Fisherman's shelters around Çanakkale Strait, Turkey

Northwestern Turkey is divided by a complex waterway that connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean Sea. The Turkish Straits, comprising the Çanakkale Strait, the Strait of Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara and are unique in many respects. There are 24 fisherman's shelters around the Çanakkale Strait and have very different structures. The first duty of the fisherman's shelter is to serve all manner of fishing vessels. The fisherman's shelters, both for fishery and for the acitivites of the ministry to be fulfilled, have a vital status and importance. Such places not only serve as a sheltering, safekeeping and service area for fisherman's vessels, but also as the first point to which the fishermen's catch has been put. Because of these characteristics, the inspectorships done by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs are mostly carried out in these areas. Although our fisherman's shelters are sufficient in number, some of them need to be developed their infrastructures and superstructures.