Turkish ports handled 456.44 million tons of cargo from January to October 2025, a 3.3% increase compared to the same period in 2024, according to the country’s General Directorate of Maritime Affairs. In October alone, ports handled 46.81 million tons of cargo (up 6.1%), with exports amounting to 11.5 million tons (-6.1%), imports to 23.24 million tons (up 13.7%), and transit to 5.85 million tons (up 2%).
The ports with the largest transshipment volumes in October were Aliyaga (6.99 million tons), Kocaeli (6.71 million tons), İskenderun (6.24 million tons), Ceyhan (4.71 million tons), Tekirdağ (4.11 million tons), and Mersin (3.89 million tons). The ten largest ports handled 39.06 million tons, or 83.5% of total cargo turnover. The most popular export commodities were Portland cement, clinker, bauxite, polyspar, and diesel fuel, with the main shipping destinations being Italy, the United States, Egypt, China, and Spain.
Coal, oil, scrap metal, coke, and diesel fuel dominated imports. Container throughput also increased by 3.5% over the first ten months, reaching 11.68 million TEU. In October, the ports handled 1.19 million TEU, a 3.3% increase year-on-year.