International Transporters Association

Turkey's economy lost 75 million Turkish Liras last year because vehicles with foreign license plates failed to pay traffic fines, the chairman of the executive board of Istanbul-based International Transporters Association (UND) has said.

Turkey's trade to Europe has been slowed down with more than 1,000 trucks waiting for days to cross through the Kapıkule Border Gate with Bulgaria to European markets. The delays are reportedly caused by an ongoing bribery operation carried out by Bulgarian police, tightening controls by the EU to prevent human trafficking by land, and construction works at the gate.

Turkey's Habur border crossing with Iraq, which was closed for 22 days due to curfews and clashes in nearby towns, was reopened on Jan.