Blue Flag North Aegean Coordinator Doğan Karataş declared the Seferihisar became the blue flag champion of Turkey with 10 blue flagged public beaches.
The Blue Flag delivery ceremony took place on Tuesday, June 12th on the Sağlık Ocağı public beach in Ürkmez neighborhood. Along the 10 public beaches, Teos Marina and another private facility acquired the Blue Flag status proving the clarity of sea water and presence of necessary amenities.
Seferihisar Mayor Tunç Soyer made a speech during the ceremony: "We are proud to have the highest number of Blue Flags in Turkey. Seferihisar deserve these recognitions with crystal clear waters and mild climate. We hope that our accomplishments will be adopted as good examples by other municipalities. The politics is a matter of financial resources In order to run these Blue Flag beaches, we allocate a serious amount of financial resources to employ 12 lifeguards, 12 cleaning staff and field managers. We are proud of our choices and the end results.”
Blue Flagged Beaches
Sığacık Büyük Akkum Beach, Akarca İztur-Sertur Beach, Akarca Public Beach, Akarca Gemisuyu Mevkii Beach, Akarca Bahadır Mevkii Beach, Doğanbey Ömür Beldesi Public Beach, Doğanbey Sakız Ağacı Mevkii Beach, Doğanbey Havacılar Sitesi Önü Public Beach, Ürkmez Bengiler Public Beach, Ürkmez Sağlık Ocağı Önü Public Beach.