# Istinye (TR ITY)

**UN/LOCODE:** TR ITY  
**Country:** Turkey  
**Water Body:** Sea of Marmara; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 41.1167, 29.0500

Istinye pairs a strikingly deep natural bay — sounding over 23 m — with only a shallow usable quay of about 1.8 m, a combination that today suits yachts rather than freighters. On the European shore of the Bosphorus, this Istanbul district served as an Ottoman and later modern shipyard until 1991, but now functions as a marina and leisure quarter without commercial container or breakbulk handling. Istanbul's box, RoRo and bulk volumes move instead through the large terminals at Ambarlı on the Marmara coast and Haydarpaşa on the Asian side. For forwarders, Istinye itself carries limited cargo relevance.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Istanbul → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/istanbul-shanghai)
- [Istanbul → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/istanbul-shenzhen)
- [Istanbul → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/istanbul-guangzhou)
- [Istanbul → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/istanbul-hong-kong)
- [Istanbul → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/istanbul-tokyo)
- [Istanbul → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/istanbul-busan)

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*Freight Academy — Seaport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/istinye-port-tr-ity](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/istinye-port-tr-ity)*

*Markdown mirror: [https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/istinye-port-tr-ity](https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/istinye-port-tr-ity)*

*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/seaports/istinye-port-tr-ity/llm-summary?lang=en*