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Turkish ports receive 34,783 ships in the first seven months
Turkish ports received 34,783 ships in the first seven months of 2026. During the same period, 1,487,171 vehicles were transported by sea on Ro-Ro routes.
Turkish ports maintained their activity during the January-July period of 2026 despite geopolitical risks affecting regional and global trade. During this period, 34,783 ships called at the ports.
Of these ships, 12,712 were registered under the Turkish flag and 22,071 under foreign flags. During the same period last year, 35,808 ships called at the ports; 12,326 of them were under the Turkish flag and 23,482 under foreign flags.
Kocaeli ports receive the most ships
The highest volume of ship traffic among port authorities was recorded in Kocaeli. A total of 4,963 ships called at Kocaeli Port Authority during the seven-month period, including 1,530 under the Turkish flag and 3,433 under foreign flags.
Aliağa Port Authority followed Kocaeli with a total of 3,479 ships, including 1,152 under the Turkish flag and 2,327 under foreign flags. A total of 2,335 ships called at İskenderun Port Authority, 2,333 at Ambarlı Port Authority and 2,138 at Mersin Port Authority.
More than 1.4 million vehicles transported on Ro-Ro routes
The total number of vehicles transported by sea on international Ro-Ro routes during the first seven months of the year reached 1,487,171. Of these vehicles, 713,940 arrived in Türkiye, while 773,231 departed from Türkiye.
The period in which ship traffic continued coincided with disruptions to passage through the Strait of Hormuz due to the war between Iran and the United States and Israel, while maritime traffic in the Black Sea was affected by the Russia-Ukraine war.
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