According to Article 3 of the amendment to the Environmental Auditing Regulation (published in the Official Gazette dated August 16, 2011 and numbered 28027), all sources of pollution and violations under the Environmental Law (published in the Official Gazette dated August 11, 1983 and numbered 2872) and related legislation that occur in the zones of sovereignty and jurisdiction, including free and restricted economic zones within the boundaries of the Republic of Turkey, are to be subject to supervision.