Ports of Turkey
Encyclopedia
This is a list of ports in Turkey grouped by sea and sorted after port name, wherein piers and special purpose terminals (oil
, natural gas, LNG terminals) are separated. Marinas in Turkey
are not listed here.
Major ports are owned and operated by the Turkish State Railways
(TCDD) or Turkish Maritime Organization (TDİ), which are so-called State Economic Enterprises ( or KİT). However, some of these ports are already privatized and some others, which all belong to the TCDD, are within the ongoing privatization process.
Municipality owned ports are comparatively smaller. Limited to a small volume of coastal traffic, they serve the local needs of provincial towns.
Privately owned ports are mostly constructed and used in special purpose to the particular needs of the industrial plants. However, third parties are also allowed to use these ports.
Black Sea
Turkish Straits
Mediterranean Sea
Oil depot
An oil depot is an industrial facility for the storage of oil and/or petrochemical products and from which these products are usually transported to end users or further storage facilities...
, natural gas, LNG terminals) are separated. Marinas in Turkey
Marinas in Turkey
Marinas in Turkey refer to Turkey's ports of call for international and local yachtsmen equipped with modern services routinely expected in recreational boating industry, and they are presently found either in or near Istanbul or İzmir, the two largest port cities of the country, or in or near...
are not listed here.
Ownership and operation
Ports and berthing facilities in Turkey are owned and operated by three different groups, state owned companies, municipalities and private companies.Major ports are owned and operated by the Turkish State Railways
Turkish State Railways
The State Railways of the Turkish Republic or TCDD is the government owned, national railway carrier in the Republic of Turkey, headquartered in Ankara...
(TCDD) or Turkish Maritime Organization (TDİ), which are so-called State Economic Enterprises ( or KİT). However, some of these ports are already privatized and some others, which all belong to the TCDD, are within the ongoing privatization process.
Municipality owned ports are comparatively smaller. Limited to a small volume of coastal traffic, they serve the local needs of provincial towns.
Privately owned ports are mostly constructed and used in special purpose to the particular needs of the industrial plants. However, third parties are also allowed to use these ports.
Black SeaBlack SeaThe Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
- Port of Bartın
- Port of ErdemirPort of ErdemirThe Port of Erdemir, officially Port of Karadeniz Ereğli or shortly Er-Port is a port in the western Black Sea, located in Karadeniz Ereğli district of Zonguldak Province, Turkey, about from the city of Zonguldak...
(aka Port of Karadeniz Ereğli) - Port of Giresun
- Port of Hopa
- Port of Ordu
- Port of Rize
- Port of Samsun
- Port of Trabzon
- Zonguldak TTK Port
Turkish StraitsTurkish StraitsThe term Turkish Straits refers to the two narrow straits in northwestern Turkey, the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles, that connect the Sea of Marmara with the Black Sea on one side and the Aegean arm of the Mediterranean Sea on the other. They are conventionally considered the boundary between the...
and Sea of MarmaraSea of MarmaraThe Sea of Marmara , also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea, and in the context of classical antiquity as the Propontis , is the inland sea that connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea, thus separating Turkey's Asian and European parts. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Black...
- Port of Alemdar, DilovasıDilovasıDilovası is a town and district of Kocaeli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It was ceded from Gebze district in 2008. The mayor is Cemil Yaman .- External links :*...
- Port of Ambarlı, Istanbul Province
- Akcansa Ambarli Port
- Alemdar Port
- Ambarli Armaport
- Ambarli Mardas Port
- Ambarli Soyak Port
- Port of Bandirma
- Port of Derince
- Port of Diler, HerekeHerekeHereke is a town in Turkey, located near Istanbul. It is known for Hereke carpets. It was bounded to Gebze district until transferring to Körfez one in 1987 and had municipality until 2009. It consists from 17 Ağustos , Agah Ateş, Cumhuriyet, Haci Akif, Kışladüzü , Şirinyalı and Yukarı Hereke...
- Gemport
- Port of HaydarpaşaPort of HaydarpasaThe Port of Haydarpaşa, also known as the Port of Haidar Pasha is a general cargo seaport, ro-ro and container terminal, situated in Haydarpaşa, Istanbul at the southern entrance to the Bosphorus...
, IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... - Kumport
- Port of Martaş, Marmara Ereğlisi
- Port of Sedef, DilovasıDilovasıDilovası is a town and district of Kocaeli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It was ceded from Gebze district in 2008. The mayor is Cemil Yaman .- External links :*...
