| Aydıncık Islands | |
| Native Name: | Aydıncık Adaları |
| Native Name Lang: | Turkish |
| Map: | Turkey |
| Coordinates: | 36.1392°N 33.3486°W |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | İl (province) |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Mersin Province |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | İlçe |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Aydıncık |
| Country Area M2: | or |
| Country Area Ha: | --> |
| Country 1 Area M2: | or |
| Country 1 Area Ha: | --> |
Aydıncık Islands (also known as Gilindire Islands, Turkish: Aydıncık Adaları) are two small Mediterranean islands in Turkey. Their former name was Gilindire, which comes from the name of the former Roman port Kelenderis which is now Aydıncık.
They face Aydıncık ilçe (district) center in Mersin Province. Their distance to Aydıncık is about . The nearest point on the mainland is a rock cape to the east about away. The length of the bigger island at about 36.1392°N 33.3486°W is and the length of the smaller island at 36.1408°N 33.3497°W is . The distance between the two is . British admiral Francis Beaufort in his book Caramania points out that no ancient geographer has mentioned these islands [1]
The uninhabited islands are known to be the breeding ground of the Audouin's gull (Larus audouinii).[2]