![An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180829_2_32113212_36742961.jpg?w=401&h=225&ssl=1 "459 Blue Flags Wave at Turkish beaches")
An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]
![An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180829_2_32113212_36742977.jpg?w=400&h=225&ssl=1 "459 Blue Flags Wave at Turkish beaches")
An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]
![An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180829_2_32113212_36742972.jpg?w=387&h=225&ssl=1 "459 Blue Flags Wave at Turkish beaches")
An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]
![An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180829_2_32113212_36742971.jpg?w=423&h=247&ssl=1 "459 Blue Flags Wave at Turkish beaches")
An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]
![An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180829_2_32113212_36742970.jpg?w=423&h=261&ssl=1 "459 Blue Flags Wave at Turkish beaches")
An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]
![An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180829_2_32113212_36742969-e1544011896714.jpg?w=769&h=512&ssl=1 "459 Blue Flags Wave at Turkish beaches")
An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]
![An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180829_2_32113212_36742962.jpg?w=768&h=481&ssl=1 "459 Blue Flags Wave at Turkish beaches")
An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]
![An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180829_2_32113212_36742963.jpg?w=424&h=239&ssl=1 "459 Blue Flags Wave at Turkish beaches")
An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]
![An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180829_2_32113212_36742964.jpg?w=424&h=238&ssl=1 "459 Blue Flags Wave at Turkish beaches")
An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]
![An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180829_2_32113212_36742965.jpg?w=298&h=176&ssl=1 "459 Blue Flags Wave at Turkish beaches")
An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]
![An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180829_2_32113212_36742966.jpg?w=280&h=176&ssl=1 "459 Blue Flags Wave at Turkish beaches")
An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]
![An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180829_2_32113212_36742967.jpg?w=313&h=176&ssl=1 "459 Blue Flags Wave at Turkish beaches")
An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]
![An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180829_2_32113212_36742968.jpg?w=293&h=176&ssl=1 "459 Blue Flags Wave at Turkish beaches")
An aerial view of 900 meters long and 50 meters wide Ayas Municipality Beach, with a Blue Flag certification since 2015, in Adana, Turkey on 26 August, 2018 [Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency]