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.
LIFEGUARD SERVICE-PROVIDED BEACHES |
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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 |