Are there sharks at Lara or Konyaaltı Beach in Antalya, and is it safe to swim there?

A recent comment about Lara says swimming around Lara Beach and the Düden waterfall coast is considered normal and safe, with no sharks seen near the shore; locals treated the shark talk as a joke.

Konyaaltı was mentioned in the same sarcastic way: warnings about sharks, crocodiles, and other dangerous animals were clearly not meant as real risks for visitors at Konyaaltı Beach.

One reply explicitly suggested that any ‘shark’ in Antalya is more likely to be at the aquarium than in the sea off Lara, meaning Antalya Aquarium is a more realistic place to see one than a public beach.

The only practical beach concern mentioned for both areas was microplastic rather than wildlife, so if you are choosing between Lara and Konyaaltı, water and shoreline cleanliness may matter more than shark fears.