The influence of One Belt One Road project on supply chain management in the context of BTK railway line

In the context of supply chain, the two goals of the belt and road project stands out, such as ensuring barrier free trade and increasing the connectivity. Turkey, situated in the middle corridor of the project, is aiming to become a logistic hub by using its important location. Turkey is very eager to act as a bridge between Europe and Asia and it is among the first countries that expressed positive perspective toward the project. In this regard, Turkey has completed various infrastructure projects like Baku-Tbilisi Railway, Marmaray and Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge for OBOR. These projects created new logistic connection modes by providing logistics integration. In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic forced organizations to consider different routes in logistics. In this study, influence of OBOR project in context of BTK railway line has been searched and studied. As a result of this study, it has been understood that BTK opened new and alternative transportation routes, affecting transportation cost positively. It also provides a price advantage to Turkish exporters and importers.