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As a Shipping Company from Makkah to Turkey, Al Rahwan collects goods, furniture and cars from Makkah neighborhoods such as Al Aziziyah, Al Shisha, Al Zahir, Al Shawqiyah and Al Awali, and moves them a short distance inland to Jeddah Islamic Port, where they are loaded onto regular container services bound for the Turkish ports. Call 0568829975 (WhatsApp works on the same number) to describe your shipment and receive a detailed, itemized quote; there is no fixed published rate for this route, so every shipment to Turkey is priced individually once its type, weight and volume are known.
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Makkah is one of the closest inland Saudi cities to Jeddah port, which gives it a real advantage in the inland transport stage before sea freight begins; this stage from Makkah is shorter than from almost any other inland Saudi city. Even so, the voyage remains a sea journey after reaching Jeddah, not a direct land route into Turkey; there is no land route from the Kingdom to Turkey, and the port is the only documented sea departure point. Al Rahwan ships from Makkah to every country in the world by land, sea and air, and Turkey is one of its sea destinations seeing growing demand.
- Route: a relatively short inland leg from Makkah to Jeddah Islamic Port, then sea freight to the Turkish ports.
- Sea transit: not fixed to a set number of days; it is determined by the carrier’s schedule at the time of booking.
- Turkish ports: Mersin, Ambarlı near Istanbul, Izmir (Aliağa), and Iskenderun.
- Personal cars: a conditional service tied to strict residency and nationality rules, not offered automatically to every customer.
- Pricing: no fixed published rate for this route; request a detailed, itemized quote for each shipment.
- Turkish customs: a minimum of 24 consecutive months of residence abroad is required for furniture to move without import duty.
Sea freight from Makkah to Turkey through Jeddah port and the Turkish ports
Between Jeddah and Turkey run two documented, recurring direct services: Akkon Lines via its Jeddah Express Service, and Turkon Line via its Türkiye-Red Sea Service, both reaching four real, named Turkish ports: Ambarlı near Istanbul, Mersin on the southern coast, Iskenderun in the northeast, and Izmir in the Aliağa area on the Aegean Sea. Al Rahwan does not treat any one of these as permanently preferable, since the choice in practice depends on the shipment’s destination inside Turkey and the sailing schedule available at booking.
We cannot state a fixed day count for the sea crossing to Turkey, since no reliable source guarantees one figure that holds for every sailing. What is known is the frequency of the two lines, not their transit time: Akkon roughly every ten days, Turkon weekly without exception. This frequency helps you pick a suitable shipping date, but it does not fix the arrival date itself, which is only known at actual booking once the vessel’s schedule is confirmed.
| Stage | Where it happens | What takes place |
|---|---|---|
| Inland loading | A Makkah neighborhood | Inventory, packing and loading onto the inland transport truck |
| Inland transport to Jeddah | From Makkah to the port | One of the shortest inland routes among the Kingdom’s inland cities |
| Arrival at the port | Jeddah Islamic Port | The shipment is unloaded and enters export procedures on the Fasah platform directly |
| Sea loading | The container quay in Jeddah | Loading the container onto the vessel per the carrier’s schedule |
| Sea transit | The Red Sea, then the Mediterranean | A duration fixed only at booking, per the carrier’s schedule |
| Arrival in Turkey | One of four ports: Mersin, Ambarlı, Izmir or Iskenderun | Unloading the container and starting Turkish customs clearance |
| Final inland delivery in Turkey | The requested city | Inland transport from the port to the final address |
Inland transport from Makkah to Jeddah port: the closest inland city to the port
Makkah enjoys a real advantage on this route: it is one of the closest major inland cities in the Kingdom to Jeddah port, which means the inland transport stage before reaching the port is about as short as this stage can be for any shipment coming from inside the Kingdom. Despite this advantage, the core fact remains unchanged: once the shipment reaches Jeddah, it enters a sea voyage to Turkey, not a direct land journey; there is no Saudi-Turkish land route at all, and the port is the only documented sea departure point for every shipment heading to Turkey from any city in the Kingdom.
