ANKARA Türkiye has added new marine protected areas to its national planning map registered with UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission ( IOC ), Foreign Ministry sources said on Aug. 2. The updated map was coordinated by Ankara University’s National Maritime Law Research Center and supported by various institutions. Two new areas stand out among the additions: one in the northern Aegean and another off the coast of Fethiye and Kaş, with further designations expected in the