Foça District Naval Military Restricted Zone

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Key Information

TYPE
Jurisdictional Authority Area
DESIGNATION
Military Protection Zone
LOCATED IN
İzmir
Turkey
AREA
14 km2 MARINE AREA
15 km2 TOTAL AREA i
MANAGED BY
Ministry of Environment and Urbanization
LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)
Marine life removal is prohibited (or entry is prohibited)
DATA SOURCE(S)

Regulations: See reg URL

Boundary: ProtectedSeas (Boundary Digitized Using Best Available Data)

DATA VERSION

2.0

LAST REVIEWED

August 2025

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Purpose

To ensure the operational security of naval facilities through the exclusion of fishing activity in sensitive coastal waters.

Regulations Summary

Restrictions

1. All forms of commercial and recreational fishing are prohibited.
2. Access is strictly restricted to military personnel.
3. Except for Turkish military aircraft, all aircraft belonging to Turkish or foreign real or legal persons are prohibited from flying within these zones or landing in the areas below them, without the permission of the General Staff.

Allowed

Turkish and foreign vessels may only take shelter in first-degree maritime military prohibited zones and in bays, coves, and harbors within these zones, displaying international signals, due to adverse weather conditions or technical malfunctions, until the weather permits sailing or the malfunction is resolved.

Governing Regulations