The project "Marine Dredging Practices and Environmental Management of Dredging Material (DİPTAR)" supported by KAMAG 1007 Program started on 01 October 2013. The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization is the client organization and the partners of the project are TÜBİTAK MAM ÇTÜE, METU Institute of Marine Sciences and Istanbul University Institute of Marine Sciences and Management. The project aims to develop an approach to ensure the management of seabed dredging and disposal activities carried out in our country in line with the principles of sustainable use without harming the ecosystem and human health, taking into account international legislation and practices. This approach, which will be supported by scientific methods, will be tested in marine environments with different characteristics and it is aimed to complete the deficiencies of the "draft regulation" prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization (MoEU).
The Stakeholder Meeting of the Project was held on June 16, 2015 at Namık İnan Conference Hall of TUBITAK Head Office Building in Ankara.
Following the opening speeches of Mr. Recep AKDENİZ, Director General of Environmental Management of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization of the Republic of Turkey and Prof. Dr. Mehmet KİTİŞ, Director of TÜBİTAK MAM Environment and Cleaner Production Institute, Dr. Leyla G. TOLUN, DİPTAR Project Manager, presented the activities carried out in the Project so far. In the presentations made in the morning session, İbrahim TAN, Dr. Ahsen Yüksek, Dr. Bilge TUTAK and Prof. Dr. Süleyman Tuğrul explained the studies carried out on "Determination of Discharge Areas in Our Seas" and "Model Application" and the results obtained. In the afternoon session, Dr. Sönmez Dağlı, Dr. Merve Başar and Dr. Gökhan Çevikbilen presented the studies on "Disposal Areas on Land" and "Beneficial Use of Dredging Material". At the end of the day, a project panel discussion was held with the project executing organizations TÜBİTAK MAMT ÇTÜE, METU DBE and IU DBE and experts from the MoEU.
A total of 95 participants from relevant private and public institutions, NGOs and universities attended the meeting. 
