Border Crossings
Land border crossings grouped by neighbouring country, the name of the gate on the other side and its status — plus the main sea and air customs gates.
!Whether a border crossing is open, its working hours and the traffic it accepts can change. Confirm with the Turkish Ministry of Trade — Directorate General of Customs — and the relevant customs office before planning a trip.
Bulgaria
The main exit for the European lane. Kapıkule is Türkiye’s busiest land border crossing; when it is congested, Hamzabeyli is the alternative.
Edirne
Kapitan Andreevo
The main gate for exports to Europe — in busy periods the truck queue can stretch to days.
Edirne
Lesovo
The preferred alternative when Kapıkule is congested; it saves time on empty return runs.
Kırklareli
Malko Tarnovo
A short route for the Black Sea coastal lane.
Greece
Freight moves through İpsala; Pazarkule is mainly a passenger crossing.
Edirne
Kipi
The land exit for the Greece and Italy lane (Thessaloniki–Patras).
Edirne
Kastanies
Generally closed to freight transport.
Edirne
Pythio
A rail crossing — there is no road freight traffic.
Georgia
The gateway to the Caucasus and Central Asia. Sarp is open all year; Türkgözü and Çıldır–Aktaş are sensitive to winter weather.
Artvin (Hopa)
Sarpi
The main exit to Georgia, Azerbaijan and Central Asia along the Black Sea coast road.
Ardahan (Posof)
Vale
A short route towards Tbilisi; in winter watch the snow and altitude conditions.
Ardahan
Kartsakhi
Artvin
Muratli
Nakhchivan / Azerbaijan
Türkiye’s only direct land link with Azerbaijan runs through the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
Iğdır
Sederek (Nahçıvan)
The transit lane to Azerbaijan and Iran via Nakhchivan.
Armenia
The land border has been closed to freight and passengers since 1993.
Iğdır
Margara
Closed. Cargo for Armenia is usually transited through Georgia.
Iran
The main road transit corridor to Iran, Central Asia and the Far East. Gürbulak is the busiest crossing.
Ağrı (Doğubayazıt)
Bazargan
The main gate on the Iran lane; the start of transit to Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Van (Saray)
Razi
One of the rare crossings with both road and rail; an alternative when Gürbulak is congested.
Hakkâri (Yüksekova)
Sero
Temporary closures are possible in winter because of altitude and snow.
Iraq
Habur is the backbone of trade with Iraq; both the Kurdistan Region and the Baghdad lane are fed from here.
Şırnak (Silopi)
İbrahim Halil (Zaho)
The main gate into Iraq — waiting times can stretch when it is busy.
Hakkâri
Bacirge
A crossing opened as an alternative to Habur; confirm its capacity and operating pattern.
Syria
How the crossings on the Syrian lane operate changes often with regional conditions — for this group, confirmation is mandatory every time.
Hatay (Reyhanlı)
Bab el-Hava
Kilis
Bab el-Selame
Gaziantep
Cerablus
Gaziantep
El-Rai
Şanlıurfa
Tel Abyad
Şanlıurfa
Resulayn
Şanlıurfa (Suruç)
Ayn el-Arab (Kobani)
Mardin
Kamışlı
Mardin (Kızıltepe)
Derbesiye
Hatay
Kessab
Gaziantep
Meydan Ekbez
Main Sea Customs Gates
Departure points for container, ro-ro and bulk cargo.
One of the busiest container terminals in the Marmara region; the outlet for Istanbul’s industry.
Cargo from the Anatolian side, with a rail connection.
Large container terminals — mostly transhipment.
The container and ro-ro outlet of the eastern Marmara industrial belt.
The ro-ro hub for automotive exports.
The main container gate for Aegean exports.
Container, bulk and chemical terminals.
One of Türkiye’s largest container ports; a Middle East transit hub.
Mostly iron, steel and bulk cargo.
The Black Sea ro-ro and bulk cargo lane.
Transit cargo for the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Marble, agricultural produce and cruise traffic.
Main Air Customs Gates
Customs entry and exit points for air cargo.
The main hub of Turkish air cargo — wide-body capacity and a dense schedule.
Cargo and express services on the Anatolian side.
Defence industry and project cargo.
Export cargo from the Aegean region.
Agricultural and flower exports, with seasonal peaks.
Industrial and agricultural cargo from Çukurova.
The Black Sea and Caucasus connection.
Official source: Ministry of Trade of Türkiye — Directorate General of Customs. If you need a broker for customs formalities, see the customs listings .
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