Emergency Contact Turkey: Revised pollution fines 2024 Home Latest updates News Turkey: Revised pollution fines 2024 17 Jan 2024 Download View PDF Sign up for alerts Members are advised that fines for causing pollution in Turkish waters have risen substantially. This is in accordance with the declaration by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation in Turkey, which was published in the Official Gazette dated 28 December 2023 and imposed under the Turkish Environmental Code dated 1983, numbered 2872. With effect from 1 January 2024, fines are increased by 58.4%, and the updated amounts are listed below. Category 1 – pollution from tankers such as petroleum products. Up to 1000 (inclusive) Gross Tons:                                      3,184.81 Turkish lira per ton. Between 1000 and 5000 (inclusive) Gross Tons:           plus 796.23 Turkish lira per ton. Over 5000 Gross Tons:                                                             plus 79.59 Turkish lira per ton. Category 2 – pollution by dirty ballast by tankers. Up to 1000 (inclusive) Gross Tons:                                      580.25 Turkish lira per ton. Between 1000 and 5000 (inclusive) Gross Tons:           plus 115.76 Turkish lira per ton. Over 5000 Gross Tons:                                                             plus 18.37 Turkish lira per ton. Category 3 – pollution from ships/vessels and other sea vehicles such as petr