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Provinces/No. of 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Measurements
Şanlıurfa 147,184 148,886 168,627 173,760 196,640
Şırnak 29,247 30,866 33,219 35,351 37,611
Tekirdağ 111,933 124,059 129,829 136,673 146,971
Tokat 60,133 64,138 69,442 70,166 75,362
Trabzon 101,468 101,754 110,845 112,584 117,128
Tunceli 6,487 6,648 6,207 6,213 6,821
Uşak 45,893 47,754 50,032 52,504 55,728
Van 71,732 75,304 75,101 77,464 80,093
Yalova 37,207 38,089 37,485 37,969 40,771
Yozgat 42,169 44,615 47,606 47,924 51,226
Zonguldak 60,926 66,281 65,411 70,335 70,020
TOTAL 8,946,717 9,371,637 9,842,911 10,145,523 10,736,648

A.4. Noise

In Türkiye, the necessary legal and technical By-laws on noise have been addressed by the By-
laws and circulars put into force by the MoEUCC.

The first legal By-law for the control of noise in Türkiye was made in 1983 with the Environmen-
tal Law No. 2872. The first technical By-laws based on this Law were made with the “By-law on
Noise Control” dated 1986. The said By-law was harmonised with the EU Directive 2002/49/EC
on Environmental Noise Management and published in the Official Gazette dated 4 June 2010
and numbered 27601 under the name of “By-Law on Assessment and Management of Environ-
mental Noise”. On 30 November 2022, the By-Law on Assessment and Management of Environ-
mental Noise (AMEN) was repealed and the “By-Law on Environmental Noise Control” entered
into force by adopting the approach of noise control at the source instead of noise control at the
receiver for ease of implementation.
The purpose of the By-law is to prevent the adverse effects of environmental noise on the envi-
ronment and human health, to prepare noise maps and noise action plans, to implement noise
control measures to reduce environmental noise and to inform the public about environmental
noise management studies.
In accordance with the By-law, it is essential that noise maps and action plans are taken into
consideration in all kinds of planning. Strategic noise maps and action plans should be prepared
by taking into account in the zoning plan studies and licensing phase and necessary measures
should be taken in this regard in the plans.
Regarding Strategic Noise Maps and Action Plans, the MoEUCC is obliged to give opinion on the
noise maps and action plans prepared by the institutions and organizations responsible for no-
ise mapping. According to the By-law, Municipalities are responsible for preparing strategic no-
ise maps and noise action plans and implementing strategic noise action plans. Strategic noise
maps are prepared separately for the areas where highways, railways, airports, harbours, indust-
rial facilities, music broadcasting workplaces and other workplaces are located. By making use
of the map data prepared for each source group, combined noise maps are created to show the
total effect of all sources.

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