In the face of a recent mucilage threat, Turkey will clean up the entire Sea of Marmara in part by declaring it a protected conservation area.

Axar.az reports that the statement came from the Turkish president on Wednesday.

"By declaring the entire Sea of Marmara a Conservation Area, bringing the most advanced technology to our wastewater treatment systems, and taking all other necessary steps, we will clean the Marmara," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Justice and Development (AK) Party's, parliamentary group.

The nation will protect Turkey's coasts from the threat of pollution with the support and contributions of science, he added.