Zonguldak TTK Port

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Zonguldak TTK Port is a port located at Zonguldak on the Black Sea coast of Turkey and operated by TTK. As of 2015, the port had an annual capacity of 2 million metric tonnes. The main function of the port is to export coal from Turkey's Eregli coalfields. The port handles about 200 ships per year.

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Project Details

• Operator: TTK Transport Management Directorate
• Location: Zonguldak, Turkey
• Annual Capacity (Tonnes): 2 million
• Status: Operating
• Type: Exports
• Sources of coal: Eregli Coalfields

Protests

In February 2018 an MP from the main opposition party joined a protest against the removal of small fishing boats: the protest was also against a possible privatization of TKI.

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