Editing Economy of Turkey (section)

====Transport====
{{Main|Transport in Turkey}}

[[File:Turkish Airlines 1350321.jpg|thumb|[[Turkish Airlines]], [[flag carrier]] of Turkey, has been selected by [[Skytrax]] as [[Europe]]'s best airline for five years in a row (2011–2015).<ref name=TurkishAirlinesSkytrax>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards_2012/europe.htm |title=Turkish Airlines is named the Best Airline in Europe at the 2012 World Airline Awards held at Farnborough Air Show |publisher=[[Skytrax]] |date=12 July 2012 |access-date=25 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425042957/http://www.worldairlineawards.com/awards_2012/europe.htm |archive-date=25 April 2013 }}</ref><ref name="five">{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-airlines-named-best-airline-in-europe-for-fifth-year-in-a-row.aspx?PageID=238&NID=84117&NewsCatID=345|title=Turkish Airlines named best airline in Europe for fifth year in a row – BUSINESS|date=17 June 2015 }}</ref> With destinations in 129 countries worldwide, Turkish Airlines is the [[Largest airlines in the world#Countries served|largest carrier in the world by number of countries served]] {{As of|2024|lc=y}}.<ref name="Turkish Airlines">{{cite web|title=Turkish Airlines: International Flight Destinations|url=http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-int/flights-tickets/flights-destinations/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519093619/http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-int/flights-tickets/flights-destinations|archive-date=19 May 2016|access-date=22 June 2016|publisher=Turkish Airlines}}</ref>]]

[[File:İstanbul_Havalimanı_Airport_2019_24.jpg|thumb|[[Istanbul Airport]] is the main international airport serving Istanbul, Turkey. It is a major hub in the world.]]

In 2013 there were ninety-eight [[List of airports in Turkey|airports in Turkey]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/turkey/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110073821/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/turkey|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 January 2021|title=CIA World Factbook: Turkey|access-date=2014-11-17}}</ref> including 22 [[international airport]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.studyinturkey.org/en/discover-turkey/first-step-to-turkey/international-airports/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225064653/http://www.studyinturkey.org/en/discover-turkey/first-step-to-turkey/international-airports/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-12-25 |title=Study in Turkey: International Airports in Turkey |access-date=2014-11-17 }}</ref> {{As of|2015}}, [[Istanbul Atatürk Airport]] is the [[World's busiest airports by passenger traffic|11th busiest airport in the world]], serving 31,833,324 passengers between January and July 2014, according to [[Airports Council International]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aci.aero/Data-Centre/Monthly-Traffic-Data/Passenger-Summary/Year-to-date |title=Year to date Passenger Traffic |publisher=ACI |date=2014-09-25 |access-date=2014-09-25 |archive-date=13 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813170044/http://www.aci.aero/Data-Centre/Monthly-Traffic-Data/Passenger-Summary/Year-to-date |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Istanbul Airport|new (third) international airport of Istanbul]] is planned to be the largest airport in the world, with a capacity to serve 150 million passengers per annum.<ref name="dhmi">{{cite web|url=http://www.dhmi.gov.tr/haberler.aspx?HaberID=1451|title=It will be the biggest airport of the world|date=2013-01-24|access-date=2013-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129004331/http://www.dhmi.gov.tr/haberler.aspx?HaberID=1451|archive-date=2013-01-29|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/istanbuls-new-erdogan-backed-airport-be-named-after-erdogan-264580|title=Istanbul's New Erdoğan-Backed Airport to Be Named After... Erdoğan|website=[[Newsweek]]|date=14 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/erdogan-airport-istanbuls-super-hub-be-named-after-turkeys-president-elect-1461166|title=Erdogan Airport: Istanbul's Super Hub 'to be Named After Turkey's President-Elect'|author=Gianluca Mezzofiore|work=International Business Times UK|date=14 August 2014}}</ref>

[[File:1915 Çanakkale Bridge 20220327.jpg|thumb|right|The [[1915 Çanakkale Bridge]] on the [[Dardanelles]] strait, connecting Europe and Asia, is the [[List of longest suspension bridge spans#Completed suspension bridges|longest suspension bridge in the world]].<ref name="B1M-website">{{cite web|url=https://www.theb1m.com/video/turkey-has-built-the-worlds-longest-suspension-bridge|title=Turkey Has Built the World's Longest Suspension Bridge|publisher=The B1M|author=Tim Gibson|date=11 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzrdNIsGVc0|title=Why Turkey Built the World's Longest Suspension Bridge|date=11 May 2022 |publisher=The B1M|access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="hdn">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/groundbreaking-ceremony-for-bridge-over-dardanelles-to-take-place-on-march-18.aspx?pageID=238&nID=110948&NewsCatID=345 |newspaper=[[Hürriyet Daily News]] |title=Groundbreaking ceremony for bridge over Dardanelles to take place on March 18 |date=2017-03-17 |access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref>]]

The state-owned utility [[Turkish State Railways]] operates the 12,740–km railway network, [[List of countries by rail transport network size|23rd longest in the world]]. Since 2003, [[Turkish State Railways]] has also been investing in [[High-speed rail in Turkey|high-speed rail]] lines, which at 2,175&nbsp;km (1,353&nbsp;mi) ranked ninth longest in the world.<ref name="diction">{{cite book |last1=Heper |first1=Metin |title=Historical Dictionary of Turkey |date=2018}}</ref>

[[File:YHT train at Ankara railway station.jpg|thumb|A [[TCDD HT80000]] [[High-speed rail in Turkey|high-speed train]] of the [[Turkish State Railways]] at the [[Ankara Tren Garı|ATG terminal]] in [[Ankara]]]]

As of 2010, the country had a roadway network of 426,951&nbsp;km, including 2,080&nbsp;km of [[Limited-access road|expressways]] and 16,784&nbsp;km of [[divided highways]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kgm.gov.tr/Sayfalar/KGM/SiteTr/Kurumsal/YolAgi.aspx|title=Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü|work=kgm.gov.tr|access-date=10 December 2011|archive-date=9 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109030650/http://www.kgm.gov.tr/Sayfalar/KGM/SiteTr/Kurumsal/YolAgi.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As of 2010, the Turkish [[merchant marine]] included 1,199 ships (604 registered at home), ranking 7th in the world.<ref name=CIAFactbookTurkey/> Turkey's coastline has 1,200&nbsp;km of navigable waterways.<ref name=CIAFactbookTurkey/>

In 2008, {{convert|7555|km}} of [[natural gas]] pipelines and {{convert|3636|km}} of [[petroleum]] pipelines spanned the country's territory.<ref name=CIAFactbookTurkey/>

{{wide image|File:The First Bosphorus Bridge (1973) in Istanbul.jpg|640px|align-cap=center|The [[Bosphorus Bridge]] (1973) is the oldest of the three suspension bridges and two undersea tunnels which span the [[Bosporus|Bosphorus]] strait and connect [[Istanbul]]'s European and Asian sides.}}