![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?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?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?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?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?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?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?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?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?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?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?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?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?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]
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