An Address from the Turkish Ministry of Transport

By Binali Yildirim, Minister of Transport and Communications, Turkey

Dear Chairman, Distinguished Delegates and Guests,

It is a great pleasure for me to participate in this important event and to address such a distinguished audience. Thank you to Marine Money International for arranging this occasion. I wish a successful meeting.

I would like to recall that Turkey, with its exceptional geo-political location, is a bridge between the developed west and rapidly growing markets of the east. It is surrounded by sea on three sides, and the length of the Turkish coastline is over eight thousand kilometers.

Given these facts, the maritime sector has an increasingly important role in the Turkish economy. Turkey’s approach to maritime transport is consistent with the broad European principles of fostering free circulation of shipping in fair competition. In other words, the maritime sector is one of the most liberalized sectors in Turkey.

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