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Turkey transport and logistics infrastructure development

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Turkey continues to expand and restructure its transport and logistics infrastructure, focusing on maritime cargo, rail networks, tunnel construction, and new privatization models for strategic assets. In the maritime sector, 2025 data shows Turkish ports handled approximately 553.3 million tonnes of cargo and 14 million TEU. Rail projects remain a priority, including the Yerköy-Kayseri High-Speed Train project and the Ankara-İzmir High-Speed Train (YHT) project, which Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated will reduce travel time from 14 hours to 3.5 hours. A September 2026 Presidential Decree initiated a privatization program for strategic assets, including the 15 July Martyrs Bridge, the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, eight highways, and two ring roads. This program transfers operating rights for 30 years while state ownership remains. Authorities are considering dividing assets into three or four separate groups to maintain economic integrity, with the process expected to conclude by December 31, 2031. Methods such as leasing, revenue sharing, and the establishment of non-possessory rights are being evaluated. French infrastructure company Egis is reportedly in discussions with officials in Ankara, while other potential investors from Japan, South Korea, Spain, and Turkey—including IC İçtaş, Limak, Kalyon, and Cengiz Holding—are monitoring the process. Political and public opposition has ~~intensified.~~ intensified, with Yeni Party Zonguldak Deputy Deniz Yavuzyılmaz ~~warned~~ warning that privatizations could allow private companies to control 90 percent of the highway ~~network, potentially leading to monopolies.~~ network. In aviation, construction has commenced on a major expansion of Trabzon Airport. Following a contract signed on January 20, 2026, for approximately 48.2 billion Turkish Lira, the project involves a massive sea reclamation effort using approximately 97 million tons of fill material to build land on the seabed. The ~~expansion~~ expansion, which is expected to be completed in three stages over roughly seven years, includes a 6,000-meter breakwater, a 3,240-meter runway, and a 110,000-square-meter terminal.

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