Turkey |
|
| INFRASTRUCTURE |
| |
| Telephones
- main lines in use |
19.5
million (1999) |
| Telephones
- mobile cellular |
17.1 million
(2001) |
| Radio
broadcast stations |
AM 16, FM
107, shortwave 6 (2001) |
| Television
broadcast stations |
635 (plus
2,934 repeaters) (1995) |
| Internet
country code |
.tr |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) |
50 (2001)
|
| Internet
users |
2.5 million
(2002) |
| Railways |
total: 8,607
km
standard gauge: 8,607 km 1.435-m gauge (2,131 km electrified)
(2002) |
| Highways |
total: 385,960
km
paved: 131,226 km (including 1,749 km of expressways)
unpaved: 254,734 km (1999) |
| Waterways |
1,200 km
(approximately) |
| Ports
and harbors |
Gemlik, Hopa,
Iskenderun, Istanbul, Izmir, Kocaeli (Izmit), Icel (Mersin),
Samsun, Trabzon |
| Merchant
marine |
total: 525
ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,306,506 GRT/8,424,837 DWT
ships by type: bulk 125, cargo 229, chemical tanker 44, combination
bulk 3, combination ore/oil 3, container 34, liquefied gas
6, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 35, refrigerated cargo
4, roll on/roll off 26, short-sea passenger 10, specialized
tanker 5
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as
a flag of convenience: Belize 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 2, Greece
1, Italy 1, Thailand 1, UK 11 (2002 est.) |
| Airports |
120 (2002)
|
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