Turkey
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.
MSC presents new flexible cargo service to meet Asian demand
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company’s new “Suspension of Transit” (SOT) programme is a flexible cargo service that will help to fulfil the imminent...
Karaköy will regain its former commercial activity with Galataport Istanbul BACK
News Release – Karaköy will regain its former commercial activity with Galataport Istanbul – March 15, 2020 “We will restore Istanbul’s...
Global Investment Holdings FY 2019 Financials Results: Great Success despite a Tough Year…
Global Investment Holdings announces Consolidated Net Revenues of 1,441.0mn TL and an Operating EBITDA of 563.3mn TL in 2019, which indicate a robust 28% and...
Global Ports Holding outlook challenged by coronavirus
Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, today announces a trading statement for the year ending...
Analysis – Is this the start of tendering process for Kanal Istanbul?
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 9, 2020 – A tender will be launched on March 26 for the reconstruction and relocation of the historic Odabaşı and...
YILPORT Holding reports cargo numbers for its terminals in 2019
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 5, 2020 – Last month, Yilport Holding has reported that its terminals globally handled 6.15 million TEU containers...
Andy Stuart joins the board of Global Ports Holding
News Release – Global Ports Holding Plc – February 26, 2020 Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port...
YILPORT Holding appoints Ian James as new COO
News Release – YILPORT – Holding appoints Ian James as new COO – March 2, 2020 Yilport Holding, a Yildirim Group subsidiary, announced today...
TEMA Foundation: positive EIA decision on Kanal Istanbul Project not compliant with law, public interest or scientific facts
Press Release – TEMA Foundation – February 20, 2020 To the EIA positive decision of TEMA Foundation, Ministry of Environment and Urbanization for...
EBRD joins Mersin International Port $600 million Eurobond issue
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 22, 2020 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has joined in a $600 million Eurobond...
Slovenian Minister for Foreign Affairs in Turkey for bilateral talks
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 12, 2020 – Slovenian Minister for Foreign Affairs Miro Cerar has started a two-day working visit to Ankara...
Analysis – Turkey to start construction of $20 billion Kanal Istanbul in 2020
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 7, 2020 – The zoning plan for the giant Kanal (Channel, Canal) Istanbul project, linking the Black Sea and the...
Ukraine and Turkey hold high level meeting
Infrastructure Minister Vladislav Krykliy participated in the eighth meeting of the High-level Strategic Council – February 3, 2020 The eighth meeting of...
Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad container train may finally run
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 2, 2020 – The national railway companies of Turkey, Iran and Pakistan have agreed to resume regular operations...
COSCO Shipping Ports sees 4.8% increase in TEU handled in 2019
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 21, 2020 – In 2019, COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd handled a global total of 102.7 million TEU, up 4.8% on the previous...
YILPORT announces new business plan for 2020 and beyond
YILPORT Holding announces new business plan for 2020 and beyond – January 16, 2020 Robert Yuksel Yildirim, the Founder and Chairman of YILPORT Holding,...
China and Turkey use Baku port as transit point
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 10, 2020 – China has started shipping dried fruits to Turkey via the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway. In late...
Greek Prime Minister visits Washington as U.S. boosts East Mediterranean interests
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 9, 2020 – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the United States between January 5-8 and met with the...
Greek, Israeli and Cypriot leaders issue joint statement on Turkish agreement with Libya
Joint Statement by the Prime Minister of Greece, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, and the President of the...
Greek Prime Minister joins a panel with Atlantic Council during US visit
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 8, 2020 – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis departed for the United States on Sunday, for a visit between...