| Tavşan Islet | |||||
| Native Name: | Tavşan Adası | ||||
| Native Name Lang: | Turkish | ||||
| Map: | Turkey | ||||
| Coordinates: | 41.7517°N 32.3842°W | ||||
| Location: | Black Sea | ||||
| Area Km2: | 0,025 | ||||
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | İl (province) | ||||
| Country Admin Divisions: | Bartın Province | ||||
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | İlçe | ||||
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Amasra | ||||
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Tavşan Islet (literally "Rabbit Islet") is a Black Sea islet in Turkey. It is named after the rabbits of the island.
The islet is situated to the north of Amasra ilçe (district) of Bartın Province at 41.7517°N 32.3842°W. Its distance to coast is less than . Its area is about .
There are ruins of a cross shaped-plan church [1] in the island from Republic of Genoa occupation era in the Medieval age. Currently, the island is uninhabited. But there are frequent visitors from the main land because of a belief that the sick people who pass through a rock gap in the north eastern part of the island soon get well.[2]