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Lifeguards on duty during Bairam11 July 2016 Monday
1237 citizens from drowning during the Ramadan Bairam

The lifeguards of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) saved 1237 citizens from drowning during the Ramadan Bairam. The crews, having the state-of-art equipment, monitor the beaches via drone cameras in air. The IMM serves the citizens with 38 lifeguard chiefs, 8 captains, 7 assistant captains and 397 lifeguards on the 47200-metre beaches of Istanbul. There are 34 jet skis, 7 rescue boats, 2 amphibian rescue jets, 2 drones, 14 ATVs and 187 watch-towers on 38 beaches across Istanbul. The lifeguards have saved 37586 people from drowning since 2005.

 

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LIFEGUARD SERVICE-PROVIDED BEACHES

DISTRICT

 BEACH NAME

LENGTH (Metre)

Çatalca

Çilingoz

600

Yalıköy

1000

Karacaköy

1000

Ormanlı

1000

Arnavutköy

Durusu Karaburun

1500

Yeniköy

2000

Eyüp

Ağaçlı

2000

Sarıyer

Kısırkaya

1000

Beykoz

Riva Merkez

500

Riva Elmasburnu

400

Riva M.Y.O.

500

Şile

Sahilköy

1000

Doğancılı

1000

Alacalı

1000

Sofular

800

Kızılcaköy

1200

Kumbaba

1000

Ayazma

2000

Ağlayankaya

500

Uzunkum

2200

Akçakese

800

Kabakoz

330

Kurfallı

1000

Ağva

1200

Kilimli

370

Kadıköy

C.Bostan1

1000

C.Bostan 2

800

Bakırköy

Çiroz

800

Güneş

800

K. Çekmece

Menekşe

800

Beylikdüzü

Gürpınar

2000

Büyükçekmece

Kumburgaz

3000

Kamiloba (Celaliye)

4000

Silivri

Selimpaşa

2000

Silivri

1000

Semizkum

3000

Çanta

600

Gümüşyaka

1500

TOTAL

47200