TURKISH MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ASSOCIATION/ TURMEPA

As TURMEPA Antalya Branch, we took part in the Antalya Blue Mediterranean Initiative World Environment Day Event.

Today, we celebrate the 7th anniversary of the Zero Waste Blue journey we embarked on to protect our seas and water resources.

At the 1st Marmara Sustainable Environment Symposium, organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, and Kocaeli University under the theme “One Sea, One Future: From Marmara to COP31,” various dimensions of environmental sustainability were discussed with contributions from leading experts in the field.

TURMEPA Chairperson of the Board Şadan Kaptanoğlu moderated the panel titled “Tides of Change: Zero Waste for a Blue Planet” as part of the Zero Waste Forum organized under the coordination of the Zero Waste Foundation.

During the coastal cleanup event held on June 5, World Environment Day, at Ayvalık’s Hakkıbey Peninsula, waste collected by volunteers was sorted, analyzed, and recorded in accordance with international standards.

The Blue Breath Project, launched in collaboration between DenizTemiz Association / TURMEPA and Garanti BBVA, continues its mission to prevent marine pollution. The project includes surface waste collection activities in the Marmara Sea and educational programs across regional provinces to raise awareness about marine conservation.

In its fifth year, the Blue Breath Education Bus, which hosts various workshops where students develop projects to combat marine pollution, made its first stop in Ayvalık. The opening event of the education bus was held at SETUR Ayvalık Marina with the participation of students and teachers, supported by the Ayvalık Municipality.