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2 Increasing number of vehicles and passengers passing through the border gates

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 Lack of Finance from the Public Budget Build Operate Transfer Model

5 As being the highest private sector representative of Turkey, TOBB has undertaken the modernization projects in collaboration with the government and the public institutions.

6 TOBB ; The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges Umbrella organization for the Turkish Private Sector 1.3 million members

7 High Sensitivity of Border Gates TOBB Organisation with public institution Status

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

10 BUILD The border gate facility is rebuild. Financed by GTI OPERATE Operation of commercial facilities Operating activities TRANSFER Transfer of facilities to the public free of charge

11 Build-Operate-Transfer No burden for public treasury!!!

12 COMPLETED PROJECTS HAMZABEYLİ PROJECTS COMPLETED SARP KAPIKULE CİLVEGÖZÜ HABUR NUSAYBİN

13 Investment Made So Far $ Tax Paid to Government $

14 RECENT PROJECTS HALKALI LOGISTICS PROJECTS COMPLETED CENTER ÇILDIR AKTAŞ BORDER GATE DİLUCU BORDER GATE KAPIKÖY BORDER GATE ESENDERE BORDER GATE

15 HALKALI

16 DİLUCU BORDER GATE

17 ESENDERE BORDER GATE

18 KAPIKÖY BORDER GATE

19 ÇILDIR - AKTAŞ BORDER GATE

20

21

22 SECOND STEP: INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

23 SYRIAN PROJECTS No visa procedure Joint border gate model for all crossings of Turkey Syria First: Nusaybin - Qamishli

24 IRANIAN PROJECTS Joint border gate model for: All crossings of Iran Turkey Modernization of crossings: All crossings of Iran with neighbours

25 KAPIKULE BORDER GATE Turkey Bulgaria

26 KAPIKULE BORDER GATE Yearly passengers TIR; Totally: vehicles

27 KAPIKULE BORDER GATE (Before Modernization)

28 KAPIKULE BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

29 KAPIKULE BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

30 KAPIKULE BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

31 KAPIKULE BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

32 HABUR BORDER GATE Turkey - Iraq

33 HABUR BORDER GATE Only border gate with Iraq. Yearly passengers TIR; total vehicles

34 HABUR BORDER GATE (Before Modernization)

35 HABUR BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

36 HABUR BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

37 HABUR BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

38 CİLVEGÖZÜ BORDER GATE Turkey Syria

39 CİLVEGÖZÜ BORDER GATE Busiest Border Gate with Syria. (2011) (2011) Yearly passengers TIR total vehicles

40 CİLVEGÖZÜ BORDER GATE (Before Modernization)

41 CİLVEGÖZÜ BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

42 CİLVEGÖZÜ BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

43 CİLVEGÖZÜ BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

44 CİLVEGÖZÜ BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

45 SARP BORDER GATE Turkey - Georgia

46 SARP BORDER GATE Only border gate to Georgia and to Silk Road. Yearly passengers TIR; total vehicles High volume of pedestrian

47 SARP BORDER GATE (Before Modernization)

48 SARP BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

49 SARP BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

50 SARP BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

51 SARP BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

52 SARP BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

53 HAMZABEYLİ BORDER GATE Turkey - Bulgaria

54 HAMZABEYLİ BORDER GATE Second border gate to Bulgaria. Yearly passengers TIR; total vehicles

55 HAMZABEYLİ BORDER GATE (Before Modernization)

56 HAMZABEYLİ BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

57 HAMZABEYLİ BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

58 HAMZABEYLİ BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

59 HAMZABEYLİ BORDER GATE (After Modernization)

60 THANK YOU

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