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.
Russia agrees to extend Black Sea grain deal
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 14, 2023 – Russia has agreed to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative, according to Russia’s Deputy Foreign...
Russia’s FESCO delivers chemical plant equipment to Tuzla, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 14, 2023 – The FESCO Transport Group has organized and delivered large-capacity equipment for a chemical plant from...
Black Sea Grain Initiative could expire March 18
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 13, 2023 – The Black Sea Grain Initiative could expire March 18 if progress is not made. The deal will automatically...
Turkey’s Safiport to receive Chinese cars
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 8, 2023 – Safiport has handled the delivery of 4,000 Chery cars by a Ro-Ro vessel of China’s COSCO Shipping....
Russia’s FESCO opens branch in Mersin, Turkey
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 6, 2023 – The Russian transport company FESCO has opened a branch in Mersin, Southeast Turkey. This marks another step...
NATO sends aid to Turkey from Port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) March 1, 2023 – Through its Southern Operational Centre (SOC), located in Taranto, NATO is sending aid to the earthquake...
The Middle Corridor as a preferred route
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) February 27, 2023 – Geopolitical conditions suggest strongly that the Middle Corridor will see more use than the Northern...
Argentina’s ProMendoza sends trade mission to the Near East
Berlin, Germany (PortSEurope) February 22, 2023 – ProMendoza has started an ambitious mission on February 8, which will last until February 28 to Europe...
The EU sanctions watchdog has an easy target – Turkey
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) February 22, 2023 – The Netherlands is proposing the creation of a centralised European Union (EU) sanctions watchdog to...
In January 2023, 12 cruise ships docked at four ports in Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) February 21, 2023 – In January this year, 12 cruise ships docked at four ports across Turkey, announced the Ministry of...
Ruscon launches new liner service between Istanbul, St. Petersburg
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) February 21, 2023 – Multimodal transport operator Ruscon has launched a new liner service between Istanbul and the First...
Turkey – Total container (TEU) handling by port, January 2023
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 17, 2023 – Turkish container ports handled 993,808 containers (TEU) in January 2023, compared to 1,111,995 TEU in...
Fire at Port of Iskenderun extinquished
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – The fire at the Turkish port of Iskenderun port has been extinguished and maritime operations have...
Fivefold increase in cargo volumes from Turkey to Russia in 2022
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) February 10, 2023 – Freight traffic from Turkey to Russia increased almost five times in 2022, according to experts...
Port of Iskenderun fire extinquished
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 9, 2023 – A huge fire at the Port of Iskenderun has been extinguished, the defence ministry reported. The fire,...
Earthquake forces closure of Turkey’s Iskenderun port
Iskenderun, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 7, 2023 – Yesterday’s devastating earthquakes in Turkey have forced the closure of the port of...
Turkey – Total container (TEU) handling, 2018-2022
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 5, 2023 – Turkish seaports handled 12.36 million containers (TEU) in 2022, slightly down on the previous...