!['The Red Sea of Turkey' in danger of waste A diver with a flashlight descends into the water at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey - Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Şebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190605_2_36769766_45090217.jpg?w=610&h=407&ssl=1)
A diver with a flashlight descends into the water at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey – Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Şebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
A view from the seabed at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey – Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Sebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
Plastic bottles are seen on the seabed at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey – Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Şebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
Plastic bottles are seen on the seabed at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey – Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Şebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
A diver with a flashlight descends into the water at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey – Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Şebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
A diver with a flashlight descends into the water at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey – Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Şebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
A diver with a flashlight descends into the water at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey – Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Şebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
A ball and various wastes are seen on the seabed at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey – Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Şebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
A diver with a flashlight descends into the water at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey – Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Şebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
A view from the seabed at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey – Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Sebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
A diver with a flashlight descends into the water at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey – Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Şebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
A diver with a flashlight descends into the water at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey – Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Şebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
A diver with a flashlight descends into the water at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey – Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Şebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
Plastic bottles are seen on the seabed at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey – Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Şebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
Plastic bottles are seen on the seabed at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey – Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Şebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
Plastic bottles are seen on the seabed at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey – Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Şebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
A view from the seabed at the Samandag diving site off the coasts of Samandag, near the Turkey – Syria border, in Hatay province of Turkey on 4 June, 2019 [Sebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]