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Turkey is a large country located in southeast Europe and Western Asia. It borders Bulgaria, Greece, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Georgia, Syria and Iraq. Its ports play an important role in the economy as it has long coastlines with the Black Sea, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea. Major ports are owned and operated by Turkish State Railways (TCDD) or the Turkish Maritime Organization (TDİ). Its top ports are Haydarpaşa (Istanbul), Mersin, Izmir, Eregli, Ambarli and Gemlik. The country is developing its role as an intermodal trade hub between Europe and Asia. The Turkish port operators association is TÜRKLİM-Türkiye Liman İşletmecileri Derneği.

Turkey’s Borusan Port builds a green and digital future

Bursa, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 1, 2021 – The Port of Borusan, located in Gemlik Bay of the Sea of Marmura, has released information supporting...

CMA CGM launches weekly service from Turkey to Koper

A new maritime bridge between Turkey and Adriatic – 30.06.2021 As from 7th July 2021 CMA CGM is starting a new short-sea service, connecting three...

Turkey-Azerbaijan Land Transport Joint Commission meets in Istanbul

The Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported that the Turkey-Azerbaijan Land Transport Joint Commission (KUKK) meeting has been held in...

The foundation of the Kanal Istanbul Sazlidere bridge is launched

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 28, 2021 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, headed by Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu, has published a...

Turkey marks inauguration of Hatay-based FSRU LNG vessel

Iskenderun, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 28, 2021 – Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez has attended a ceremony to inaugurate the...

Kanal Istanbul will connect the world to Turkey

Minister Karaismailoğlu made examinations in the area before the “Kanal Istanbul Bridge Groundbreaking Ceremony”, one of the most important...

Cooperation step between Turkey and Serbia in the field of transportation

Minister Karaismailoğlu met with Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Momirovic – June 23, 2021 Minister of Transport and...

COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas Terminals throughput – May 2021

Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) Terminals S.L.U. CSP Zeebrugge Terminal NV Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E. Kumport Liman...

Approximately 1 million tons of cargo transported from the BTK railway line

Adil Karaismailoğlu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, has stated that approximately 1 million tons of cargo has been transported from the...

Interview of Greek Prime Minister in the French newspaper Le Figaro

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave an interview to the French newspaper “Le Figaro” and the journalist Alexia Kefalas – June 14, 2021...

Turkish Minister Karaismailoğlu: “We will open our national electric train in this year”

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu visited TÜRASAŞ Sakarya Factory and closely followed the national electric train...

New Kars logistics centre to start operations

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 15, 2021 – A new logistics centre in the Turkish city of Kars will soon become operational and will have key transport...

Turkey’s Eastern Black Sea region’s exports increasing

Trabzon, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 14, 2021 – Exports from the Eastern Black Sea regions of Trabzon, Rize, Artvin and Gümüşhane provinces, were...

Port of Baku upgrades role with container train links to Black and Mediterranean Seas via the TURKUAZ project

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 10, 2021 – A new container express block train, part of the TURKUAZ project, will further enhance the role of...

Analysis – A new Caspian Sea-Black Sea transport corridor to link port of Baku with Turkey’s Samsun and Trabzon, could diminish Poti port

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 9, 2021 – Construction of the Azerbaijani section of the railway to Azerbaijan’s landlocked exclave of...

Analysis – New container and breakbulk shipping line: from Yarimca, via Don-Volga rivers canal, into Aktau and Turkmenbashi, then to China and back

Yarimca, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 7, 2021 – The big losers of the yet to be launched new container and breakbulk shipping line, linking Marmara (Yarimca...

Turkey: Total port container traffic – Jan-May 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 4, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported that in May 2021 its ports handled 1.056 million...

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