Azerbaijan And Türkiye's Strategic Position Fuels Middle Corridor Dev't UND

2026-06-03 07:07:37

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 3. The strategic location of Azerbaijan and Türkiye in the region creates significant opportunities for the development of the Middle Corridor and other international logistics routes, the Director General (Chief Executive Officer) of the International Transporters Association (UND), Alper Özel, said, Trend reports.

Addressing the 2nd Caspian International Forum on Transport, Transit, and Logistics held in Baku, Özel noted that Türkiye's transport and export potential is characterized by high performance indicators.

According to him, in 2025, approximately 2.2 million export shipments were made from Türkiye to various countries, including Europe (Mongolia), Portugal (Oman), and Afghanistan.

Furthermore, Alper Özel noted that Türkiye's total exports last year amounted to approximately $260 billion, of which roughly $110 billion was transported by road. In his words, this means that road transport accounts for 41–42% of total exports.

He added that the share of other modes of transport is approximately 45–46% for maritime transport, 8–10% for air transport, and 1% for rail transport.

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