Panayır Island

Panayır Island, deriving from its Greek name Panagia, is an Aegean island of Turkey. It was once known as Ziraat Island. It is now also known as Altın Adası. The island is a part of Didim ilçe of Aydın Province at The area of the island is about. Its distance to main land is.
Currently the island is uninhabited. But there is an abandoned church, a building of the Ministry of Agriculture and a lighthouse in the island. The island was used to be officially recognized as a SIT area. But in 2010, Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning ended its SIT status. Now there is an intense discussion on the future of the island