Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 3
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
A tender for construction of a logistics center has been announced in the Karaman province in the southwest of Turkey, a source in the country’s Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications told Trend Oct. 3.
The total area of the logistics center will be 700,000 square meters, according to the source.
“Some 400,000 square meters in the logistics center in the Karaman province are intended solely for cargo,” the source noted.
Earlier, Turkish Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications told Trend that Turkey intends to become a global logistics hub and a large-scale work is underway to achieve this goal.
The work is underway to establish several logistics centers in Turkey and the total area of all logistics centers in Turkey is expected to be 10 million square meters, the ministry said.
Construction of new logistics centers in Turkey will make it possible to transport 35 million tons of cargoes and will contribute to economic growth as a whole.
Twenty-one logistics centers are planned to be built in Turkey in the near future, said the ministry.
“Such logistics centers as Kahramanmaras-Turkoglu, Bilecik-Bozuyuk, Erzurum-Palandoken, Mersin-Yenice, Konya-Kayacik and Izmir-Kemalpasa are under construction,” the ministry said.
Logistics centers are also planned to be opened in Istanbul, Kars, Mardin, Sirnak, Kayseri, Sivas, Bitlis and Karaman provinces, said the ministry.
Foundation of a new logistics center was laid in the Konya province on Aug. 19.
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