The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change General Directorate of Environmental Impact Assessment, Permits and Inspection, in collaboration with Ankara University National Center fort the Sea and Maritime Law (DEHUKAM), held the “Training Program on Scientific Research at Beyond Territorial Waters under International Law of the Sea” on 6 October 2026, in the framework of the “Project to Investigate the Legal Framework for Deep Sea Monitoring and Reporting Activities Beyond Territorial Waters.”

The training program started with opening remarks by Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change’s Head of the Laboratory, Measurement and Monitoring Department, Onur Kale and DEHUKAM Senior Researcher and Project Leader Dr. Alperen Furkan Taş. Within the scope of the program, Member of the Presidential Legal Policies Council and DEHUKAM Leading Researcher Prof. Dr. Yücel Acer presented on “International Law of the Sea and the Concept of the High Seas” and “Disputes in the Aegean Sea and Their Potential Impact on Scientific Research at Sea”; Dokuz Eylül University Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology Chair of the Department of Marine Sciences Prof. Dr. Şükrü Turan Beşiktepe presented on “Scientific and Economic Activities Conducted in High Seas”; Ankara University Center for Research and Application on European Communities (ATAUM) Deputy Director Dr. Feza Sencer Çörtoğlu presented on “The European Union’s High Seas Policies,” and DEHUKAM Researcher Emre Önsöz presented on “Innovations Introduced by the BBNJ Agreement.”

The training program included topics such as the legal framework for marine scientific research, international law of the sea, the concept of the high seas, scientific and economic activities conducted in high seas , the European Union’s high seas policies and the BBNJ Agreement.

We would like to thank all our speakers and participants who contributed to our training program.