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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.

Port of Tarragona presents the new Ro-Ro route with Turkey

The Port of Tarragona has presented the new Ro-Ro route with Turkey in a joint day with the Chamber of Commerce of Tarragona, Lleida, Tàrrega, Reus, Tortosa...

Turkish ports see 0.8% rise in cargo traffic in March

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 14, 2021 – In March 2021, the amount of containers handled at ports in March increased by 8.7 percent compared to...

Kanal Istanbul construction to start this summer – first financing banks mentioned

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 12, 2021 – The tenders for the Kanal Istanbul project will start in the coming months and construction is expected to...

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) Railway Line sees increased cargo traffic in 2021

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 12, 2021 – In the first quarter of 2021, the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) Railway Line transported 154,000 tons (2,468...

Amidst arrests and protests Kanal Istanbul start of construction approaches

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 9, 2021 – Kanal Istanbul’s project works and development plans have been completed, and tender preparations are...

Turkey: Container handling by port – Jan-Mar 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 8, 2021 – General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published container handling statistics at Turkish ports...

Turkey: Total port container traffic – Jan-Mar 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 8, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported that in March 2021 its ports handled 1.04...

Analysis – Germany enters the fray for the reconstruction of the Port of Beirut; What about France, China, Turkey, the USA, Russia, the UAE & Kuwait?

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 7, 2021 – Germany is reportedly prepared to submit a proposal for the reconstruction of the port of Beirut, which was...

Further reports criticise Saros FSRU project

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 6, 2021 – The construction of the FSRU Port and Pipeline Project of BOTAŞ between Gökçetepe and Sazlıdere...

Safiport Derince International Port plans further investment

Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 5, 2021 – Safiport Derince International Port is set for further investment which could create a further 2,000 jobs....

Opposition to Kanal Istanbul project leads to the arrest of 10 retired admirals

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 5, 2021 – Ten Turkish retired admirals were detained after they signed a statement supporting the importance of the...

Turkey’s IC Karasu Port plans expansion

Karasu, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 3, 2021 – The Black Sea port of Karasu is planning an expansion to increase its cargo handling capacity. Managed by...

Turkish Ambassador Murat Salim Esenli visits the Port of Ravenna

Ambassador Murat Salim Esenli, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Italy, visited the Port of Ravenna today – March 31, 2021 The Ambassador,...

Trans-Caspian International Transport Route working group meets in Istanbul

The first field meetings of the Working Group of the International Association “Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR)” took place in...

Mersin International Port starts expansion works for EMH II

Mersin International Port Management Inc. (MIP), Turkey’s largest trade gateway to the world, held a groundbreaking ceremony today to mark the beginning of...

Ekol decreases travel time between Spain and Turkey to 60 hours

Ekol renders a new service as part of its intermodal transportation through a Ro-Ro line between Izmir, Alsancak Port, and Spain’s Tarragona Port – which...

Turkish Competition Authority prohibits acquisition by Terminal Investment Limited Sàrl of Marport

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 19, 2021 – The Turkish Competition Authority (Rekabet Kurumu) has ruled against the proposed acquisition...

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