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.
Highspeed railway to the port of Mersin
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – United Kingdom Export Finance (UKEF), the UK government’s export credit agency, will help Turkey’s...
Turkish government confirms plan to sell İzmir Alsancak Port
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has confirmed that they are in talks with the Gulf countries...
Delo Group joins Russian-Turkish Dialogue Association
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 24, 2023 – Russia’s Delo Group has signed an agreement to join the Russian-Turkish Dialogue Association. Delo...
Turkey: Container (TEU) report: Jan-Jun 2023
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 20, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, seaports in Turkey handled 6.09 million containers (TEU), compared to 6.38...
Turkey: Monthly seaports cargo report, Jan-Jun 2023
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 19, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have published cargo figures for January-June 2023. Turkey: Monthly seaports cargo...
420 cruise ships visited Turkey in H1’23
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 19, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, 420 cruise ships entered Turkish ports, which is 32.5% more than in the same...
EBRD lends funds for Mersin International Port expansion
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 18, 2023 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a senior loan of up to $50 million...
Haydarpaşa Port is a solution to the supply problem in automotive
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 10, 2023 – Stellantis, the automotive holding company with brands such as Citroen, DS, Peugeot and Opel, has started...
Çanakkale Port welcomes the world’s largest cruise ships
Çanakkale, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 10, 2023 – By the end of the year, more than 20,000 passengers are expected to arrive at the port of Çanakkale...
Borusan Port reduces paper consumption with E-Signature
Borusan, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 10, 2023 – Borusan Port, one of Turkey’s first green ports, has launched its new application...
Is Turkey trying to sell the Port of Alsancak?
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 5, 2023 – Local reports say that the Turkish government may be interested in selling the state-owned Port of Alsancak...
Turkey’s Zonguldak port partially evacuated after “mine” threat
Zonguldak, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 28, 2023 – The Turkish port of Zonguldak was partially evacuated on June 24 after an alert of a suspected mine...
EBRD supports greener maritime sector in Turkey
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 20, 2023 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched a programme to modernise the...
CMA CGM starts new seasonal weekly service Turkey Libya Express
Iskenderun, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 16, 2023 – CMA CGM is to start its new seasonal weekly service Turkey Libya Express (TLX) connecting Asia with...
Turkey: Monthly seaports cargo report, Jan-May 2023
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 15, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have published cargo figures for May 2023. Regarding standard cargo, total cargo...
Turkey: Cruise ship & passengers statistics – Jan-May 2023 report
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have published cruise ship & passengers statistics for January-May 2023. In...
Turkey increases passage fee for Bosphorus and Dardanelles
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 6, 2023 – Turkey has again increased the passage fee for the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits. Since October 2022, the...