



To conduct inspections in order to prevent marine pollution.To inspect the fishing of aquatic products,.To prevent the actions of the vessels and sea craft in violation of the laws on radio hygiene, passport, anchoring, mooring, fishing, diving and hoisting the flag.To prevent all kinds of smuggling carried out by way of sea.To disarm the refugees entering into our territorial waters and deliver them to the authorities concerned.To observe and inspect the operating conditions of the aids-to-navigation and report the deficiencies observed to the authorities concerned,.To take necessary measures for untethered mines, explosives and suspicious material identified in the sea and on the coast and report them to the authorities concerned.To provide the safety of life and property at sea.To protect and provide the security of our coasts and territorial waters,.The missions, Coast Guard Command was charged with by Act. The Coast guard is also responsible of search and rescue (SAR) operations, and for protecting the marine environment.Ĭoast Guard Command is a security service, established on 9 July 1982 by Act.2692, with the purpose of performing missions such as providing the security of Turkish coasts, territorial waters and inland waters such as the Marmara Sea, Istanbul and Çanakkale Straits, ports and harbors and exercising such rights and powers where Turkey exercises sovereign rights under the rules of both national and international laws at sea areas which fall outside the scope of the general responsibility of the Turkish Naval Forces and to prevent and pursue all kinds of smuggling activities carried out by way of sea. With a personnel strength of about 5,500, the coast guard is responsible for maintaining the security of the coast and territorial waters. Turkish Coast Guard is also the main Search and Rescue Coordination Authority in Turkish SAR Zone. Affiliated with the Guarding Administration ( Ottoman Turkish: Muhafaza Memurluğu), the Coast Guard is responsible for controlling the maritime jurisdiction areas and coasts of Turkiye and fighting all kind of illegal action in the responsibility area.
