Proceedings of the 14th Meeting of the
Transport and Communications Working Group
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d. Turkey
Mr. Serdar ÜNSAL, Head of Department, Head of Department, Ministry of Transport and
Infrastructure of Turkey, delivered a presentation on Turkey’s experiences regarding risk
management in transport PPP projects on behalf of the General Directorate of Infrastructure
Investment.
At the beginning of his presentation, Mr. ÜNSAL cited that the most important feature that
distinguishes PPP method from classical methods is that the cooperation between private and
public bodies continues not only during the construction but also during the operation phase,
besides it creates a synergy in both construction and operation periods between public and
private sectors.
Mr. ÜNSAL continued his presentation by stressing the advantages of PPP projects as followings;
 Reduction of public debt burden,
 Providing ease of financing,
 In addition to this advantage, the scope of the private sector is expanded with the BOT
and the entry of foreign capital inflow to the country is easier.
 The new investment areas opened to foreign capital have a positive impact on GDP.
 The BOT model increases the applicability of the private sector's profitability, efficiency
and efficacy principles and the understanding of the performance management system
to public services.
 It also accelerates the transfer of advanced technology to public services. This enables
the provision of public services with lower costs and higher quality.
 Proper identification of risks of project and sharing of them with respect to necessary
assessments,
 Unlike the feasibility of other public investments, public/private comparison analysis is
prepared,
 Transparent and competitive tender environment,
 Support of high level (political) decision-makers,
 Existence of central coordination unit,
 Monitoring and reporting of projects with a qualifiedmonitoring and evaluation system,
Moreover, Mr. ÜNSAL highlighted the PPP project models undertaken by the General Directorate
of Infrastructure Investment. He listed the infrastructures undertaken by public budget,
superstructures by Build-Operate and Transfer (BOT) model as followings;
 Karasu Port
 Çanakkale Port Superstructure
 Kumkuyu Marina Port
 Alanya Marina Port