- Port of Tekirdag (Akport)
- Port of Zeytinburnu (aka Zeyport)
Piers
- Aksa (Akkim) Chemical Plant Pier, YalovaYalovaYalova is a city located in northwestern Turkey, on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara, and is the capital of the Yalova Province. Yalova has a city population of 92,166, while the population of the Yalova Province is 202,531. as of 2009...
- Aktaş Chemical Plant Pier, İzmitIzmitİzmit is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. The city center has a population of 294.875...
- Altıntel Pier
- Bagfaş Piers, BandırmaBandirmaBandırma is a city in northwestern Turkey with 113,385 inhabitants on the Sea of Marmara. Also, Bandırma is a district of Balıkesir....
- Bortrans (Borusan) Pier, GemlikGemlikGemlik is a harbor town bordering the Sea of Marmara in Western Turkey, at approximately 29 kilometres from Bursa and not far from Istanbul. Gemlik was called Kios until 1922 when its Greek inhabitants left Asia Minor because of the population exchange. In2004, Gemlik had approximately 70,000...
- BP Gemlik Pier, GemlikGemlikGemlik is a harbor town bordering the Sea of Marmara in Western Turkey, at approximately 29 kilometres from Bursa and not far from Istanbul. Gemlik was called Kios until 1922 when its Greek inhabitants left Asia Minor because of the population exchange. In2004, Gemlik had approximately 70,000...
- Camar Installation Pier, İzmitIzmitİzmit is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. The city center has a population of 294.875...
- Çanakkale Pier
- Çanakkale Cement (Akçansa) Pier, ÇanakkaleÇanakkaleÇanakkale is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern coast of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the town is 106,116 . The mayor is Ülgür Gökhan ....
- Çanakkale TDİ Piers, Çanakkale
- Çolakoğlu Metallurgy Pier
- Elyaf Plant Pier, YalovaYalovaYalova is a city located in northwestern Turkey, on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara, and is the capital of the Yalova Province. Yalova has a city population of 92,166, while the population of the Yalova Province is 202,531. as of 2009...
- Etibank Edincik Pier, BandırmaBandirmaBandırma is a city in northwestern Turkey with 113,385 inhabitants on the Sea of Marmara. Also, Bandırma is a district of Balıkesir....
- Gemlik Pier, GemlikGemlikGemlik is a harbor town bordering the Sea of Marmara in Western Turkey, at approximately 29 kilometres from Bursa and not far from Istanbul. Gemlik was called Kios until 1922 when its Greek inhabitants left Asia Minor because of the population exchange. In2004, Gemlik had approximately 70,000...
- Gübretaş Fertilizer Pier, YarımcaYarimcaYarımca or Yarymdzha or Yarymdzhan or Yarmıca may refer to:*Yarımca, Khizi, Azerbaijan*Yarımca, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan...
- İgsaş Fertilizer Complex Pier, İzmitIzmitİzmit is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. The city center has a population of 294.875...
- Kızılkaya Pier, DilovasıDilovasıDilovası is a town and district of Kocaeli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It was ceded from Gebze district in 2008. The mayor is Cemil Yaman .- External links :*...
- Lafarge Aslan Cement Piers, DarıcaDaricaDarıca is a town and district of Kocaeli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It was ceded from Gebze district in 2008. The mayor is Şükrü Karabacak....
- Limaş Pursan Pier, İzmitIzmitİzmit is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. The city center has a population of 294.875...
- MKS Dolphin Pier, GemlikGemlikGemlik is a harbor town bordering the Sea of Marmara in Western Turkey, at approximately 29 kilometres from Bursa and not far from Istanbul. Gemlik was called Kios until 1922 when its Greek inhabitants left Asia Minor because of the population exchange. In2004, Gemlik had approximately 70,000...
- Mudanya Pier, MudanyaMudanyaMudanya , is a town and district of Bursa Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is located on the Gulf of Gemlik, part of the south coast of the Sea of Marmara. As of 1911, it was connected with Bursa by a railway and a carriage road, and with Istanbul by steamers...
- Nuh Cement Pier, HerekeHerekeHereke is a town in Turkey, located near Istanbul. It is known for Hereke carpets. It was bounded to Gebze district until transferring to Körfez one in 1987 and had municipality until 2009. It consists from 17 Ağustos , Agah Ateş, Cumhuriyet, Haci Akif, Kışladüzü , Şirinyalı and Yukarı Hereke...
- POAŞ Pier, Çubuklu, Istanbul
- POAŞ-Shell Pier, DerinceDerinceDerince is a sea-port,town and district of Kocaeli Province of Turkey. The mayor is Aziz Alemdar ....
