Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
VII. BASKENT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES, Ankara, Türkiye, 24 - 26 Haziran 2025, ss.48, (Özet Bildiri)
The number of ships sailing on the seas has also increased due to the trade carried out by ships and
maritime tourism becoming more widespread. Along with the increasing number of ships, harbours,
marinas and fishing harbours have also increased over the years. With the increase in the number of
harbours and the increase in the number of ships using these harbours, effective and adequate
management of ship-borne wastes has become more important. The illegal discharge of waste from
ships, especially bilge and wastewater, into the marine environment causes severe damage to the marine
ecosystem. For this reason, it is essential for the management of ship-borne wastes that ports, which are
the only places where ships can dispose of their wastes, have sufficient waste reception facilities.
However, problems such as very high waste reception fees in ports, limited time for ships to give waste
in ports due to commercial concerns and inadequacy of the port in this regard, inability of ships to give
their wastes due to the lack of waste reception vessels in the port during the long waiting time in the harbour due to lack of space in the harbour, and inadequate inspection of ports for receiving waste from
ships show that only having waste reception facilities in ports cannot prevent the discharge of ship-borne
wastes into the sea. This study examined the studies on waste management in ports and the legal
regulations applied in this regard. As a result of the study, it is evaluated that the illegal discharge of
ship-borne wastes into the seas can be significantly prevented by making legal arrangements to hold the
ports responsible for ship-borne wastes and thus, with a strict control mechanism to be established.