Directorate General of Coastal Safety

Directorate General of Coastal Safety
Kıyı Emniyeti Genel Müdürlüğü
Directorate General of Coastal Safety; Kıyı Emniyeti Genel Müdürlüğü
Common name	Kıyı Emniyet
Abbreviation	KEGM
Agency overview
Formed	1997
Preceding agencies	Turkey Maritime Authority; Radio Operation Directorate;
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Turkey
Operations jurisdiction	Turkey
Operational structure
Elected officer responsible	Efkan Ala, Interior Minister;
Agency executive	Yaşar Duran Aytaç, General Director;
Parent agency	Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure
Website
	http://www.kiyiemniyeti.gov.tr/Index.aspx

The Directorate General of Coastal Safety (DGCS, Turkish: Kıyı Emniyeti Genel Müdürlüğü, KEGM) has been established by the Turkish Republic Council Of Ministers’ decision on 12 May 1997 as a General Directorate and State owned Organization. The mission of the foundation is to assist and improve the safety of navigation in Turkish Waters. The organization’s core competences are:

Search and rescue
Salvage and towage
Turkish Straits Vessel Traffic Services (TSVTS)
Aids to navigation (lighthouses, buoys, differential GPS, Radio direction finder, etc.)
Marine communication
Marine oil spill response during salvage operations or in case of emergency.

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