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Turkey plans to accelerate transport processes and reduce export costs by optimizing its commercial and logistics infrastructure within the framework of its Medium-Term Program (MTP) for 2027-2029, in an effort to consolidate its position as a global logistics hub connecting Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
The three-year economic roadmap highlights efforts to develop alternative and resilient trade routes along Turkey's east-west and north-south axes, amidst recent regional conflicts and supply chain issues.
Ankara will boost the capacity and competitiveness of international transport networks, specifically the Middle Corridor and the Development Road project.
Plans are underway to strengthen connections along the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars and Kars-Igdir-Aralik-Dilucu railway lines, as well as the Zangezur Corridor. These improvements will diversify and expand the capacity of rail transport from the Caspian basin through Turkey to European markets.
Likewise, projected improvements to the Hejaz railway in the south will facilitate uninterrupted global transport links connecting Turkey with the rest of the Middle East.
At the same time, the northern Istanbul railway junction will become a critical nodal point by directly connecting cargo traffic from the Middle Corridor, the Development Road, and the Persian Gulf to Europe.
Turkey will solidify its central role in international trade by establishing an uninterrupted, high-capacity railway connection that integrates ports, railways, and roads.
The MTP details other efforts to develop stronger connections between these corridors and logistics centers, organized industrial zones, production plants, airports, and border crossings, in order to increase the railway's share in total cargo transport and expand the country's intermodal capacity.
These measures will strengthen Turkey's competitive advantage in international trade and its potential as a global logistics hub.
Ankara seeks to improve its overseas logistics distribution network initiative to integrate more local companies into global supply chains and establish the necessary infrastructure for comprehensive (end-to-end) deliveries to be completed faster and at lower costs.
The three-year economic roadmap also prioritizes mitigating Turkey's external dependence on critical inputs and technologies, while outlining plans to develop early intervention capabilities and alternative supply chains in the face of potential risks arising from geopolitical shocks or trade measures.
