According to a study on Tuesday, about 48,000 ships have stopped at Turkish Ports in the first nine months of this year, the most in the previous seven years. According to a report by Anadolu Agency (AA) that cited data from the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs, there were 47,630 ships docking at ports between January and September. According to the research, after the COVID-19 pandemic, the...

Due to strong demand for the nation's maritime tourism, Turkish Ports welcomed 490 cruise ships in the first half of this year, up 18.07% annually, a top official stated. "Growing interest in our country’s cruise tourism is the number one indicator of the rising demand for our maritime tourism, thanks to Turkey’s geographical location," said Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir...

Recent reports state that the resort of Kusadasi will be expecting over 300 cruise ship visits this year. Around 360,000 passengers will be coming to visit one of Turkey's leading holiday destinations. 2019 saw a total of 194 cruise ships dock in Kusadasi ports and brought 180,000 visitors. This year is set for high numbers, though it has been reported that the year 2021 will be seeing the figures rise to...

Turkish resorts will be seeing cruise ships in their ports again. It has been reported that Tourism sector representatives are estimating that 275 cruise ships with 400,000 passengers will be docking in Turkish cities throughout this year. Cruise ships will dock particularly in the ports of Marmaris, Bodrum and Kusadasi. Last week saw the first cruise ship of 2019 arrive in Istanbul bringing 750...

Cruise ships are hitting the Turkish waves again and their passengers a welcome re-addition to the Ports, Businesses & Industries that have relied on this sector for their own sustainability and growth for so long. Ege Port in the Kusadasi region of the Aegean is one of the largest in Turkey and boasts the highest number of anchorages per year, with expectations of 195 dockings this year bringing over...

It has been reported that cruise ships are going to be sailing back into the ports of Turkey. It has been announced that they will be returning to destinations such as Kusadasi, Bodrum,Izmir and Antalya and it is said that leading tourism officials are hoping the industry will be back to its full potential by the year 2019. The number of cruise tourists decreased to 306,000 in 2017 from almost two...

By 2028, Turkey hopes to reach 2,000 Cruise Ship arrivals annually. A senior official stated on Sunday highlighting the significance of the tourism and transportation industries for the nation's economy. According to Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, the number of cruise ships arriving in Turkish Ports reached 1,375 by the end of last year and is predicted to increase to 1,500...

A new cruise port is being planned for Fethiye costing one billion TL, with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for the Fethiye Cruise Port Project being initiated by the General Directorate of Infrastructure Investments of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.  The project intends to make the district a major Mediterranean cruise destination and is planned for the seaward side of...

According to a top official on Tuesday, cruise ship passenger arrivals to Turkey surged over 500% in February compared to the previous year, possibly setting a new monthly record. Abdulkadir Uraloğlu minister of transportation and infrastructure recently stated the number of passengers arrived increased by 509.3% year-over-year to 29,826. “In February, we reached the highest number of passengers in...

This year from January to October, Turkey welcomed nearly 1.8 million cruise passengers to its ports and increase of nearly 27% on the same period last year. A total of 1,112 cruise ships arrived. The tourism sector is a vital part of the economic and social development of the Country, so the government is working hard to increase and improve this sector.   Our ports are equally as important...