This Law lays down rules for the establishment, duties and authorities of the Turkish Coast Guard Command in accordance with the international conventions, in order to maintain, protect and monitor maritime security, maritime safety and public order as well as to prevent the commission of offences at the Republic of Turkey’s coastlines including all maritime areas from the junction of land and sea, the port facilities found in the areas and other facilities, marina, fishing port, boat yard, fishery, piers, docks, similar coastal facilities and moorings supporting them; internal waters such as the Marmara Sea, İstanbul and Canakkale Straits, seaports, bays, territorial waters, exclusive economic zone, the maritime areas that are under Turkish sovereignty and control pursuant to national and international laws, international waters within the framework of missions for protecting sovereign rights and Turkish Search and Rescue Region declared to International Maritime Organization within the scope of international conventions. The Ministry of Interior may make regulations to expand the duties and responsibilities of the Coast Guard Command and these regulations shall be enforced by the Presidential Decree.
تركيا · 1982-07-09