İMEAK DENİZ TİCARET ODASI

İMEAK Deniz Ticaret Odası

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Turkish Maritime Trade and the Maritime Sector were represented for a considerable period after the establishment of the Republic as a Professional Committee within the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce.

The establishment of the Istanbul Chamber of Maritime Commerce began in the early 1980s as a result of initiatives by stakeholders in the maritime community, and the Chamber was officially established on August 26, 1982, with 744 members.

Continuing its activities with increasing effectiveness, the Istanbul Chamber of Maritime Commerce expanded its scope of activity to include provinces bordering the Marmara Sea, then the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, and finally, in May 1989, the Black Sea, due to the universality inherent in the global nature of maritime trade and the needs of the sector. Its area of ​​responsibility now encompasses all Turkish seas and inland waters except Mersin. During this process, the Chamber of Maritime Commerce opened branches and representative offices in port cities in various regions of Turkey, and adopted the name "Istanbul and Marmara, Aegean, Mediterranean, Black Sea Regions (IMEAK) Chamber of Maritime Commerce" (DTO).

The Istanbul and Marmara, Aegean, Mediterranean, and Black Sea Regions (IMEAK) Chamber of Maritime Commerce (DTO) has been among the largest chambers in Turkey since 1982. Today, with its robust organizational structure and strong institutional memory, it represents the Turkish maritime sector, is the driving force of our blue economy, and serves as a source of information for the sector. It is also the umbrella professional organization with the status of a public institution for the maritime sector.

The Istanbul and Marmara, Aegean, Mediterranean, and Black Sea Regions (IMEAK) Chamber of Maritime Commerce (DTO) operates in accordance with Law No. 5174 on the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey and Chambers and Commodity Exchanges. Headquartered in Istanbul, it serves throughout Turkey with 9 branches (Aliağa, Antalya, Bodrum, Fethiye, İskenderun, İzmir, Karadeniz Ereğli, Kocaeli, Marmaris) and 15 representative offices.

IMEAK DTO; The Istanbul Chamber of Maritime Affairs (IMEAK DTO) consists of 48 Professional Committees representing approximately 11,000 members operating in the maritime sector, including shipowners, ship operators, ship and yacht builders, shipyard and boat manufacturing facility owners, ship and yacht building subcontractors, ports, marinas, ship agencies, ship buying and selling and freight brokers, companies operating in the field of marine tourism, owners of commercial yachts and pleasure boats, ship suppliers, ship and yacht fuel suppliers, commercial fishing companies, loading, unloading and stowage companies, ship classification societies, ship insurance companies, ship surveyors, and auxiliary services such as salvage, pilotage, and ship supply.

IMEAK DTO; With the vision of "A Maritime Nation, A Maritime Country," and within the framework of its mission to develop the Turkish maritime sector in a free competitive environment, increase its international competitiveness and contribution to the national economy, it serves to ensure the development of the maritime profession, facilitate professional activities, meet the common goals of seafarers, and at the same time protect the discipline, ethics and solidarity of the maritime profession.