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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.

Turkey’s Samsun port hopes to attract cruise ships

Samsun, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 5, 2023 – The Turkish Black Sea port of Samsun port hopes to attract cruise ships and is talking to Ceynak...

Asyaport wins port management services award

Tekirdağ, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 5, 2023 – Asyaport was the top-ranked in the Port Management Services category for the fourth time in the...

Ports Europe: 10 most read articles in 2022

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) December 31, 2022 – Below are the 10 most read articles in 2022 in Ports Europe by our global customer base. Interest is...

Turkey extends the term of port concession contracts to 49 years

Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 28, 2022 – Turkey has automatically extended the term of port concession contracts to 49 years. The agreement...

Cruise ships resume services between Turkey and Libya

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 21, 2022 – Cruise ships have resumed services between Turkey and Libya with a vessel leaving Izmir in Turkey for...

Turkey’s Filyos port to import Black Sea gas

Zonguldak, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 20, 2022 – Fatih Dönmez, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, has said that Black Sea gas to the national...

Next sanctions-busting shipping line launched between Novorossiysk and Istanbul

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) December 16, 2022 – In another attempt to bypass western sanctions against Russia, logistics operator PEK (First...

Ranking: Top 5 Turkish container ports – January-November 2022

Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 15, 2022 – Turkish seaports handled 11.32 million containers (TEU) in the first 11 months of 2022. This is a slight...

Turkish seaports handled 497 mln tons of cargo in Jan-Nov 2022

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 14, 2022 – Turkish seaports handled total cargo of 497.6 million tons (mt) in January-November 2022, up +4% on...

Turkish consulate to open in Algerian Port of Oran

Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 9, 2022 – A Turkish consulate will be opened in the Algerian Port of Oran, Northwest Algeria. “We will open a...

Turkey’s Port of Karasu continues growth

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 9, 2022 – Turkey’s Port of Karasu continues growth with more ship visits and cargo handled. The port is...

ZIM launches feeder service between Poti and Istanbul

Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) December 9, 2022 – Israeli shipper ZIM has launched a feeder service, Poti Turkiye Feeder (PTF), between Poti and Istanbul....

Austria’s Gebrüder Weiss builds up logistics links in Turkey

Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) December 7, 2022 – Austria’s Gebrüder Weiss is building up logistics links in Turkey which it sees a a key link in...

New cargo rail service links Turkey’s Izmir port with Uzbekistan

Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 7, 2022 – A new cargo rail service links Turkey’s Izmir port with Uzbekistan and is declared “a new...

Ukraine wants to extend Black Sea Grain Initiative by at least a year

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 30, 2022 – Ukraine is seeking to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative by at least a year, said Infrastructure...

Turkey’s Ünye Port to dredge harbour seabed

Ünye, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 29, 2022 – Turkey’s Ünye Port plans to dredge the harbour seabed in orer to handle larger vessels. This will...

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey JV for TITR transport corridor

Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 27, 2022 – Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey want to create a joint venture within the framework of...

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