From Legislation to Practice: Environmental Pollution Penalties in Turkish Seas

The recording of the webinar titled “From Legislation to Practice: Environmental Pollution Penalties in Turkish Seas,” which we held with the Koster Shipowners and Operators Association.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL0k56pCIizX652RBleAvbkJzG4Lyx7Qac&v=IYdJOfE-GSI

In this session, we focused on the most frequently debated topics in practice:

• Determining penalties based on gross tonnage rather than pollution level

• The significant increase in administrative fines in recent years

• Sanctions imposed without taking samples

• Penalties imposed without conclusive and sufficient evidence

• The problem of informing relevant parties after a penalty is imposed

• The effects of the broad discretionary power granted to the administration and the judiciary in practice

I would like to thank KOSDER for their kind invitation and contributions, and MURAT HILKIN for his moderation.