The duration of this inland leg, relatively short as it is from Makkah, appears as an explicit line in the detailed quote sent to the customer before booking, so it never surprises them after loading. A truck carrying household furniture or a car from Makkah heads toward Jeddah on a direct route with no extra stops, and the shipment goes through export procedures on the Fasah platform inside Jeddah itself on entering the port, not in Makkah.
Pickup from Makkah neighborhoods
Al Rahwan’s team picks up shipments directly from the doorstep across Makkah’s neighborhoods, so there is no need to move items to a distant collection point. What matters at booking is describing the street and neighborhood accurately: can the large inland transport truck stop directly in front of the house, or does the move need a smaller pickup truck first, from a narrow street or a building without wide access?
| Neighborhood | Pickup note |
|---|---|
| Al Aziziyah and Al Awali | Newer residential areas, usually direct access for the large truck |
| Al Zahir and Al Shawqiyah | Medium-density areas, some streets may need a smaller truck first |
| Batha Quraish and Al Shisha | Older neighborhoods needing advance coordination on street access before loading day |
Household furniture shipping from Makkah to Turkey
Residents of Makkah move to Turkey for a range of reasons: real-estate investors relocating permanently, Turkish or dual-heritage families where a member is returning for a final move, and employees transferred between a company’s offices in the two countries. A home move in Makkah follows the same fixed stages as anywhere else: an inspection of the items, a detailed inventory, disassembly, wrapping and numbering, orderly loading onto the inland transport truck, and in Jeddah the load is resorted into the correct sea container before shipping.
Disassembly starts with wardrobes and bedroom furniture, which become numbered panels with their screws kept in labeled bags for each piece. The kitchen follows, separating cabinets and countertops from built-in appliances, and split air-conditioning units are only disconnected by a technician who first recovers the gas. Glass, mirrors and chandeliers are protected with layers of foam and reinforced cardboard, stored upright rather than lying flat. Upholstered sofas get three layers: clean fabric against the material, a blanket over that, and an outer wrap left loose for ventilation. Once packing is complete, the pieces are loaded onto the enclosed truck that travels to Jeddah, where they are re-sorted into the sea container assigned for the Turkey shipment, and fully reassembled once they reach the final address in Turkey.
Homes in neighborhoods like Al Aziziyah and Al Awali often have spacious sitting rooms and storage areas, while some homes in older districts like Al Shisha or Batha Quraish need a smaller pickup truck for the first stage before the furniture reaches the larger truck. Anyone moving from a narrower street in Al Zahir or Al Shawqiyah should tell Al Rahwan in advance about street access, so the right vehicle is sent and loading day is not delayed.
Personal car shipping from Makkah to Turkey
Assuming a personal car can be shipped to Turkey for anyone who asks is a mistake; the decision is purely a Turkish customs matter, outside Al Rahwan’s control, with precisely defined conditions. One used car free of extra duty is granted to whoever meets one of two things: at least 24 consecutive months of prior residence outside Turkey before the final move, with up to 45 days per year inside Turkey allowed without breaking that run, or 5 years gathered out of the last 10 years with no consecutive requirement. A few other narrow categories also qualify: a Turkish state employee returning from a permanent foreign posting, someone newly naturalized Turkish and moving permanently, and heirs of a deceased resident abroad, as long as those heirs live inside Turkey.
On the other hand, this right is entirely denied to other categories that must be known before even considering a booking: dual nationality holders cannot benefit from this duty-reduced import, nor can someone who obtained Turkish citizenship through marriage, nor employees on a temporary assignment of less than 24 months, nor holders of the Turkish Blue Card. There are also conditions on the car itself: its age, including the manufacturing and registration year, must not exceed 3 years, only one car per family unit is allowed, and it cannot be sold or have its ownership transferred before a full year has passed since import without formal permission from Turkish customs.
Because of this complexity, Al Rahwan handles personal car shipping requests to Turkey with complete honesty: no car is promised to any Makkah customer before their actual eligibility is reviewed against the conditions above. Anyone in Makkah who owns a car and is considering shipping it to Turkey should first call 0568829975 to review their personal situation (how long they have lived abroad, their nationality, the reason for the move) before booking any loading date, not afterward. A car that does not meet the conditions could be rejected at Turkish customs clearance after already completing the trip from Makkah to Jeddah and the entire sea voyage, and this is exactly what Al Rahwan tries to spare its customers by reviewing eligibility honestly in advance.
