Türkiye · Horizon published 20 Oct 2026 · Source published 19 October 2026 · Reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Türkiye links Eskişehir’s Hasanbey Logistics Center to ports and the BTK rail route
Türkiye’s Investment and Finance Office reports that the Green Road project has connected Eskişehir’s Hasanbey Logistics Center to Derince port, with the first freight train departing on 19 October. The protocol also envisages rail movements on the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars route, creating a defined intermodal market-planning case for manufacturers, exporters, logistics providers, warehousing businesses and rail-service suppliers.
Verified facts
- The Investment and Finance Office reported that Eskişehir Chamber of Industry and Turkish State Railways signed the Green Road protocol, and that the first freight train departed from Hasanbey Logistics Center to Derince port on 19 October 2026. The release describes an intended connection between inland industry and port logistics, not a confirmed long-term customer schedule or rate card.
- The official release states that rail transportation is expected to start on the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway, allowing containers loaded in Eskişehir to move toward the Middle East, Central Asia and China without a second handling. A stated operating intention does not establish a current international service frequency, transit time, border acceptance, container availability, customs treatment or booking route for an individual shipment.
- The Investment Office describes Hasanbey as handling domestic and international freight, distribution, storage and customs clearance, and states annual capacity of 1.5 million tonnes. A Turkish parliamentary record published earlier describes the completed centre with 1.4 million tonnes of handling capacity. The difference should be reconciled with the accountable operator before capacity enters a customer presentation or supply-chain model.
- Türkiye’s investment office sector material identifies rail as 54 percent of 2026 logistics and transportation investment allocations. This frames the policy and infrastructure context, but does not determine the service terms or commercial suitability of Hasanbey for a named cargo flow.
Horizon view
Hasanbey offers a useful, operationally specific test case for industrial exporters that want to evaluate an inland-to-port and potential eastbound rail alternative. The commercial opportunity is strongest where a company can compare one actual product flow against road or alternative rail and port options, rather than relying on a broad Middle Corridor narrative. Eskişehir manufacturers, warehouse operators, freight forwarders, container users and supply-chain technology providers can use the new connection as a practical account-mapping trigger.
Commercial implication and next step
Build a product-and-route file for each candidate flow: origin plant or warehouse; commodity, HS classification and packing; container, rail and port handover; exporter, importer, declarant, broker, carrier, forwarder and terminal roles; live train departure and booking process; customs, transit, sanctions and export-control documentation; load, storage, temperature, dangerous-goods and security needs; current capacity, cut-off, lead time, rate, currency, insurance, liability, claims, proof of delivery, invoice and collection terms. Compare the result against a road, port or alternative rail route using written current quotations and operating conditions from the accountable parties.
What to verify before acting
The sources do not establish a guaranteed service frequency, departure date, cargo acceptance, international BTK movement, terminal slot, customs clearance, capacity allocation, transit time, rate, carrier appointment, customer demand, supplier opportunity, payment, contract or transaction. This is not Türkiye transport, rail, customs, trade, sanctions, export-control, insurance, tax or legal advice.
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