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and programmes, to establish and operate map and buoy systems, to contribute to the protec-
tion, improvement, development and sustainability of the operation of green areas”. Currently,
the Environmental Protection Directorate is also responsible for carrying out marine pollution
inspections from ships and issuing administrative sanction decisions.
In addition, with the Delegation of Authority Circular dated 23/01/ 2023 and numbered 2023/3,
TÜÇA was delegated the authority in the Marmara Region (Istanbul and Kocaeli Provinces) and
assigned the task of detecting marine pollution caused by ships and imposing administrative
sanctions. With the said Delegation Circular, a total of 562,888,026.00 TRY administrative fines
were imposed on 105 vessels as of the date when the authority of inspection and judgement in
the Marmara Region was transferred to us. In this context, early warning systems will be estab-
lished to detect marine pollution at an early stage.

In Fethiye-Göcek Special Environmental Protection Area, with the Map-Buoy Project, it is plan-
ned to place about 700 map-buoys at 50 metre intervals in the area. In the last quarter of 2024,
the tender process will be completed and the ground delivery will be made, the system will be
installed and ready for operation in Fethiye-Göcek Region by April 2025, and it is aimed to be
extended to other special environmental protection areas in 2026.

Recycling and Producer Responsibility Studies
With the By-law on Control of Packaging Wastes published by the MoEUCC in 2021, many ob-
ligations, especially the mandatory deposit system for the management of packaging wastes,
were transferred to TÜÇA. In 2022, with the By-law on the Management of Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment published in the last days of 2022, authorisation transfers, especially vo-
luntary agreements, were made. In addition to the authorisations given by the aforementio-
ned By-laws, studies are being carried out to reveal the framework of the Extended Producer
Responsibility (EPR) for products within the scope of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR),
especially batteries and accumulators, and to establish an EPR monitoring system.
Within the scope of the General Deposit Management System, Accumulator Deposit Informa-
tion System and Deposit System for Reusable Packaging were being used by the Directorate of
Recycling and Producer Responsibility as of March 2023 in accordance with the procedures and
principles of delegation of authority dated 30/12/2022.

References
Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change

Turkish Environment Agency

TURKSTAT

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