Alanya celebrated Coastal Shipping Day with great enthusiasm.

Alanya celebrated the 1st of July Maritime and Cabotage Day with a variety of entertaining events. The historical greased pole races brought nostalgic moments to the spectators, while the challenging competition among the participants was thrilling.

The program, which began with the laying of a wreath at the monument, a moment of silence, and the singing of the National Anthem, continued with a procession to the pier and a ceremony of releasing a wreath into the sea. After the officials released the wreath into the sea, the flag-raising by divers and the SUP board and Flyboard demonstrations attracted great interest. In the evening, traditional competitions such as a swimming race and a plate-throwing contest, as well as boat-pulling and greasy pole competitions, provided enjoyable moments for the audience. In the greasy pole competitions, after a thrilling wait, Cihan Toros, 18 years old, was the one who managed to reach the flag.

Colorful scenes at GALİP DERE Beach.

Alanya hosted an unforgettable night swimming event as part of the July 1st celebrations. The night swimming event, which took place at Galip Dere Beach and was started by Alanya Mayor Osman Tarık Özçelik, featured hundreds of local and foreign sports enthusiasts and provided moments of fun. During his speech at the event, Mayor Özçelik said, "We are organizing such an event for the first time on Kabotaj Bayramı (Maritime Day). I would like to thank Abdurrahman Açıkalın and everyone who contributed to this effort. Every year, we set goals for the following year. With God's permission, I believe and will succeed in organizing this event with even greater participation and in different versions next year. However, I especially enjoyed participating in this event with the wonderful people, young people, and women here. I would like to thank all the participants."

"For the first time, July 1st was celebrated with a nighttime event."

Abdurrahman Açıkalın, Vice President of ALTAV, made the following statement regarding the event: "For the first time, the July 1st Maritime and Cabotage Day is being celebrated with a nighttime event. We are adding to this meaningful day with a nighttime swim. The main message we want to convey is that Alanya is still a city where you can swim in the sea from the city center. We are working to highlight this characteristic of Alanya. We plan to continue and improve our event every year from this year onwards."

PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION FOR CABOTAGE DAY

Within the scope of July 1st, Maritime and Cabotage Day, Alanya Municipality and the Alanya Tourism Promotion Foundation (ALTAV) jointly organized a photo contest to highlight the significance of the day. The contest, themed "Sea, People, and Alanya," will have its results announced on July 4th, Thursday, via the Alanya Municipality (@alanyabld) and Alanya Tourism Promotion Foundation (altavofficial) accounts. The prizes for the contest are 5,000 TL for the first place, 3,000 TL for the second place, and 2,000 TL for the third place.