STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF MARINE ACCIDENTS IN THE STRAIT OF İSTANBUL USING CHI-SQUARE TEST

The Turkish Straits which comprise the Strait of İstanbul, Çanakkale and Sea Marmara connect Aegean Mediterranean Seas Black Sea. are one most hazardous crowded waterways in world. important from point international politics commerce. aim study is to analyse accidents that occurred İstanbul implementation Maritime Traffic Regulations for Region 1994 until 2019 using frequency distribution, Chi Square) Cramer’s V Tests. main findings have given as follows; cargo ships were involved accident; mostly collision respectively grounding; accident has been hours 20:00-24:00, reason human error a total 71.5% not taken pilot İstanbul. There statistically significant relationship between type year; ship types whether had pilot; take or not. At conclusion suggestions proposed provide safety environment navigation