Turkish Maritime Organization

Turkish Maritime Organization (Turkish: Türkiye Denizcilik İşletmeleri A.Ş., TDİ) is a state-owned company responsible for the operation of certain harbor and shipyards in Turkey. Its headquarters is located in Karaköy quarter of Beyoğlu district, Istanbul.

Company headquarters in Karaköy, Istanbul.

The precursor of the company was founded in 1843 during the Ottoman Empire era. The company was responsible only for the ports around İstanbul. In 1933, following the establishment of the Turkish Republic, the company was divided into three subcompanies; one for İstanbul, one for the other ports in Turkey and one for the shipyards. In 1938, DenizBank, then a state-owned bank, was founded to support the maritime business. However, in 1997 most of the harbors as well as the bank were privatised.[1]

Presently, the harbors owned by the company are as follows:[2]

References
  1. History page (in Turkish)
  2. Harbor list (in Turkish)
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