Environmental legislation and environmental application tools in turkey: The sample of Sinop

Environmental problems are growing in parallel with increasing population and technological developments, habitable areas have been decreasing, natural resources have been consumed unconsciously, problems such as environmental pollution, desertification, global warming and health effects are also deepening rapidly. This situation has accelerated the preparation and implementation of legal regulations on environmental problems. By the regulations were done in national and international dimension, the state, citizen and also other institutions have tried to find a solution of environmental problems. Because in the constitutional regulation, the responsibility of the protection of the environment is given to the state and also citizens . By legal regulations, what these are and how they can fulfill their responsibilities are clearly defined. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of environmental management tools and environmental legislation in the solution or prevention of environmental problems in Sinop province. In this study, environmental problems are discussed under the titles of air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution, urban wastes and electromagnetic pollution. The environmental problems of Sinop province are evaluated within the legal framework by providing environmental legislation and other environmental protection tools for related environmental issues. Waste management is seen as a privileged problem in Sinop. Studies related to the law enforcement and necessary audits are carried out, carry out within the framework of the principle of cooperation by the provincial directorates of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization and related institutions. However, it has been observed that there are some problems in practice such as audits and follow-up in some areas. Keywords: Environmental legislation, Sinop, Pollution, Environmental application tools, EIA