Trabzon Port
Trabzon Port is located between latitude 40 57′ 30″ in the north, longitude 40 02′ 30″ in the east and latitude 41 06′ 36″ in the north and longitude 39 25′ 00″ in the east. In other words, it is located within the sea and coastal area bounded by the lines drawn in the north direction from Cape Narlık in the east and Cape Işıklı in the west and the Turkish territorial waters adjacent to it.
Trabzon and its Port Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, has been a center where religions, languages and cultures have fused for centuries, and a trade gateway to Iran in the east and Russia and the Caucasus in the north. Genoese, Venetians came and went through this port; they sold woolen fabrics, linen and silk goods. During the Ottoman Empire, Trabzon was the focal point of trade to Iran, Iraq, India, Russia and the Caucasus thanks to its port.
For two thousand years, the historic Silk Road, traveled by caravans carrying the riches of the East to the West, has connected two continents and three sea basins. Beyond being a trade route connecting Asia to Europe, the Silk Road has also enabled cultural exchange between civilizations. Starting from China and dividing into multiple routes in Central Asia, the Silk Road used Trabzon as one of the important routes, and the riches of the East were transferred to the West through Trabzon Port.
Trabzon is located on the shores of the Black Sea, the largest inland sea with connections to the world's major seas, and is located at a strategic point at the beginning of the transit route of Iran, Iraq, Russia and the Turkic Republics. Trabzon Port plays a key role in connecting these countries to all European and World markets.
