Container Terminal Ports in Turkey:
Major Ports of Turkey are listed as follows. The most important ports of our country are located in the cities of Istanbul, Izmir, Kocaeli, Trabzon, Samsun and Mersin.
Turkey’s largest ports and their features
Mersin Port: In Mersin port, which has 21 berths, loading and unloading services are provided to approximately 30 ships at the same time, depending on their size. An average of 15 million tons of cargo is transported annually.
Ambarlı Port: It has the distinction of being the largest port in Turkey. Containerized cargo movement in Ambarlı Port in 2009 was determined as 1.9 million tons.
Bandırma Port: Its capacity is 2 million 771 thousand tons. There is a pier length of 2 thousand 788 meters. It has an annual acceptance capacity of 4,280 ships. TMO has a grain silo with a capacity of approximately 34 thousand tons.
Iskenderun Port: It has a quay length of 1,426 meters and an annual acceptance capacity of 640 ships.
Samsun Port: The port with a dock length of 1,756 meters has a capacity of 1,130 ships per year. The quay capacity is known as 2 million 380 thousand tons/year.
Izmir Port: Located between Western Europe and North Africa, Izmir Port provides infrastructure, equipment, mixed goods, bulk solid, liquid cargo loading and unloading, Ro-Ro and passenger services. Izmir Port, which has a pier length of 2 thousand 959 meters, can accept approximately 3 thousand 640 ships per year.
Derince Port: It is accepted as the import and export gate of Izmit Industry hinterland. Transportation is also made from Derince Port to Romania’s Constanta Port. It has a pier length of 92 meters. Annual ship capacity is 862 tons. The port is one of the most important ports of our country, as it is close to the region where the automotive industry is located.
Trabzon Port: It is the largest port of the Eastern Black Sea Region with an annual capacity of 5 million tons and a storage area of 3.5 tons.
Haydarpasa Port: Haydarpasa Port, which is the third largest port in Turkey after Mersin and Izmir Ports, maintains its character as the largest container port in the Marmara Region. The area of the container land terminal in the port is 55 thousand m2 and its annual holding capacity is 52 thousand 800 tons.
Turkey’s Port Locations
Zonguldak Port
Zeytinburnu Port
Yalikavak Harbor
Tuzla Port
Turgut Reis Harbor
Trabzon Port
Tekirdag Port
Tasucu Port
Sinop Port
Samsun Port
Rize Port
Middle East Port (Antalya)
Ordu Port
Mudanya Port
Mersin Port
Marmaris Harbor
Kusadasi Harbor
Kemer Harbor
Kas Harbor
Karakoy Port
Izmir Port
Iskenderun Port
Inebolu Harbor
Hopa Port
Haydarpasa Port
Gulluk Harbor
Giresun Harbor
Gemlik Port
Finike Harbor
Fethiye Harbor
Dikili Port
Derince Port
Cesme Port
Çanakkale Port
Ceyhan (Botaş) Port
Bodrum Harbor
Bartin Port
Bandirma Port
Ayvalik Port
Ambarli Port
Altınel Harbor
Alidas Port
Aliaga Port
Port Cities in Turkey
Samsun Port; Its hinterland is wide. It is the port where the most important trade of the Black Sea takes place. It has a railway network on it.
Istanbul Port; It is the most important import port. The trading volume is quite high. It is the busiest and most developed port.
Izmit Port; The vast majority of oil refining takes place here. It is the most developed port after Istanbul. There are many shipyards on it.
Bandırma Port; It hosts the boron operator.
Iskenderun Port; It is the largest port on the continental shelf. Mostly heavy cargo ships use this port. It has developed based on the iron and steel industry.
Antalya Port; It is a developing port depending on tourism. There is no railway network. Yacht and Marina port.
Izmir Port; It is the most important export port. Its hinterland is very wide. There is a railway network.
Mersin Port; Oil is traded. It is a free trade zone.
Ambarli Port; This port in Istanbul has developed thanks to natural gas.
Trabzon Port; Hinterland is a narrow port. There is no railway network. This is the port with the highest number of breakwaters. It is the most important port of the Eastern Black Sea Region. The Iranian transit trade route passes through here.
Sinop Port; This is the port with the narrowest hinterland. It is the only natural harbor of the Black Sea. It is the least developed port. There is no rail network.