28 Kasım 2025 Cuma

"Sink & Release": Big Push for "Diving Tourism" Along Edirne's Saros Gulf Coast

türkçe links to original Turkish article

(Hürriyet Newspaper, 28 November 2025)



















                      Divers will be well-protected!

Edirne Governor Yunus Sezer participated in the ongoing 2026 budget 
discussions at the Provincial Assembly and briefed council members 
on ongoing projects. Referring to the city's 2025 projects, Sezer 
dedicated extensive space to the Gulf of Saros, which borders the 
Keşan and Enez districts. 

He noted that İbrice Harbor, located in the area where an M62 T tank 
was sunk at the Underwater History Museum on June 3rd, has become 
a center for diving tourism.  Governor Sezer announced that the 
miniature city currently under construction, "Minia Edirne," 
((minature Edirne)) being built from stone, will be sunk at İbrice, too.

Governor Sezer explained that renovations are ongoing for İbrice Port, 
saying, "İbrice comes to mind, especially when we talk about diving 
tourism. We've received very positive feedback about everything done
in İbrice. We're talking about it as a diving tourism center, but it had 
no restrooms, no running water, and no parking. We've created an area 
for diving tourism centers. We need to standardize these so that visitors 
can feel safe and receive good service. We've also organized the 
parking areas. Regarding diving tourism, we have a "Minia Edirne"
project in the same area. We're planning to build a sunken city there, 
hopefully next year."


















Diving locations in the Gulf of Saros, featuring sunken ships,
airplanes, and tanks. 

Governor Sezer, stating that they will be taking stricter measures 
regarding the discharge of waste into the sea in the Gulf of Saros, 
said, "We need to increase our measures at sea discharge points, 
sewer systems, and other points. Our municipalities need to increase 
their efforts there. We've launched a study, particularly regarding 
the Lake Tuz location, and developed a project. This year, we will 
continue with  stricter and more systematic measures to ensure that 
the area is cleared of all garbage and regulated, making it a tourist 
destination worthy of Edirne."

"Last year, we removed the trash. We collected the sinks (!) and 
certain containers. We tidied up the parking areas. This year, we 
will work to organize this area more systematically, with public 
beaches and more human-friendly areas. Furthermore, as I 
mentioned earlier, strict solutions and strict regulations will be 
implemented, especially regarding the disposal of household 
waste and its discharge into the sea. Let me emphasize this here," 
he said.




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