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.
Yilport Gebze breaks monthly ship operating record
Kocaeli, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 14, 2022 – Yılport’s port in Kocaeli Gebze has broken its monthly ship operating record with 66 container...
Turkey plans rail investment for port cargo transport
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 14, 2022 – Turkey plans rail investment in port cargo transport to meet expected increases in cargo being...
Turkey: Cruise ship passengers – January-October 2022
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 14, 2022 – In the first 10 months of 2022, Turkish ports handled 918,484 cruise ship passengers. In October 2022,...
Turkish seaports – Total cargo handled by port – January-October 2022
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 14, 2022 – In the first 10 months of 2022, Turkish seaports handled 454.76 million tons of cargo. The top five...
Kanal Istanbul project to include large logistics port
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 13, 2022 – The Kanal Istanbul project to include a large logistics port on he Black Sea, according to Adil...
Ranking: Top 5 Turkish container ports – January-October 2022
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 11, 2022 – Turkish seaports handled 10.3 million containers (TEU) in the first ten months of 2022. This is a slight...
Turkish seaports handle 10.35 mln containers in Jan-Oct 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 11, 2022 – Turkish seaports handled 10.3 million containers (TEU) in the first ten months of 2022. This is a...
Cey Holding makes Tekirdağ Port statement
Tekirdağ, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 4, 2022 – Cey Holding has issued a Tekirdağ Port statement which follows a court decision that blocked the...
Cey Group to set up Mersin’s second free zone in Taşucu
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 4, 2022 – The Cey Group to set up Mersin’s second free zone in the Silifke district in Taşucu after...
Russia returns to Ukraine’s grain export deal after being ignored
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 2, 2022 – Russia has returned to Ukraine’s grain export deal after being ignored after its withdrawal last...
Turkey: Strait of Bosphorus traffic – Jan-Sep 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 2, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published cargo traffic statistics for the Bosphorus...
Ports of the Turkic states meet in Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) October 31, 2022 – On the eve of the 6th Meeting of Ministers of Transport of the Organization of Turkic States, the Fifth...
UN and Turkey negotiate with Russia over grain initiative
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 31, 2022 – The United Nations and Turkey are negotiating with Russia to try and resume the “Grain...
RUSCON increases new services between Russia and Turkey
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 28, 2022 – Multimodal operator RUSCON increases new services between Russia and Turkey. It has adding a call...
Iskenderun port on new CMA CGM block train service
Iskenderun, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 21, 2022 – Iskenderun port is part of a new CMA CGM block train service linking Gaziantep to international...
Cemre Shipyard signs contract with Molslinjen A/S for two ships
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 19, 2022 – Cemre Shipyard has signed a contract with Molslinjen A/S for two ships. The contract is for two...
Ranking: Top 5 Turkish container ports – January-September 2022
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 19, 2022 – In January-September 2022, Turkish seaports handled a total of 9.35 million containers (TEU). This is a...
Turkish seaports handle 9.35 mln containers in first nine months of 2022
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 19, 2022 – Turkish seaports handled 9.35 million containers (TEU) in the first nine months of 2022. This is a...
Global Ports Holdings forecasts 11.5 million cruise ship passengers in 2023
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 19, 2022 – Global Ports Holdings (GPH) forecasts 11.5 million cruise ship passengers in 2023, which would be over...
New regular container line from Novorossiysk to Istanbul to start
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) October 16, 2022 – One more regular container line from Novorossiysk to Istanbul, Turkey, will start services this coming...