Economy

Türkiye maritime connectivity

Türkiye has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 299 in Q3 2026 (-5.7% year on year), ranking 16th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Ambarli. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 24

LSCI index

299

−5.7%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

16th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

317

Q3 2025

Ports in the PLSCI

24

highest index: Ambarli

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026297.5−0.1%month on month−5.3%year on year16th in the world

UNCTAD monthly LSCI since January 2023, on the same scale as the quarterly index.

Ports of Türkiye

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st37thAmbarli481.6−8.2%
2nd52ndAliaga (Nemrut)354.6+10.7%
3rd54thMersin348.6+6.6%
4th70thIzmit Korfezi301.8+13.0%
5th84thIskenderun257.4−13.6%
6th96thGemlik236.6−8.0%
7th102ndTekirdag222.2−4.6%
8th191stGebze138.7−2.3%
9th202ndIzmir133.1+8.3%
10th300thDerince79−32.7%
11th373rdEvyap Pt56.9−28.3%
12th429thYilport44.5+16.3%
13th457thNemruth Bay40.3+59.2%
14th519thMarport30.5−35.2%
15th524thAntalya29.5+61.6%
16th556thMardas26.3+29.5%
17th606thSamsun22.10.0%
18th625thDiliskelesi20.8−27.4%
19th665thHaydarpasa18.10.0%
20th685thTrabzon16.6+35.2%
21st725thEregli14.20.0%
22nd819thYarimca10.8−91.7%
23rd849thBandirma9.90.0%
24th850thKumport9.9−75.8%

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