3. The services given in the BCPs must be
effective and rapid.
Modernizing the border gates, which are
ineffective and inefficient, becomes one of the
most privileged issues.
4. As being the highest private sector representative
of Turkey,
TOBB
has undertaken the modernization projects
in collaboration with the government and the
public institutions.
5. TOBB ;
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges
Umbrella organization for the Turkish Private Sector
1.3 million members
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8. According to the Build – Operate - Transfer Act,
TOBB
has established a company to carry out
the modernization projects.
9. WHO IS GTİ?
Incorporated: 2005
Associated by: TOBB & 137 Chambers
Modernization of Border Gates:
Build – Operate –Transfer (BOT Model)
Modernization with the model:
First in the World
37. SARP BORDER GATE
Only border gate to Georgia and to Silk Road.
Yearly 4.800.000 passengers
230.000 TIR; 860.000 total vehicles
High volume of pedestrian
59. SYRIAN PROJECTS
No visa procedure
Joint border gate model
for all crossings of
Turkey – Syria
First: Nusaybin - Qamishli
60. IRANIAN PROJECTS
Joint border gate model for:
All crossings of Iran – Turkey
Modernization of crossings:
All crossings of Iran with
neighbours
DISTINGUISHED PARTICIPANTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, GOOD AFTERNOON
I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH INTRODUCING MY COMPANY “GTI”. GTI HAS BEEN INCORPORATED IN 2005, BY THE UNION OF CHAMBERS AND COMMODITY EXCHANGES OF TURKEY, WHICH IS KNOWN AS “TOBB”, AND 137 CHAMBERS AROUND TURKEY. WE MODERNIZE LAND BORDER GATES, WITH THE MODEL, “BUILD – OPERATE – TRANSFER”. MODERNIZATION OF BORDER GATES WITH THIS MODEL, IS THE FIRST PRACTICE IN THE WORLD.
IN THE FIRST STAGE, WHICH IS THE BUILD STAGE, THE BORDER GATE FACILITY IS REBUILD, WITH ALL INVESTMENT FINANCED BY GTI. IN THE SECOND STAGE, OPERATE STAGE, THE COMMERCIAL FACILITIES ARE OPERATED BY GTI. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT, THE OFFICIAL PROCEDURES ARE STILL UNDERTAKEN BY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, LIKE PASSPORT OR CUSTOMS CONTROL ETC. MOREOVER OPERATING ACTIVITIES, LIKE HEATING, COOLING, MAINTENANCE ARE ALSO REALIZED BY GTI. IN THE LAST STAGE, THE WHOLE FACILITY, IS TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE, FREE OF CHARGE.
THE BOT MODEL; BRINGS NO BURDEN FOR THE PUBLIC TREASURY.
ON THE MAP, YOU SEE THE BORDER GATES, THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. HABUR, IS OUR BORDER GATE WITH IRAQ, CILVEGOZU, IS OUR BORDER GATE WITH SYRIA, SARP, IS WITH GEORGIA, HAMZABEYLI AND KAPIKULE, ARE WITH BULGARIA.
UNTIL NOW, 200 MILLION DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT, HAVE BEEN REALIZED BY GTI. MOREOVER, 90 MILLION DOLLARS OF, ADDITIONAL TAX REVENUE, HAVE BEEN PAID TO THE STATE.
WTIH NEW HIGH – TECH INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PHYSICAL STANDARDS, CUSTOMS PROCESSES ARE BEING COMPLETED IN A RAPID WAY. ALSO IN ALL BORDER GATES, 24 HOURS SERVICE IS BEING GIVEN TO USERS. THESE IMPROVEMENTS, HAVE A VERY POSITIVE EFFECT, ON BORDER WAITING TIME.
THESE BORDER GATES, CREATED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, FOR MORE THAN 500 COMPANIES, AND JOB OPPORTUNITY, FOR MORE THAN 1500 EMPLOYEES.
NOW I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECTS WE HAVE COMPLETED.
KAPIKULE BORDER GATE, IS THE BUSIEST BORDER GATE OF EUROPE, AND THE SECOND BUSIEST OF THE WHOLE WORLD. YEARLY FIVE MILLION PASSENGERS, AND TOTALLY 1.2 MILLION VEHICLES, ARE PASSING THROUGH THE GATE.
YOU NOW SEE A PICTURE FROM KAPIKULE BEFORE MODERNIZATION.
AND THESE ARE TAKEN AFTER MODERNIZATION.
HABUR BORDER GATE IS OUR BORDER WITH IRAQ.
NEARLY TWO AND A HALF MILLION PASSENGERS, AND TOTALLY 1.6 MILLION VEHICLES, ARE PASSING THROUGH.
THE PICTURE IS TAKEN BEFORE MODERNIZATION.
AND THESE ARE AFTER.
CILVEGOZU BORDER GATE IS THE BUSIEST GATE WIYTH SYRIA.
NEARLY 2 MILLION PASSENGERS, AND TOTALLY FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND VEHICLES, ARE PASSING THROUGH.
THIS PICTURE IS TAKEN BEFORE MODERNIZATION.
AND THESE ARE AFTER.
SARP BORDER GATE IS WITH GEORGIA.
YEARLY 2,5 MILLION PASSENGERS, AND SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND VEHICLES, ARE PASSING THROUGH.
PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT THE DRAMATIC CHANGE.
THE LAST COMLETED IS HAMZABEYLI BORDER GATE.
WHICH IS THE SECOND GATE WITH BULGARIA. YEARLY EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND PASSENGERS, AND THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND VEHICLES, ARE PASSING THROUGH.
THESE ARE THE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM HAMZABEYLI, TAKEN BEFORE AND AFTER THE MODERNIZATION.
AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO, ANOTHER CONCEPT, MODERN SILK ROAD.
THE MOST MATURE PROJECTS, WE ARE WORKING ON, IN THIS AREA, ARE WITH OUR NEIGHBOURS IRAN AND SYRIA. WE ARE PLANNING TO BUILD ALL CROSSINGS, BETWEEN TURKEY AND SYRIA, WITH THE MODEL “JOINT BORDER GATE”, STARTING WITH THE NUSAYBIN – QAMISHLI BORDER GATE.
ALSO FOR IRAN, WE ARE GOING TO BUILD, JOINT BORDER CROSSINGS FOR ALL THE GATES, BETWEEN IRAN AND TURKEY. CONSEQUENTLY, ALL CROSSINGS OF IRAN WITH ITS NEIGHBOURS, WILL BE MODERNIZED BY GTI.