Turkey Transportation:
Railways:
total: 8,697 km (2004 est.)
standard gauge: 8,697 km 1.435-m gauge (2,131 km electrified)
Highways:
total: 354,421 km (2002 est.)
paved: 147,404 km (including 1,851 km of expressways)
unpaved: 207,017 km
Waterways:
1,200 km (2003 est.)
Pipelines:
gas: 3,177 km
oil: 3,562 km
(2004)
Ports and harbors:
Aliaga, Ambarli, Eregli, Haydarpasa, Istanbul, Kocaeli (Izmit), Skhira, Toros
Merchant marine:
total: 526 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,666,895 GRT / 7,311,504 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 108, cargo 228, chemical tanker 45, combination ore/oil 1, container 25, liquefied gas 6, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 50, petroleum tanker 33, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 22, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 8 (Cyprus 3, Denmark 2, Greece 1, Italy 1, Switzerland 1)
registered in other countries: 231
(2005)
Airports:
119 (2004 est.)
Airports — with paved runways:
total: 87
over 3047m: 16
2438 to 3047m: 30
1524 to 2437m: 20
914 to 1523m: 17
under 914m: 4
(2004 est.)
Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 32
over 3047m: 1
2438 to 3047m: 1
1524 to 2437m: 2
914 to 1523m: 8
under 914m: 20
(2004 est.)
Heliports:
14 (2004 est.)
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