Welcome to Bandırma!
Bandırma is a city in the Southern Marmara Region of Turkey. It's a large freight and ferry port, with a population of 149,469 in 2016, and most visitors are just passing through. The main attraction is the bird life on the lake to the south.
Bandırma is a city in northwestern Turkey with 158,857 inhabitants as of 2020 on the Sea of Marmara. Bandırma is a district of Balıkesir Province. Bandırma is located in the south of the Marmara Sea, in the bay with the same name, and is an important port city. It is approximately two hours away from Istanbul, Izmir, and Bursa.
Bandırma may be reached by land, sea, air, and rail. Regular ship trips are made to Tekirdağ and Istanbul from Bandırma every day. The accelerated train services between Izmir and Bandırma, which are made every day in connection with the ferry, offer a different transportation alternative.
Bandırma is home to the fifth-largest port in Turkey, second in the Marmara sea to Istanbul. The annual average trade volume of Bandırma Port, which meets 90% of the exports from Balıkesir province, is 800 million dollars. Bandırma's twin towns are Kamen, Germany, Tongxiang, China, and Mardin, Turkey.