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Maritime Archaeology Periodical

Oğuz Aydemir, ICOMOS Türkiye Milli Komisyonu Hakan Öniz, Yolanda Duarte, Dr. Ricardo Duarte. (Mo-
Başkanı prof. Dr. İclal Dinçer, Hakan Öniz. zambik ICOMOS ICUCH)
Oğuz Aydemir, prof. İclal Dinçer (president of ICOMOS Hakan Öniz, Yolanda Duarte, Dr. Ricardo Duarte. (Mo-
Turkey), Hakan Öniz. zambique ICOMOS ICUCH)
The Kemer Marine Sciences Week was conducted ported by UNESCO and Turkish Ministry of Culture
with the contributions by the Mediterranean Civilisations and Tourism is also the first educational program in the
Research Institute at the Akdeniz University, the Selçuk field in the world. The program was introduced during
University, Kemer Underwater Research Center, The the UNESCO and ICOMOS-ICUCH meetings in Paris in
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Turkish Republic, May 2018, and received a great deal of attention. With an
Turkish Underwater Sports Federation (TSSF), UNESCO aim to inform the importance and necessity of protecting
UniTwin Underwater Archaeology Network, Antalya the cultural heritage and explain duties and responsibil-
Chamber of Shipping, Kemer Tourism Management & ities of diving instructors, the program was attended by
Businessmen Association, ICOMOS-ICUCH, Divers 130 CMAS instructors, who were all registered in TSSF.
Alert Network Europe (DAN), The World Underwater The opening speeches of the program, which was
Federation (CMAS), The Kiriş Limak Limra Hotel and carried out with the support of the Turkish Foundation
the Turkish Foundation for Underwater Archaeology of Underwater Archaeology Federation, were given by
(TINA) in the Kemer District of Antalya from November Assoc.prof. Hakan ÖNİZ, program coordinatior and
15th to 18th, 2018. General Secretary of ICOMOS-ICUCH, Dr.Ulrike
The opening of the activities (November 15th, 2018) GUERIN (UNESCO) (by video conference), Cüneyt
started with the 11th International Symposium on Under- Koşu (Director of the Antalya Chamber of Shipping),
water Research (ISUR). In addition to participants from Oğuz AYDEMİR (president of TİNA), prof. Dr. Şamil
various provinces of Turkey, many guests from various AKTAŞ (Vice president of TSSF) and Mustafa Yaşar
countries including Mozambique, Georgia, Russia, Italy, GÜNEŞ (Head of Department, Ministry of Culture
Germany, Poland, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and Tourism). The program included lectures on
Iran, and many other countries from all over the world maritime archaeology, cultural heritage and awareness
attended the symposium. The 21st Underwater Science by specialist scholars as well as training instructors on
and Technology Meeting, which is a national symposium creating awareness of protection and how they can pass
hosted each year by a different university, where scien- those information to their students. The instructors who
tists from various disciplines present their work and stud- succeeded in the exam, which was made at the end of the
ies was attended by experts in marine sciences between program will be able to give training on the “protection
November 16th and 17th, 2018. The opening session of of Underwater Cultural Heritage” on the basis of the
the program where over thirty papers were presented, book that was prepared in this context. Their students
was made by Prof. İclal Dinçer, President of the Turkish will be tested on-line by TSSF and Akdeniz University.
National Committee for ICOMOS. The program named Starting from this year, this program will be mandatory
“DAN Divers Day” was also conducted during the same for CMAS two-star divers, and will be provided free
symposium by Divers Alert Network based in Rome, Ita- of charge. TSSF will also provide necessary books and
ly. DAN Europe also presented a paper on diving safety, certificates related with this training free of charge. The
a shared relevant iformation on the subject. training for instructors will be conducted in different
The first presentation of the program titled “Underwa- Turkish cities specified by the Federation two times a
ter Cultural Heritage” by the Underwater Sports (TSSF) year. The second training program will be again held in
was conducted on the closing day of the organization Kemer in May 2019. The program, which was conducted
(November 18th, 2018). This training program, which for the first time by a national federation with the support
was developed in connection with the book “Protection of both Minsitry of Culture and UNESCO, aroused
of Underwater Cultural Heritage” by the TSSF and sup- interest all over the world.
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