ABSTRACT
From 1923 – the year of the Turkish Republic was founded – to 1950 mostly the railway and maritime line-oriented policies were adopted. As a result of these policies the railway transportation ratio was 55% and the maritime transportation ratio was 27,8% in 1950. The road transportation ratio was only 17,1% in 1950. The maritime line share at passenger transportation was about 7,5% between 1923 and 1952 in Turkey (SPO, 1962).
