Multi modal transport in Turkiye, European transport policy and alignement in candidacy

MULTI MODAL TRANSPORT IN TURKIYE, EUROPEAN TRANSPORTPOLICY AND ALIGNEMENT IN CANDIDACY(M.Sc. Thesis)Ceren BUKETGAZ UNIVERSITYINSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYJune 2006ABSTRACTConsidering today?s market conditions, in the name of competition,fast, economical and reliable systems are being developed. In thecontext of the study, through a general view of development history oftransportation systems in Türkiye; advantages and disadvantages ofthese systems are indicated. Multi modal and its specific typecombined transport concepts are presented. A general description oftransport policies of European Union is given and these policies areexamined in context of development of multimodal transport. Multimodal transport in the development plans prepared by Türkiye andpolicies developed for alignment procedures is examined.Science Code : 1.134Key Words : Multi modal transport, combined transport,European Union transport policy, Development plansPage Number : 83Adviser : Prof. Dr. Süleyman PAMPAL