Volkan Bayram

Mersin International Port (MIP)

Mersin International Port Management INC. (MIP), which was established as a partnership between PSA International and Akfen Holding, took over T.C.D.D. Mersin Port Management for a period of 36 years on May 11 2007. The Turkey's largest container port, MIP, has become even stronger thanks to its three owned shareholding partners most recently the contribution of IFM Investors into the shareholders in 2017. PSA, has an international port management network around the globe. Besides having an extensive experience of port management, PSA has become a brand in which clients around the world trust. Akfen Holding, which has started its operations in 1976, operates primarily in the fields of airport and sea port investment and management, among other fields such as energy and various infrastructure investments and the development of real estate investment projects. Mersin International Port (MIP) is connected via railways and highways with Turkey's industrialized cities such as Ankara, Gaziantep, Kayseri, Kahramanmaraş and Konya, and with bordering countries such as Syria, Iraq and CIS countries. It is one of the main container ports in the Mediterranean Region with its transit and hinterland connections with the Middle East and the Black Sea. Mersin International Port (MIP) meets a significant portion of Turkey's import and export volumes with its vast hinterland, accessible transportation opportunities and qualified human resources.