Life Saving on Beaches

The service of life–saving on Istanbul beaches, which was initiated in on Şile beach in the summer time of 2005 for the first time, was presented with 158 watch–towers, 362 lifeguards, 28 jet-skis, 6 zodiac boats and 11 ATVs on  the 39300 meter–coast in 2012 under the coordination of Istanbul Fire Brigade. 18.093 people were saved from 2005 to 2012 via this lifesaving service on the beaches of Istanbul.  

Rescue services at beaches have started. 336 people drowned only on Şile beaches from 1994 to 2004. Since 2005, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has carried out emergency health service and life-guard service at Istanbul beaches and prevented people from drowning by attending incidents in which first five minutes of intervention are very essential and life-saving indeed. The Istanbul Fire Brigade handled life-guard service at Istanbul beaches first in the summer of 2005. In 2013, the Fire Brigade maintains life-guarding with 411 life-guards, 30 jet skis, 7 zodiac boats, 13 ATVs and 179 watchtowers on the coastline of 44.5 km. 18093 people were rescued from drowning between 2005 and 2012. Within the scope of this service, also ambulances give medical support & transportation to drowning people and to ones who fall sick suddenly at beaches.

Table 1. Live saving on beaches by year

YEARS

NUMBER OF BEACHES

COASTAL LENGHT IN SERVICE (m)

NUMBER OF PEOPLE RESCUED

2005  3

7.000

 981

2006  7

9.650

 1.024

2007  14

24.500

 2.171

2008

18

28.750

 2.766

2009  18

28.500

 2.344

20010  18

28.750

 2.515

2011

33

38.800

 2.026

2012

 32

39.300

 4.266

2013

 35

44.500

 4.869

2014

 35

 45.500

 6.646

2015

 36

 46.100

 5.751

 

Table 2. Beaches in service in 2013

 

EYÜP DISTRICT

BEACH NAME BEACH DISTANCE

AĞAÇLI

2.000

 

KÜÇÜKÇEKMECE DISTRICT

BEACH NAME BEACH DISTANCE (m)

MENEKŞE

800

 

BEYLİKDÜZÜ DISTRICT

BEACH NAME BEACH DISTANCE (m)

GÜRPINAR

2.000

 

 

ARNAVUTKÖY DISTRICT

BEACH NAME BEACH DISTANCE (m)

DURUSU KARABURUN

YENİKÖY

2.000

1.000

 

BÜYÜKÇEKMECE DISTRICT

BEACH NAME BEACH DISTANCE (m)

KUMBURGA

KAMİLOBA (CELALİYE)

3.000

4.000

 

BAKIRKÖY DISTRICT

BEACH NAME BEACH DISTANCE (m)

ÇİROZ

GÜNEŞ

800

800

 

 

ÇATALCA DISTRICT

BEACH NAME BEACH DISTANCE (m)

ÇİLİNGOZ

KARACAKÖY

ORMANLI

YALIKÖY

600

1.000

1.000

1.000

 

SİLİVRİ DISTRICT

BEACH NAME BEACH DISTANCE (m)

RİVA MERKEZ

RİVA ELMASBURNU

RİVA M.Y.O

 

500

400

500

 

 

KADIKÖY DISTRICT

BEACH NAME BEACH DISTANCE (m)

CADDEBOSTAN (1)

CADDEBOSTAN (1)

 

 

1.000

800

 

 

 

 

ŞİLE DISTRICT

BEACH NAME BEACH DISTANCE (m)

KIZILCAKÖY

SAHİLKÖY

DOĞANCILI

ALACALI

SOFULAR

KUMBABA

AYAZMA

AĞLAYANKAYA

UZUNKUM

AKÇAKESE

KURFALLI

AĞVA

1.200

1.000

1.000

1.000

800

1.000

2.000

500

2.200

800

1.000

1.200

 

BEYKOZ DISTRICT

BEACH NAME BEACH DISTANCE (m)

SELİMPAŞA

SİLİVRİ

ÇANTA

SEMİZKUM

GÜMÜŞYAKA

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

2.000

1.000

600

3.000

1.000

.

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.

.

.

.

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