here at Korsan Apartments, our Manager, Yaşar, and Housekeeper, Ibrahim, are on hand if you need any assistance.

Situated by the front pool, the Café is open for drinks from 8.30am – 7.00pm.
Meals are available from Korsan Restaurant home-delivery services.

Korsan Meze                                                 

Established in 1979, The Korsan Meze Restaurant was one of the first restaurants in town and remains a firm favourite with guests.  The restaurant enjoys a wonderful position with tables overlooking the beach and the bay.  Our cuisine here reflects a genuine desire to provide an authentic and different Turkish culinary experience with a modern twist.  We have a range of options from small plates ideal for sharing, to traditional main course meat and fish dishes and a menu of traditional Turkish desserts too.

To book please ask Yaşar or email admin@korsankalkan.com or call:

Korsan Meze –
+90 242 844 36 22

View the Korsan Meze Menu and Take-away Menu Here

Korsan Fish Terrace       

True to its name the Fish Terrace is perched on the roof of the 19^th century Patara Stone House, above the Korsan Meze, specialising in fish dishes, and featuring a ‘catch of the day’. For those who favour not so fishy flavours there is also a choice of meat and vegetarian dishes too. We are pleased to have live musical performances twice to three times per week which you can enjoy whilst appreciating the relaxed yet elegant ambience under a canopy of stars.

To book please ask Yaşar or email admin@korsankalkan.com or call:

Korsan Fish Terrace –
+ 90 242 844 30 76

View the Fish Terrace Menus Here

Follow the main road downhill through the village towards the beach.  Before the steps down to the harbour turn left, the Korsan Meze and The Fish Terrace are just ahead.

The Kitchen by Korsan

The Kitchen by Korsan can be found a short walk away from the centre of town on the Kalamar Road.

Providing an experience unlike any other in Kalkan, The Kitchen offers a range of services.  The café with an expert barista provides a range of freshly ground coffees, sustainably sourced from around the world.  Sit in and enjoy or take your coffee to go.

The comfortable upstairs Bistro is open all day and boasts a varied and individual menu …. the perfect sociable venue to sit back, meet friends, listen to live music, enjoy the atmosphere and all The Kitchen has to offer.

To book please ask Yaşar or email admin@korsankalkan.com or call:

The Kitchen by Korsan –
+90 554 850 26 61

View The Kitchen by Korsan Menu and Home-Delivery Menu Here.

Washing Machine, Iron & Ironing Board – These are available for general use and are located by the pool shower room behind the bar.

HAIRDRYERS – Hairdryers are available for your use, please enquire at the café

ICE MACHINE – Located by the pool shower room behind the bar.

SECURITY BOXES – These are available at £5 per week per security box.

KEYS – Please keep your apartment key with you when you go out.

EMERGENCY / NIGHT TIME CONTACT NUMBER – If you need assistance during the night please contact Yasar on the following number (0090 536 798 5616)

TABS AND PAYMENT – Feel free to run a tab at the Café during your stay.  All bills will be presented to you in Turkish lira, payment can be made in Turkish lira, sterling cash, USD cash, Mastercard or Visa (credit cards carry a 3% commission charge).

The Korsan Story

Korsan translated to English means pirate, a pun on the fact that the owners of Korsan Ltd and the Korsan Restaurants, the Bilgutay family have always had very strong associations to the sea with three generations of the family serving in the Turkish Navy.

In the mid 1970’s my father Gurkan Bilgutay (who knew the Turkish coastline like the back of his hand) retired from the Navy and looking for a change of life-style and pace he opened a restaurant and a small pansiyon in his favourite sleepy fishing village.  The village was Kalkan and that restaurant was Korsan. This brought the total number of restaurants in Kalkan at that time to two.

This was the beginning.  In his youth my father had also been a musician and with three other musicians formed Turkey’s first Rock ’n’ Roll band.  The band’s notoriety and connections with Istanbul meant friends started to visit this little place on the Mediterranean and tourism was born.  Before long, my father was accommodating the first foreign visitors and Kalkan was officially on the map.

I took over from my father in 1990 and in 1992 my wife Claire, joined the family and the business.

Korsan Ltd has expanded greatly since those early days in the 1970’s. The Korsan brand now includes property development, property management and maintenance, villa rentals, restaurants, in villa catering, hotel management and our latest venture, agriculture and olive oil production.

We are a family business with a team that have worked with us for many years.  During University holidays our sons, Patrick Omer and Oliver Eren, work in the restaurants and elsewhere, learning the ropes… the tradition continues.

Relax, unwind, and enjoy your stay in Kalkan.

Uluç Bilgütay

Korsan Olive Oil Products List