Turkey has raised shipping pollution fines by more than 20% for 2020.
UK insurer Standard Club called this a "significant" hike by the country's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The new penalties have been applied from 1 January.
For pollution caused by tankers, involving oil, bilge, sludge and slops etc, the fine is TRY 774 per gt for vessels over 5,000 gt.
