Planning Department for Black Sea Basins and Integrated Coastal Areas:

A) For provinces: Amasya, Artvin, Bartın, Karabük, Kastamonu, Samsun, Rize, Ordu, Zonguldak, Trabzon, Tokat, Sinop, Çankırı, Çorum, Giresun, Gümüşhane

1. Prepare, coordinate with relevant institutions, and ensure the preparation, submission for approval, and implementation of environmental plans that guide settlement, construction, and land use at all scales and types, forming the basis for physical plans and practices.

2. Define the principles and procedures for preparing environmental plans at basin, regional, or provincial levels, including basin and regional environmental plans, preparing them, commissioning them, and preparing them for approval.

3. Ensure that sectoral plans are prepared in compliance with basin or regional level environmental plans.

4. Take necessary measures to ensure the coherence of all scales of physical plans with spatial strategy plan objectives and decisions. Prepare, commission, and prepare for approval provincial environmental plans not completed within the specified time by relevant authorities as stipulated by the Ministry.

5. Ensure that environmental plans comply with spatial strategy plans and, in case of discrepancies between zoning plans and environmental plans, ensure that relevant authorities rectify discrepancies within the timeframe provided by the Ministry.

6. Perform similar tasks as assigned by the Department Head.

B) For Turkey's coastal areas

1. Take necessary measures to ensure the coherence of integrated coastal area planning studies with each other and with spatial strategy plans and environmental plans' objectives and decisions.

2. Establish principles and procedures for the process of integrated coastal area planning, ensure the improvement and development of the process, and establish management and implementation models to facilitate plan implementation.

3. Conduct studies to monitor the outcomes of integrated coastal area planning and undertake necessary efforts to ensure harmony with Spatial Strategy Plans, Environmental Plans, and Integrated Coastal Area Management based on the results obtained.

4. Continue Integrated Coastal Area Management and Planning efforts. Implement Integrated Coastal Area Management and Planning Projects nationwide.

5. Perform similar tasks as assigned by the Department Head.