TEKİRDAĞ LİMANI’NIN COĞRAFİ ÖZELLİKLERİ VE TÜRKİYE LİMANLARI ARASINDAKİ YERİ
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF TEKIRDAG PORT AND ITS ROLE AMONG OTHER PORTS IN TURKEY

Summary/Abstract: The port of Tekirdağ is located in the northwest of Turkey, on the border of Ergene and Çatalca-Kocaeli region of Marmara Region, on the north banks of the Marmara Sea. The port has advantages as being a connection to Black Sea ports in the north and Aegean and Mediterranean ports in the south. The geographical location of the port is on the strategic gateway of Istanbul and Çanakkale straits where heavy ship traffic has been gone through in terms of maritime and trade transport. The total length of 32 wharfs constructed by either state or private sectors is of 7286 metres. Wharfs serve ships and transportation with their modern equipment in high standards worlwide. The total area of the port is of approximately 816.076 metre square. Wharfs have been divided into the three areas of Marmara Ereğlisi, Tekirdağ (Süleymanpaşa) and Barbaros in terms of location. In 2014, Tekirdağ has become the eighth among Turkey’s ports in terms of taking the total amount of 12.529.002 tonnes material. BOTAŞ, MARTAŞ and OPET port premises have been distinguished among others in terms of total amount of handling. New wharfs have been constructed in the port area in line with the needs of developing industrial and trade sectors in the city and it is foreseen for the wharf of ASYAPORT enabling the giant container ships to berth to disburden Istanbul and Bursa ports. Container and Ro-Ro transportation have been carried out in the port. There are industrial products, and chemical substances dominantly among handled products. The port of Tekirdağ could be characterized as an import port since much more import has been done than export. This study aims to contribute to the importance and introducing of Tekirdağ Port on regional and national level considering geographical principles.

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