Transportation in Turkey (original) (raw)

Railways:
_total:_8,607 km
_standard gauge:_8,607 km 1.435-m gauge (1,524 km electrified) (1999)

Railway map

Cities with underground railway systems: Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir.

Highways:
_total:_382,397 km
_paved:_95,599 km (including 1,726 km of expressways)
_unpaved:_286,798 km (1999 est.)

**Waterways:**about 1,200 km

**Pipelines:**crude oil 1,738 km; petroleum products 2,321 km; natural gas 708 km

**Ports and harbors:**Gemlik, Hopa, Iskenderun, Istanbul, Izmir, Kocaeli (Izmit), Icel (Mersin), Samsun, Trabzon

Merchant marine:
_total:_547 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,935,173 GRT/9,771,421 DWT
_ships by type:_bulk 155, cargo 244, chemical tanker 37, combination bulk 5, combination ore/oil 6, container 20, liquified gas 5, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 35, refrigerated cargo 3, roll-on/roll-off 22, short-sea passenger 9, specialized tanker 5 (1999 est.)

**Airports:**118 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
_total:_82
_over 3,047 m:_16
_2,438 to 3,047 m:_27
_1,524 to 2,437 m:_18
_914 to 1,523 m:_16
_under 914 m:_5 (1999 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
_total:_36
_1,524 to 2,437 m:_1
_914 to 1,523 m:_9
_under 914 m:_26 (1999 est.)

**Heliports:**2 (1999 est.)

See also : Turkey