Illegal buildings on Turkish beaches will be demolished

Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Mehmet Ozhaseki made a number of statements before the start of the tourist season:

- We will remove all illegal buildings on our beaches and provide our people with comfortable access to the coast and beaches

- We will also organize a hotline through which citizens will be able to inform us about such buildings.

- The maximum that hotels can do is to put sun loungers, however, they should not prevent citizens from passing to the sea.

- We are strengthening control over yachts and pleasure craft and unauthorized waste releases from them. All yachts will be required to register in a single system. They will also be forbidden to come close to the shore.