NATIONAL TRANSPORT MASTER PLAN FOR THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

NATIONAL TRANSPORT MASTER PLAN FOR THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
NATIONAL TRANSPORT MASTER PLAN FOR THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
NATIONAL TRANSPORT MASTER PLAN FOR THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

Beneficiaries: Strategy Development Department of Ministry of Transport Maritime Affairs and Communication of the Republic of Turkey (MoTMC)

Project Start Date: 10/2015

Duration: 26 Months

Project Objectives and Results:

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to Turkey’s efforts in maintaining a sustainable political and economic development as an accession country and to support broader integration of Turkey within the EU’s transport networks by preparing National Transport Master Plan, which will facilitate development of a sustainable, safe, secure, accessible, inclusive, fast and technologically innovative transport sector and transport infrastructure that will support competitive logistics and increase the welfare of the Turkish citizens and competitiveness of Turkish economy.

The results achieved are as follows:

Result 1: Recording of the existing conditions in the inter-urban transportation sector of the country

Result 2: Quantification of the existing supply and demand regarding the inter-urban transport sector of the country

Result 3: Development of a national multi-modal transportation model by collecting related data and simulating the existing transportation conditions

Result 4: Development of proposals for the national transportation system and evaluation of them by using multi-modal transportation modelling techniques. Moreover, alternative scenarios will be formulated and evaluated

Result 5: Evaluation of proposals and scenarios by undertaking multi-criteria assessment

Result 6: Preparation of a socio-economical and financial assessment

Result 7: Development of specific national transportation policies and strategies for short-term, medium-term and long-term adoption

Result 8: Development of guidelines for the preparation of urban transportation master plan in the Republic of Turkey

Result 9: Training of Ministry’s staff for the use of the national multi-modal transportation model

Result 10: Development of the national transport master plan

Target Groups:

  • Strategy Development Department of the Ministry of Transport Maritime Affairs and Communication of the Republic of Turkey (MoTMC)
  • Subsidiary and related organizations of MoTMC
  • The domestic and international passengers of the national transportation system
  • The freight operators

Reference Number: EuropeAid/136025/IH/SER/TR