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WMESS World Multidiscipliniary Erath Sciences Symposium, Praha, Czech Republic, 5 - 09 September 2016, pp.414
Turkey is a country well-endowed with a wealth of coastal
areas and an abundance of their coastal
resources. The Turkish land borders the Black Sea in the North, the
Aegean in the west and the Mediterranean in the south. In addition to these
areas, Turkish land encloses an extremely important inland sea, the Sea of
Marmara. Turkey has very
important coastal areas along the inland Sea of Marmara and the
Black Sea, and is a partner of the
Black Sea Strategic Plan (BSAP). The total length of the Turkish coastline
including the islands is 8,333 kilometres, of which 1,067 kilometres are island
shores. Turkey has a Coastal Law, but
no integrated legislation covering multiple aspects of coastal zone management.
Despite a coastal law, there is neither legislation nor an institution that
covers all aspects of coastal zone management. The National Committee on Turkish Coastal
Zone Management has been
established since 1993.
The Black Sea, a nearly
enclosed and isolated environment, has suffered from severe ecological changes
during the last decades. In the face of likely serious environmental changes
occurring in the Black Sea region the littoral countries are attempting to find
solutions by seeking international assistance from well-known international
organizations and some leading
states interested in settlement of environmental issues at the regional or global level.
Major ICZM problems of Black Sea coast of Turkey are urban sprawl,
tourism development and near-shore illegal construction, coastal waters
polluted by municipal, industrial, agricultural and ship waste, biodiversity
protection required for extremely rich biodiversity and last natural
habitat for monk seal, green turtles and other
rare species, widespread urban sprawl and illegal
construction in coastal
areas. In fact, integrated coastal
zone management in Turkey is becoming an increasingly important issue
due to the ever-growing developmental pressures on coastal areas.
Key words: ICZM; Black Sea; Black Sea Strategic Plan (BSAP).