The Analysis of Turkey’s Foreign Trade Based on the Modes of Transportation and the Marmara Region Impact of Foreign Trade

Transportation is one of the least apparent yet vitally important components global economy. raw materials, intermediate products or final are freight shipment and indirectly globalization as well While being a transit country, Turkey, by virtue its geographical advantage, can be considered logistic site in region due to location. At same time, Turkey conducts large sum exports imports via maritime lines. However, factors insufficient infrastructures, road transportation used at national level ratio 90%. In contrast railroad transportation, offers more flexible yet, it disadvantage freightage low volumes costs. Correspondingly, increases costs both international trade shipment. scope this study, first, distribution Turkey’s foreign volume between modes examined utilizing data on based value; second, cities regions that principally take part import activities analyzed. As result, for sustainable development recommended there necessity: i) provide balanced public investments among all logistics, ii) complete omitted infrastructure works, iii) context particularly develop coaster transportations eco-friendly cost-efficient iv) homogeneously disperse production facilities involved not only specific but throughout country.