- Poliport (Polisan) Pier, DilovasıDilovasıDilovası is a town and district of Kocaeli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It was ceded from Gebze district in 2008. The mayor is Cemil Yaman .- External links :*...
- Rota/Korfez Piers
- Tugsas (Nitro Factory) Pier, GemlikGemlikGemlik is a harbor town bordering the Sea of Marmara in Western Turkey, at approximately 29 kilometres from Bursa and not far from Istanbul. Gemlik was called Kios until 1922 when its Greek inhabitants left Asia Minor because of the population exchange. In2004, Gemlik had approximately 70,000...
- Yarımca Piers, YarımcaYarimcaYarımca or Yarymdzha or Yarymdzhan or Yarmıca may refer to:*Yarımca, Khizi, Azerbaijan*Yarımca, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan...
Terminals
- Aygaz LPG Terminal, YarımcaYarimcaYarımca or Yarymdzha or Yarymdzhan or Yarmıca may refer to:*Yarımca, Khizi, Azerbaijan*Yarımca, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan...
- Botaş Terminal, Marmara Ereğlisi
- Çekisan (Mobil-Shell-BP) Terminals, Haramidere, Istanbul Province
- Habas Terminal
- Marmara Botas LNG Terminal
- Petkim Terminal, YarımcaYarimcaYarımca or Yarymdzha or Yarymdzhan or Yarmıca may refer to:*Yarımca, Khizi, Azerbaijan*Yarımca, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan...
- Solventaş Terminal, DilovasıDilovasıDilovası is a town and district of Kocaeli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It was ceded from Gebze district in 2008. The mayor is Cemil Yaman .- External links :*...
- Total Gebze Terminal, GebzeGebzeGebze is an industrial city in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Situated 30 miles east of Istanbul on the northern shore of the Sea of Marmara, it is the largest district of Kocaeli; Gebze has experienced rapid growth in recent years- from 159,116 in 1990, to 282,444 in 2009. Gebze accounts for 15% of...
- Total Haramidere Terminal, Haramidere, Istanbul
- Tüpraş Tütünçiftlik Refinery Terminal
- Zülfikarlar Molasses Terminal, YarımcaYarimcaYarımca or Yarymdzha or Yarymdzhan or Yarmıca may refer to:*Yarımca, Khizi, Azerbaijan*Yarımca, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan...
Piers
- Habaş Pier, Nemrut Bay
- Ege Fertilizer Pier, Nemrut Bay
- Limaş Pier, Nemrut Bay
- Nemtaş Pier, Nemrut Bay
- Seka Göcek Pier, FethiyeFethiyeFethiye is a city and district of Muğla Province in the Aegean region of Turkey with about 68,000 inhabitants .-History:...
- Çukurova Pier, Nemrut Bay
Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
- Port of Iskenderun
- Port of Antalya
- Port of MersinPort of MersinThe Port of Mersin , aka Mersin International Port , is a major port located on the north-eastern coast of Mediterranean Sea at Mersin in southern Turkey. It is the country's largest port...
- Port of Isdemir
- Port of Taşucu
Piers
- Ekinciler Pier, IskenderunIskenderunİskenderun is a city and urban district in the province of Hatay on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The current mayor is Yusuf Hamit Civelek .-Names:...
- Sariseki Fertilizer Pier, IskenderunIskenderunİskenderun is a city and urban district in the province of Hatay on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The current mayor is Yusuf Hamit Civelek .-Names:...
- Seka Mersin Pier
- Taşucu Pier
- Yazicilar Pier
Terminals
- Botaş Oil Terminal, CeyhanCeyhanCeyhan is a city in southeast Turkey and with 105,000 inhabitants it is the second largest city of Adana Province after the capital Adana. Ceyhan is the transportation hub for Middle Eastern, Central Asian and Russian oil and natural gas. It is situated on the Ceyhan River, from which it takes...
- Delta Terminal, CeyhanCeyhanCeyhan is a city in southeast Turkey and with 105,000 inhabitants it is the second largest city of Adana Province after the capital Adana. Ceyhan is the transportation hub for Middle Eastern, Central Asian and Russian oil and natural gas. It is situated on the Ceyhan River, from which it takes...
- Toros Fertilizer Terminal, CeyhanCeyhanCeyhan is a city in southeast Turkey and with 105,000 inhabitants it is the second largest city of Adana Province after the capital Adana. Ceyhan is the transportation hub for Middle Eastern, Central Asian and Russian oil and natural gas. It is situated on the Ceyhan River, from which it takes...