Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), continental shelf and territorial sea boundaries resting on customary international maritime law, equitable principles, bilateral delimitation treaties and official UN-registered boundary declarations (UN Letter A/74/757 of 18 March 2020, 2019 Türkiye–Libya MoU, 2011 Türkiye–TRNC Continental Shelf Agreement). External provider polygons (VLIZ, EMODnet, etc.) are included strictly for scientific/academic analysis.
Maritime jurisdiction zones (Blue Homeland & international delimitation)
Open download
Connected
Republic of Türkiye Maritime Jurisdiction Zones (Blue Homeland / Mavi Vatan) — UN-Registered EEZ & Continental Shelf Boundaries
Legal instrument
UN Letter A/74/757 of 18 March 2020 · 27 November 2019 Türkiye–Libya Maritime Jurisdiction MoU · 21 September 2011 Türkiye–TRNC Continental Shelf Delimitation Agreement · 1986/1997 Black Sea EEZ Agreements
What is counted
Registered Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), continental shelf and territorial waters of the Republic of Türkiye across the Black Sea, Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean (~462,000 km²) and TRNC maritime jurisdiction zones
Unit
km² · official coordinates & boundary
Coverage
1986–2026 (authoritative delimitation regime in force)
Publisher
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye · Turkish Naval Forces SHODB · Ankara University DEHUKAM
Sample value from the publisher’s release
Türkiye Blue Homeland (Mavi Vatan) total maritime jurisdiction area: ~462,000 km² (Black Sea EEZ + Aegean/Eastern Mediterranean UN A/74/757 registered continental shelf & EEZ) · TRNC maritime jurisdiction: ~9,100 km²
AUTHORITATIVE OFFICIAL REGIME: Across the GOMD platform, these official boundaries registered with the UN by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye and ONHO (SHODB) prevail exclusively regarding Türkiye’s maritime jurisdiction. Conflicting geometries in third-party datasets (VLIZ, EMODnet, Seville Map, etc.) are retained strictly for scientific comparison and carry zero legal validity for Türkiye.
Maritime jurisdiction zones (Blue Homeland & international delimitation)
Open download
Connected
Marine Regions — global marine areas scientific dataset (v12)
Legal instrument
Global marine geodatabase (strictly for scientific and academic research use)
What is counted
Global sea basins and coastal state EEZ / maritime area statistics (corrected with the official 462,000 km² Mavi Vatan figure for Türkiye)
Unit
km² · vector boundary
Coverage
v12 (25 October 2023 · GOMD Mavi Vatan aligned)
Publisher
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) — IOC-UNESCO (Scientific Reference Only)
Sample value from the publisher’s release
World EEZ v12 · In the GOMD database, Türkiye (TUR) is updated to the official Mavi Vatan area (462,000 km²), and unrecognized unilateral GCA EEZ claims are removed from maps
DISCLAIMER (Scientific Use & Türkiye’s Exclusive Economic Zone / Blue Homeland): This external dataset is utilized strictly for scientific and academic research purposes. Default polygons in the raw VLIZ / Marine Regions v12 package reflecting maximalist "Seville Map" claims, full EEZ/continental shelf attribution to Kastellorizo (Meis), or unilateral EEZ claims by the Greek Cypriot Administration (GCA) are null and void and carry zero legal validity for the Republic of Türkiye. Regarding Türkiye’s exclusive maritime jurisdiction ("Mavi Vatan" — ~462,000 km²), official UN-registered boundaries (UN Letter A/74/757 of 18 March 2020, 27 November 2019 Türkiye–Libya MoU, 21 September 2011 Türkiye–TRNC Continental Shelf Agreement, and SHODB/DEHUKAM maps) prevail exclusively.
Protected Planet / WDPA — protection status detail (IUCN category, governance type, area geometry)
Bulk download of the detailed records and API access require registration and a key; sources demanding credentials are not connected here. The country-level coverage percentage IS connected, via the World Bank compilation; only the site-level detail remains closed.
Global Fishing Watch — AIS-based fishing effort
API access requires a token.
IMO GISIS — casualty and incident records
The non-public modules require an account, and no machine-readable export of the public subset is published.
