ECONOMY New system to decrease truck lines at borders

[…] decrease truck lines at borders ANKARA A new system will be installed at Turkey ’s border gates to prevent lines of trucks which sometimes stretch a few kilometers, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan has said. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Pekcan said it is of great importance for the customs administrations to be equipped with technological facilities in order for international trade to operate uninterruptedly and quickly. Pekcan emphasized that the modernization of customs […] be able to have information on the incoming vehicles beforehand, and the trucks will spend less time at the border gates, the minister said. ‘With the effective risk analysis, it is possible to intervene in vehicles that are likely to be involved in smuggling,’ Pekcan said. ‘On the other hand, it will be possible to use the personnel more efficiently thanks to the capability to get instant information on all trucks.’ ARTS & LIFE Historic Galatasaray University building’s restoration completed