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Number of Blue Flag beaches in Turkey reached 551

Number of Blue Flag beaches in Turkey reached 551

Haber Giriş Tarihi: 24.07.2023 15:21
Haber Güncellenme Tarihi: 24.07.2023 15:21
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Number of Blue Flag beaches in Turkey reached 551

The number of beaches with the 'Blue Flag', which is accepted as an indicator of clean seas in Turkey, has increased to 551. Mehmet Özhaseki, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, said, "We protect the uniquely beautiful beaches and seas of our country, which is the third in the world in the Blue Flag beach ranking, and we leave a clean environment for our future."
551 beaches, 23 marinas, 14 tourism boats and 10 individual yachts, which were determined to comply with the Blue Flag criteria by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, were awarded the Blue Flag award. In the statement made by the General Directorate of Environmental Management, it was noted that significant improvements were observed in the quality of sea water with the regulation on the Management of Swimming Water Quality in Turkey and the studies carried out on the prevention of marine pollution. It was stated that in parallel with the increase in sea water quality, the number of beaches with Blue Flag, which is an indicator of clean seas, has increased rapidly. Turkey, which has entered the "Blue Flag" program, which is the most accepted eco-label applied in more than 50 countries internationally, with more beaches every year, has been entitled to enter this year with 551 beaches, 23 marinas, 10 individual yachts and 14 tourism boats.
In the 'Blue Flag' ranking announced by the International Environmental Education Foundation (FEE), headquartered in Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark, Turkey was again the third in the world with the number of beaches. Spain took the first place in the ranking, Greece took the second place, and Italy and France followed Turkey in the third place.

Antalya ranks first with 231 Blue Flag beaches
Within the framework of the 2023 Blue Flag awards, Antalya took the first place with its 231 blue flag beaches. While Muğla is in the second place with 110 blue flag beaches, it was shared that 63 of İzmir's beaches are blue flagged. Balıkesir ranked fourth in the list with its 46 Blue Flag beaches. On the other hand, the Blue Flag waves on 35 beaches of Aydın.

There are Blue Flag beaches in 20 provinces
While Samsun's 13, Çanakkale's 12, Mersin's 11, Kocaeli's 9 and Tekirdağ's 6 beaches have the Blue Flag, the other provinces included in the Blue Flag beaches list are Bartın with 3 beaches, Ordu with 2 beaches, Bursa with 2 beaches, and Zonguldak with 2 beaches. According to the list that includes Blue Flag beaches from 20 provinces, the provinces with 1 Blue Flag beach are listed as Istanbul, Kırklareli, Sakarya, Düzce, Van and Edirne. Mehmet Özhaseki, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, stated that Turkey continues to be the third in the world in the Blue Flag beach ranking. Minister Özhaseki, in his post on his official social media account, said, “We protect the uniquely beautiful beaches and seas of our country, and we leave a clean environment for our future. This year, we increased the number of Blue Flag beaches to 551 in our country, which is the third in the world in the ranking of Blue Flag beaches.

Kaynak: İHA

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