Türkiye's coasts achieved great success in the international arena this year as well. Within the scope of the Blue Flag program, Türkiye, 577 beaches once again with The world's most Blue Bayraklı the third country with a beach This prestigious title demonstrates Türkiye's consistent success in cleaning seas and coasts.
In addition, 29 marinas, 18 tourism boats and 8 individual yachts were awarded the Blue Flag. Turkey maintained its leadership in this field by ranking in the top 3 once again after Spain and Greece.
Congratulations from Minister of Culture and Tourism Ersoy
Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, in his post on social media regarding the Blue Flag success, said, “The Blue Flag will wave proudly on the shores of our country this year as well! In 2025, the world's most Blue Flag Bayraklı We became the 3rd country with beaches. 577 beaches, 29 marinas, 18 tourism boats, 8 individual yachts…” he said.
Minister Ersoy, in particular, Antalya has 233 beaches Emphasizing that he once again led this success, he congratulated all stakeholders, especially the Turkish Environmental Education Foundation (TÜRÇEV), and the citizens who contributed to this success with their environmental sensitivity. He concluded his speech by saying, “The Blue Flag suits our country very well. May it bring good luck!”
Antalya Continued Its Leadership, New Flags Won
According to this year's data, Blue Bayraklı The leadership among the provinces in the number of beaches remained unchanged. Antalya with 233 beaches while it is at the top of the list, Muğla with 110 beaches ve Izmir with 64 beaches followed. Significant contributions also came from other provinces:
- Balikesir: 48 beaches
- Intellectual: 39 beaches
- Samsun: 16 beaches
- Mersin and Canakkale: 12 beaches each
- Provinces such as Ordu, Sakarya, Adana and Düzce also contributed to the list with their number of beaches.
Provinces with the most flags in the Marina category: Muğla with 10 marinas, Antalya with 6 marinas and Izmir with 5 marinas. In the tourism boats category, Antalya maintained its leadership by waving the Blue Flag with 13 boats.
MAVİ Bayraklı Increase in Points
Blue, which was 567 last year Bayraklı number of beaches this year to 577 The number of marinas also increased from 27 to 29.
Blue Flag Program, is implemented in more than 50 countries and is carried out in Türkiye under the coordination of the Turkish Environmental Education Foundation (TÜRÇEV). The program, which is carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and the Ministry of Health, has been implemented in 33 beaches, 38 marinas, It is based on meeting 51 environmental and administrative criteria for boats and 4 for individual yachts.
Details of the 2025 Blue Flag awards http://www.mavibayrak.org.tr can be reached from.
