Modernisation of Pazarkule Border Gate Completed
An opening ceremony will be held tomorrow for the Pazarkule Border Gate between Türkiye and Greece, for which modernisation works have been completed. Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat is expected to attend the ceremony.
The modernisation works started two years ago in December at the border gate located in Karaağaç Neighbourhood of the centre of Edirne were completed in May this year.
After the modernisation, the number of platforms at the border gate was increased from one entrance and one exit to 6, 3 entrance and 3 exit. The usage area of the customs area of 4 thousand square metres was expanded to 22 thousand square metres.
Pazarkule, which gained a modern appearance after the renovation works, has a search hangar, social facilities, personnel buildings, as well as administrative units in the passenger building and shops on the ground floor.
There are also x-ray office, mobile x-ray and dog training centre, Smuggling and Intelligence Directorate building at the border gate.
Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat and Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye, are expected to attend the opening ceremony tomorrow.
