Abstract:

In 1872 the port of Mersin had four squares. In 1886, with the completion of the Adana-Tarsus-Mersin railway, the commercial volume of the port in Mersin also increased. In the 19th century, Mersin, one of the major port cities of the Eastern Mediterranean, had consular and consular offices from France, Britain, Spain, Russia, Italy, Austria-Hungary, America and thirteen countries. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the British, French, Russian, Greek, Austrian, Spanish and Ottoman bandage ships arrived and departed for commercial purposes to the Mersin port. With the influence of trade agreements signed with industrialized European countries in the Ottoman era, the port and trade volume against the state increased. The Alliance and Terakki Party, which was established after the Second Legacy, has tried to reverse this situation with its national economic policy to be implemented. The economic policy indicated in the Republic of Turkey has become decisive and the nationalization policy related to the operation of the ports has been followed. In this context, Turkey began to exercise the right of cabotage for Turkish maritime and maritime trade from 1 July 1926. The port administrations passed to the government in order to make the most of their commercial activities within the ports that make up a significant part of the country’s revenues have been transferred to anonymous companies where the local authorities take control. One of the port inhabitants founded in the first years of the Republic. Mersin Port Insurance Company “It has been. In this context, the purpose of the research is to provide clarity on the transfer, operation and construction process of the port in the city, Mersin Port Engineer Company as an extension of the nationalization policy in the economy.

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