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One Regulation Applicable to All Turkish Ports
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Att. Ozgur Kocabasoglu
The regulation prepared by the Ministry of Transport, Maritime
Affairs and Communication which entered into force after being pub-
lished in the official gazette on 31st of October 2012 (“the Regulation”)
consolidates all the bylaws, regulations and instructions in a single
Regulation. Thus the Port Regulations of Aliağa, Ambarlı, Anamur,
Ayvalık, Bandırma, Bodrum, Ceyhan, Çanakkale, Dikili, Enez,
Fethiye, Gelibolu, Güllük, Hopa, İskenderun, İstanbul, Karadeniz
Ereğli, Karasu, Karataş, Kefken, İzmit, Mersin, Rize, Silivri, Şile,
Taşucu, Tekirdağ and Tuzla have been abolished and the operations
conducted in 70 ports will now be subject to a single regulation. As
defined in article 2 (1), the Regulation frames the duties, powers and
responsibility of the port authorities as well as the responsibility of the
persons concerned with ships, vessels and shore facilities in relation to
their maritime operations towards the port authority, excluding the port
authorities situated in inland waters.
Scope
According to the article 2 (2), the Regulation is applicable, unless
otherwise is specified, to all ships and vessels and shore facilities oper-
ating in the port’s administrative zone. Furthermore, the Regulation
contains special provisions for passenger ships, excursion ships and
hydroplanes. However, state owned ships, military ships, and military
shore facilities and vessels or shore facilities belonging to the law
enforcement officers are not included in the scope of the Regulation.
Purpose
The Regulation standardizes and updates the port’s administrative
zones and borders together with the anchorage berths. The new regu-
lation aims to increase the efficiency of the services provided and a
better administration of the sea traffic. The rules relating to the navi-
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Article of October 2012