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• Adopting policies promoting and easing foreign undertakings
that are experienced in port management and/or liner passenger
transportation to make investments in Turkey
• Promoting the entry of new undertakings into the ro-ro trans-
portation field in order to increase the number of undertakings
active in that market.
Road Transportation Market
Road transportation market consists of passenger and cargo trans-
portation services.
It is stated in the report that the road transportation services mar-
ket is a market with low barriers to entry. It is also noted that there is
surplus in supply and instability in demand-supply balance arising out
of shifting demand during different seasons. In holiday seasons, at
peak times when the number of passengers increases, the undertakings
face with a hard time to satisfy the high demand. On the other hand,
there is much higher supply of chairs at off-peak seasons then the actu-
al demand in a significant part of the year. Moreover, it is emphasized
that there is major grey- off the books - economy in this market.
In the light of its examinations, the Authority submitted the fol-
lowing suggestions:
• Preventing grey - off the books - economy activities
Adopting necessary regulations to manage demand and capacity
balance by adjusting excess capacity to meet demand in the market and
promoting the active undertakings to reach a sufficient scale.
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