Muğla Metropolitan Municipality collects waste with 8 waste collection boats operating in Gökova Bay, Göcek and Dalaman bays in order to keep the seas clean.
In Muğla, one of the most important tourism centers of Türkiye, the Metropolitan Municipality continues to collect waste oil, bilge, waste water and solid waste from boats with 8 waste collection boats. In this context, it collects liquid and solid waste from boats in Gökova Bay, Göcek and Dalaman bays and ensures that the environment and seas remain clean.
Ender Hürriyetoğlu: “An Important Service”
Captain Ender Hürriyetoğlu said, “The collection of our garbage is both beneficial for us and very valuable for the protection of our seas. It is an important service. The Metropolitan Municipality teams are always with us. They come and collect our garbage whenever we want. It is a great convenience for us.”
Captain Barhan: “I would like to thank the Metropolitan Municipality for protecting our seas”
Yacht operator Barhan Kaptan said, “I have been operating a yacht in Göcek for 2 years. Muğla Metropolitan Municipality carries out cleaning work in the bays when we cannot even go out. I would like to thank the Metropolitan Municipality for protecting our seas and supporting tourism. The metropolitan municipality has a staff that works hard. They are active in every bay. I am very pleased with this service.”
Environmental Engineer İkbal Ören: “We Are Working to Protect Our Deep Blue Seas”
Environmental Engineer İkbal Ören, working at the Muğla Metropolitan Municipality Environmental Protection and Control Department, said, “As the Muğla Metropolitan Municipality, we continue to work with great devotion to protect the deep blue seas and unique bays of our province, which has the longest coastline in Türkiye.
We have completed the maintenance and preparations of our 8 waste collection boats operating in the Gulf of Gökova and the bays of Göcek-Dalaman. We are ready for the 2025 summer season. Last year, we provided service to nearly 13 thousand boats in this region alone, and collected approximately 7 tons of waste water, 500 tons of bilge, 14 tons of waste oil and 6 tons of solid waste without mixing into our seas. This year, we are ready to welcome our guests with our pristine bays.
“We continue our efforts to increase the number of our waste reception facilities and waste reception boat fleet in order to carry our work even further in line with the importance that our Muğla Metropolitan Municipality Mayor, Mr. Ahmet Aras, places on the environment, nature and seas.”
President Aras: “We are working with all our might to implement environmentally compatible, sustainable and effective projects”
Stating that the protection of the seas is of great importance for tourism, Coastal Aegean Municipalities Union and Muğla Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ahmet Aras said, “Muğla is home to the most beautiful seas and bays not only in our country but also in the world. We have to leave these beauties unspoiled to future generations. As the Metropolitan Municipality, we are working with all our might to implement environmentally compatible, sustainable and effective projects. Thanks to our 8 waste collection boats, we prevent any kind of pollution that would harm our seas.”
