* Other includes LPG and LNG tankers, ferry boats, train ferries, passenger and cargo ships, fishing boats, scientific research vessels, harbor ferries, harbor car ferries, tugs, train ferries/RO-RO, dry cargo/RO-RO and marine vehicles.
Dead weight tonnage refers to how much weight a ship can carry.
Figures only include ships of a capacity size than 1000 gross tons and over.
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Dead weight tonnage of Turkish merchant ships 2023, by ship type
In 2023, the ship type with the most deadweight tonnage (DWT) was bulk carriers, which accounted for approximately ** percent of the total fleet tonnage, with million DWT. Meanwhile, oil tankers ranked second with a total deadweight capacity of around *** million tons.
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Turkish Chamber of Shipping. (June 20, 2024). Total dead weight tonnage of Turkish merchant ships in 2023, by ship type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/901262/total-dead-weight-tonnage-of-turkish-merchant-ships/
Turkish Chamber of Shipping. "Total dead weight tonnage of Turkish merchant ships in 2023, by ship type." Chart. June 20, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/901262/total-dead-weight-tonnage-of-turkish-merchant-ships/
Turkish Chamber of Shipping. (2024). Total dead weight tonnage of Turkish merchant ships in 2023, by ship type. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/901262/total-dead-weight-tonnage-of-turkish-merchant-ships/
Turkish Chamber of Shipping. "Total Dead Weight Tonnage of Turkish Merchant Ships in 2023, by Ship Type." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Jun 2024, /statistics/901262/total-dead-weight-tonnage-of-turkish-merchant-ships/
Turkish Chamber of Shipping, Total dead weight tonnage of Turkish merchant ships in 2023, by ship type ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/901262/total-dead-weight-tonnage-of-turkish-merchant-ships/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Total dead weight tonnage of Turkish merchant ships in 2023, by ship type [Graph], Turkish Chamber of Shipping, June 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/901262/total-dead-weight-tonnage-of-turkish-merchant-ships/
