Illegal structures being demolished in Bodrum's Türkbükü and Yalıkavak

Illegal piers and wooden structures in Türkbükü and Yalıkavak, the darlings of the jet set, are being demolished as of the morning hours.

In this context, the unauthorized piers, wooden stages, and wooden structures of Denizkızı, Redline, and Memedof were razed to the ground.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Mehmet Özhaseki announced the 'The seas belong to the public' project during a live broadcast he attended.

Accordingly, structures occupying the coastline across Turkey will not be permitted.

Özhaseki stated the following:

"I am having a scan conducted along the coastline starting from Hatay all the way to Artvin. We are starting a cleanup of all illegalities, occupations, and anything that prevents citizens from accessing the sea. We will destroy whatever is there that prevents the public from easily reaching the sea. We will establish a unit there and make it open to the public.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism is also opening public beaches. I have signed all the requests that have come in. We have an organization within our own Environmental Agency. We will operate the beaches ourselves. People can eat and drink whatever they want and be comfortable. We do not have a major problem with the municipalities. They are operating the beaches as public beaches.

There are thousands of yachts on our coasts. May God give more, may everyone have a yacht. But they were mooring wherever they could find. They were tying them to trees. We will install a system we call buoys on the coasts, placing mooring buoys every 50 meters, and they will moor there. The number of yachts stationed on the coasts is unknown. There are flags on them that we have never seen or recognized; we do not know them.

There are thousands of yachts on our coasts. May God give more, may everyone have a yacht. But they were mooring wherever they could find. They were tying them to trees. We will install a system we call buoys on the coasts, placing mooring buoys every 50 meters, and they will moor there. The number of yachts stationed on the coasts is unknown. There are flags on them that we have never seen or recognized; we do not know them."

News Source: 12punto