Dangerous Goods Management Where Europe Meets Asia
Merhaba from DGM Turkey! The global DGM network is proud to welcome its newest office, located at one of the most strategically significant crossroads on the planet. As dangerous goods (DG) move across three continents every day, DGM Turkey stands ready to keep them moving safely, compliantly, and with the dangerous goods management expertise that has defined the DGM name worldwide.
DGM Turkey joins the DGM World family bringing something rare: a decade of established, Ministry-authorized dangerous goods consultancy experience, combined with the operational reach of a global network. For shippers, freight forwarders, and DGM offices across 25+ countries, this new partnership opens a critical gateway between European, Asian, and African trade lanes.
Why Turkey Matters for Dangerous Goods
Few countries occupy a more important position in global hazardous materials transport than Turkey. Situated where Europe meets Asia, at the crossroads of three continents, Turkey handles over 1.5 billion tonnes of freight annually across road, sea, rail, and air corridors.
As a NATO member, an EU Customs Union partner, and a signatory to the ADR, RID, and IMDG Code frameworks, Turkey is a vital node in the international dangerous goods supply chain. Yet compliance expertise across the region has historically remained underdeveloped — and that gap is precisely the opportunity DGM Turkey is built to fill.
Maritime transport dominates Turkey’s international dangerous goods movement, accounting for an estimated 55–60% of volume, followed by road transport at 30–35%, air at 7–10%, and rail at 1–2%. Key hubs anchor this activity, including the Kocaeli Gulf Region, the Aliağa/İzmir industrial cluster, the Mersin Port Corridor, the İstanbul/Ambarlı port system, İstanbul’s airports, and the Kapıkule land border crossing into Europe.
Who Is DGM Turkey?
DGM Turkey was born from EREN TMGD, one of the country’s well-established, Ministry-authorized dangerous goods consultancy firms, serving national and international clients in ADR, RID, IMDG, and IATA DGR compliance for ten years.
The team’s strength lies in its people. DGM Turkey is staffed primarily by engineers who are certified Dangerous Goods Safety Advisers (DGSAs), supported by an in-house chemical expert — a depth of technical knowledge that allows the office to integrate engineering, regulatory, and operational perspectives into every client engagement.
The company operates from a head office in İzmir, Turkey’s third-largest city, with a branch in Gebze, near İstanbul, positioning the team alongside the country’s most active industrial and port regions. From these two locations, DGM Turkey delivers services across all 81 provinces nationwide.
DGM Turkey is led by an experienced management team: Çiğdem Eren (Founder/CEO), Adem Eren (Managing Director), Mahmut Özdemir (Operations Manager), İlknur Yalabık (Finance Manager), and Okan Kokuoğlu (DGSA Coordinator).
Dangerous Goods Services and Expertise
DGM Turkey offers a comprehensive, fully integrated suite of dangerous goods services designed to meet the needs of shippers and partners across every transport mode:
- DG consultancy across ADR, RID, IMDG, and IATA DGR
- Dangerous goods packaging and repacking of hazardous materials
- Labeling and dangerous goods documentation for compliant shipments
- On-site support at client facilities
- Warehousing of dangerous goods
- Dangerous goods training across all modes of transport
- Turkish REACH (KKDIK) compliance support
- Safety Data Sheet (SDS) preparation
- Integrated Chemical Management
- Hazardous waste consultancy
This breadth allows DGM Turkey to act as a single, accountable partner for the full dangerous goods lifecycle — from classification and documentation through packing, training, and ongoing regulatory support.
Industries Served
Turkey’s economy generates significant dangerous goods activity across several major sectors, all of which fall within DGM Turkey’s areas of expertise: chemicals and petrochemicals; oil, gas, and energy; automotive; mining and metals; logistics, ports, and warehousing; defense and aviation; and pharmaceuticals. As these industries continue to grow, so does the demand for reliable, expert DG compliance — and that demand is the foundation of DGM Turkey’s mission.
Navigating Turkey’s Regulatory Environment
Turkey maintains a robust and evolving dangerous goods regulatory framework. DGM Turkey guides clients through the Regulation on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, the Coastal Facilities Dangerous Goods Regulation, the Dangerous Goods Training Circular, and the KKDIK Regulation — Turkey’s equivalent of the EU’s REACH chemical legislation.
For international shippers and DGM partner offices, this regulatory complexity can be a serious barrier. DGM Turkey removes that barrier, offering local regulatory fluency, language support, and the hands-on operational knowledge needed to keep shipments compliant and on schedule under both Turkish law and the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.
Opportunities and Challenges Ahead
The Turkish dangerous goods market presents real opportunity: growing industries, an unmatched strategic location bridging Europe and Asia, rising demand for DG compliance and training, and a clear shortage of integrated DG service providers. At the same time, the market is not without its challenges — regulatory complexity, uneven market awareness of DG rules, pricing pressure, infrastructure constraints, and informal logistics chains all require an experienced partner to navigate. DGM Turkey is positioned to turn these challenges into a competitive advantage for its clients.
Stronger Together: DGM Turkey Joins the Network
For the more than 60 DGM offices around the world, DGM Turkey offers something invaluable: a knowledgeable, on-the-ground partner in one of the world’s most important transit corridors. Whether the need is translation, local operations, regional communication, regulatory expertise, or potential joint projects, DGM Turkey is ready to collaborate.
DGM New York is proud to welcome DGM Turkey to the global network. As the DGM World family continues to grow, partnerships like this one strengthen a shared mission: taking the danger out of dangerous goods, and keeping hazardous materials moving safely around the globe.
To learn more about DGM Turkey, visit www.dgm-turkey.com.
Shipping dangerous goods on the U.S. side?
DGM New York helps shippers, forwarders, and manufacturers with dangerous goods packaging, Dangerous Goods Declarations, hazmat training, and multimodal compliance support for air, ocean, and ground shipments. Call DGM New York at 908-862-1010 before your freight is tendered, so compliance issues are caught before they become delays.
Disclaimer: This article and any material on this website are for general informational purposes only and do not constitute dangerous goods training, consulting, legal advice, or shipment-specific compliance guidance. A qualified subject matter expert must be consulted to evaluate the applicable regulations, including 49 CFR, the ICAO Technical Instructions, the IATA DGR, and the IMDG Code, for any specific shipment, product, operation, or training requirement.