Capt. Mustafa Can, Deputy Chairman of the Zafer Partisi for Maritime Affairs, stated that he has witnessed many times that maritime pilots work in difficult conditions and said, “Our maritime pilots working in Turkish straits and Turkish ports are the unseen heroes of our country.”
One of the oldest professions
Stating that piloting is one of the oldest professions in the world, Can remind that 3,700 years ago, even in the Babylonian laws of Hammurabi, the article on the remuneration of maritime pilots was included and they became the official representative of the Turkish State after the maritime pilots were included in the ship they would serve, and said, “They also represent the respect and honor of the Turkish sailor with their high attitude and demeanor on the ships.”
They should be treated with great respect
Expressing that maritime pilots are of vital importance for the continuation of Turkish maritime trade and that they should be cherished, Can request that the Commemoration of the Vocational Martyrs and Maritime Pilots’ Week be included among the official holidays and celebrated at the highest level and said, “ I wish God’s mercy to our maritime pilots who were martyred while on duty, I hope that the activities to be organized throughout the week will be beneficial to Turkish maritime.”