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MarketsEkonomimTurkish, translatedFiled 17 h ago

Turkey's first 5G smart port project by Türk Telekom and SANKO Holding

Original headlineTürk Telekom ve SANKO Holding’den Türkiye’nin ilk 5G akıllı liman projesi

Open the sourceReported by Ekonomim, ekonomim.com, 9 November 2026

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Türk Telekom and SANKO Holding have launched Turkey's first 5G smart port project at TBH Port Adana, using Türk Telekom's private LTE (PLTE) technology to make port operations more efficient and sustainable. The cooperation agreement was signed within the scope of COP31, tying the deployment to Turkey's climate and sustainability agenda. The project marks the first application of private 5G-grade connectivity to port logistics in the country, a sector where reliable low-latency networks underpin automation, crane control and real-time tracking. It matters because it establishes a domestic reference case for industrial private networks just as Turkish operators prepare for wider 5G rollout. Next to watch: whether the Adana deployment expands to other SANKO facilities and whether similar private-network port projects follow across Turkey's logistics sector.

Muhabbit's AI wrote this summary in its own words from Ekonomim's report and translated it from Turkish. It can get details wrong, so check the source.

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SANKO Holding, Türk Telekom, TBH Port Adana, PLTE, COP31