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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.

China Merchants Port Holdings reports container cargo up over 25% in first four months of 2021

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) June 4, 2021 – China Merchants Port Holdings (CMPort) has reported significant growth in both container throughput and...

Turkey’s new Filyos port is almost complete

Zonguldak, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 3, 2021 – The local authorities have said that the new Filyos port is almost complete and look forward to the visit...

TPAO’s efforts to establish a refinery in Zonguldak continue

Zonguldak, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 1, 2021 – The works of Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) to establish a refinery on 960 acres are continuing at...

EBRD in Turkey: Ispartakule – Çerkezköy Railway Project

The Ispartakule- Çerkezköy Railway Project is being developed by the General Directorate of Infrastructure Investments (AYGM). The Project is a part of the...

Statement by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs after the meeting with Turkish counterpart

Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, after the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu – May...

Samsunport launches new 100 million TL investment phase

Samsun, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 28, 2021 – The Cey Group has announced that it is starting the second big investment phase of Samsunport with a value...

CVC Capital Partners and China Merchants Holdings may seek Kumport stake

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 26, 2021 – CVC Capital Partners and China Merchants Holdings International Co. are two companies interested in...

P&O Maritime Logistics launches new inland river route from Caspian Sea to DP World Yarimca

A new container and breakbulk shipping line from Marmara to the Caspian Sea, via the Russian inland waterways, saw the completion of its trial voyage at the...

Kanal Istanbul construction to start in June

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 17, 2021 – A sod-turning ceremony for the Kanal Istanbul project will be held by the end of June. Despite opposition to...

Companies sign contract for Yarimca Ro-Ro terminal in Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 15, 2021 – Singapore-based Harmony Creative Solutions has signed a contract with CyberLogitec for software supply and...

Port of Bandırma reports increased Jan-Apr cargo figures

Bandırma, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 13, 2021 – In January-April 2021, Çelebi Bandırma Port handled a total of 1,683,774 tons of cargo. The port...

The Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure’s statement on the Rize İyidere Logistics Port Project

Trabzon, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 10, 2021 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has published a statement on its Rize İyidere Logistics Port...

Turkey: Container handling by port – Jan-Apr 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 10, 2021 – General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published container handling statistics at Turkish ports...

Turkey: Total port container traffic – Jan-Apr 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 10, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported that in April 2021 its ports handled 1.041...

Turkish government promotes Rize İyidere Logistics Port

Trabzon, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 6, 2021 – Yalçın Eyigün, General Manager of Infrastructure Investments of the Ministry of Transport and...

Karasu port to add Ro-Ro service to Burgas after the one to Constanta

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) May 3, 2021 – Studies have started for the establishment of a Ro-Ro line between Bulgaria’s second largest Black Sea port...

COSCO Shipping Ports sees Q1 2021 container traffic up 9.8%

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) April 16, 2021 – In the first quarter of this year the port terminals of COSCO Shipping Ports group handled container...

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