The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey
REDUCING THE BORDER WAITING
TIMES THROUGH PPP
IRU 7th Euro-Asian Road Transport Conference
Amman– 13 June 2013
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Turkish Chamber System
 Independent and
Democratic
 Non-profit Organizations
 Financed by their own
Sources
 Compulsory Membership
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TOBB’s Primary Functions
TIR Carnets
Permits and other authorizations
Digital Tachograph Card Issuing Authority (STAUM)
(CIA,CA,CP of Turkey)
ATA Carnets
Certificates of Origin
Free Circulation Certificates
GS 1 System
Capacity Reports
Trade Registry Gazette
Insurance Agents and Loss Adjusters
Fairs Authorization
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Western Anatolia Logistics Organization
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Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad Railway Project (undertaken by
TEPAV-TOBB)
 MoU signed during ECO-CCI meetings on 19 – 21.11.2011
 Cooperation among railway bodies
RUSSIA
KAZAKHSTAN
UZBEKISTAN
GERORGIA
İstanbul
Ankara
KYRGYZSTAN
ARMENIA
TURKEY
AZERBAIJAN
TURKMENISTAN
Kayseri
Malatya
Tebriz
Van Lake
Ferry - 13 hour
Under 6SYRIA
hour until
2012
LEBANON
IRAQ
Length (İslamabadISRAEL
İstanbul)
Pakistan
: 1990 km
İran
: 2570 km
Turkey
: 2006 km
Total
: 6566 km
TAJIKISTAN
Tahran
IRAN
Islamabad
Taftan
– Quetta
AFGHANISTAN
Old rail
18- 36 hour
Kapıköy
Customs - 6 hour
Esfehan
Quetta
Zahedan
SAUDI ARABIA
Kerman
Zahedan
Rail change: 6 hour
Locomotive to come: ?? days
Taftan
Taftan
PAKISTAN
Customs – 6
hour
INDIA
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TOBB-UND LOGISTICS J.S.C.
 Common Transit
 Turkish Digital Tacho
 Logistic centers
 TIR parks
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RO-RO Lines on the Silk Road
Skadovsk
İliçivsk
Yepvatorya
Novoroski
Soçi
Sarp
Trieste
Köstence
Trabzon
Samsun
Zonguldak
Toulon
Ambarlı Haydarpaşa
Pendik
Çeşme
Mersin
Gürbulak
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Importance of Border Crossings
According to IRU-RMT (NELTI Project):
Which monitored 5 routes in Central Asia – Eurasia – Turkey
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Border Crossings: Physical Rehabilitation
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Modernization of Turkish Border
Gates via PPP
Gürbulak-Completed-Iran (UND)
İpsala- Completed- Greece (TOBB-GTİ)
Habur- Completed-Iraq (TOBB-GTİ)
Cilvegözü - Completed-Syria (TOBB-GTİ)
Hamzabeyli-Completed -Bulgaria (TOBB-GTİ)
Kapıkule- Completed -Bulgaria (TOBB-GTİ)
Sarp –Completed- Georgia (TOBB-GTİ)
Nusaybin – Syria (TOBB-GTİ)
Dereköy –Bulgaria (TOBB-GTİ)
Akçakale – Syria (TOBB-GTİ)
Esendere- Iran (TOBB-GTİ)
Dilucu –Nakhcivan (TOBB-GTİ)
Türkgözü –Georgia (TOBB-GTİ)
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Why Modernize?..
 Traffic flow
 The customs procedures
 Public Opinion on Border Gates
 International Standards
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Why Modernize? (cont’d…)
 effective fight against smuggling and human trafficking
 Zero cost to government – entirely private investment
 café, restaurant, (duty-free) shops, etc.
 routine customs control – entirely by Customs Officials,
Border Police
 no national security concern
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Completed Modernizations
HAMZABEYLİ
PROJECTS COMPLETED
SARP
KAPIKULE
HABUR
CİLVEGÖZÜ
Current Projects
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DEREKÖY
PROJECTS COMPLETED
TÜRKGÖZÜ
DİLUCU
KAPIKÖY
ESENDERE
NUSAYBİN
AKÇAKALE
KARKAMIŞ
ÖNCÜPINAR
YAYLADAĞI
Approval Process
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İPSALA (TR-GR)
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KAPIKULE Border Gate (Turkey - Bulgaria)
After Modernization
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SARP Border Gate (Turkey - Georgia)
After Modernization
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HABUR Border Gate (Turkey – Iraq)
After Modernization
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…an example of a best-practice
confirmed as “best practice of PPP” by OSCE-UNECE
2012 report (pg. 167)
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GTI is also a concept designer, since:
Different countries, different customs procedures
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Joint Border Gate Model
One Border Gate Area – Both Country Officials Acting Together
Customs Procedures undertaking jointly; only once
Eliminates redundancies
Information from one country’s official, in both countries’
system.
Declaration to exiting country, control by the entrance country.
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Joint Border Gate Model
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TIR-EPD Green Lanes
TIR-EPD as basis for optimal
organization of infrastructure in
border-crossing points
reduces border waiting time,
facilitates international trade,
enhances risk management efficiency,
improves customs control,
ensures trade and transport security
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Thank You…
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