[2][3] The 13 m (43 ft)-tall lighthouse tower with a gallery around the lantern room has the form of a cylinder and is white painted.

[5] At a focal height of 32 m (105 ft), it flashes white every 5 seconds, which is visible at a range of 15 nmi (28 km).

[6] Operated and maintained by the Coastal Safety Authority (Turkish: Kıyı Emniyeti Genel Müdürlüğü) of the Ministry of Transport and Communication, it is listed in Turkey under the code "TUR-037" and registered internationally under E5841.

[11][12] A Lockheed L-749A Constellation aircraft operated by Air France on the flight AF152 en route from Rome, Italy to Beirut, Lebanon ditched 10 km (6.2 mi) off the coast of Fethiye, about 2 km (1.2 mi) off the island Kızılada after midnight on August 3, 1953.

The lighthouse keeper Mustafa Pehlivan rushed to the accident site by boat and rescued some survivors.