Cartons and luggage from Makkah to Turkey
Small parcels and cartons from Makkah to Turkey follow the same short inland route toward Jeddah, but are usually consolidated with other shipments to keep the cost of a partial load down. Residents of Makkah send cartons of clothes and gifts, personal belongings for those moving to work or study in Turkey, and the occasional online order. Each carton is labeled with its number, the delivery city in Turkey, and the recipient’s name and phone number, with its contents noted in a single line on the packing list. Cartons containing books or papers are kept small enough that their bottom never gives way, and glass or ceramic gifts are wrapped in several layers of bubble wrap before being placed inside an additional reinforced carton.
There is no fixed published price for shipping a carton or bag to Turkey; request a detailed, itemized quote through 0568829975 or the quote request page once your parcel’s real weight and dimensions are known, and the quote will reflect the right route and mode of transport for it.
Commercial container cargo from Makkah to Turkey
Besides furniture and cars, traders and small factories in Makkah send commercial cargo to Turkey: packaged food products, raw or semi-processed materials, and palletized goods. Al Rahwan handles these shipments in two main ways: a shared LCL container, where your cargo shares container space with other traders’ goods and is priced according to its volume or weight, and a full FCL container, dedicated entirely to one customer’s cargo, which suits anyone whose goods fill or nearly fill a 20 or 40 foot container.
Commercial pallets are wrapped in stretch film and secured with straps so they do not shift inside the container during inland transport to Jeddah and the sea voyage, and each pallet carries a numbered label matching a line in the packing list. A trader exporting to Turkey on a regular basis does not need to restart the paperwork from scratch each time; Al Rahwan sets up a fixed pickup schedule with them and keeps a standing file with their commercial registration and the Turkish importer’s details. For every commercial category, there is no fixed published rate; request a detailed, itemized quote after sending your cargo’s weight, dimensions and type.
Air freight from Makkah to Turkey
An urgent shipment from Makkah, such as official papers, contracts, light commercial samples or small gifts, travels by air when it cannot wait for the inland leg followed by the sea voyage. Standard international air freight usually arrives in about 3 to 5 days, a general industry estimate for standard international air cargo, not a guaranteed date for any single flight.
Air freight cost is set by whichever figure is larger: the actual weight on the scale, or the volumetric weight obtained by multiplying the carton’s three dimensions in centimeters and dividing by 6000. A large, light carton can therefore be charged at its heavier volumetric figure, which is exactly why air freight favors small samples, papers and light urgent gifts over bulky clothing boxes or furniture pieces. No fixed published rate exists for air freight per kilo from Makkah to Turkey; request a detailed, itemized quote once your shipment’s real weight, dimensions and destination inside Turkey are known.
Turkish customs on furniture and personal belongings
Completing 24 consecutive months of residence outside Turkey before the final move means no Turkish customs duty applies to household furniture and personal belongings. A returning Turkish citizen has a clear document set: the passport, a detailed inventory specifying each appliance’s brand and serial number, a bill of lading matching their name, a Turkish tax number, a police entry-exit record for the last 3 years, and one supporting document chosen from: a final return certificate from the Turkish consulate, a prior export declaration, a notarized lease of 24 months or more, or a title deed.
The foreign resident’s papers differ somewhat: a passport, a valid work or residence permit, a detailed inventory of belongings, a bill of lading, a tax number, and an entry-exit record covering just two years. One supporting document is required too: a notarized lease of 12 months or more or a title deed for a final import, or a work permit with residence and a bank guarantee for a temporary one. When the shipment’s total value exceeds 1500 euros, the extra fee applies only to the excess portion, and its exact amount is settled at customs clearance rather than beforehand.
One planning point every Makkah shipper should know: the shipment must arrive in Turkey no more than two months before its owner’s own arrival, or within 6 months after it, and this is a real customs condition tied to booking timing, not to the sea transit duration itself.
Customs clearance and storage at the Turkish ports
Customs clearance procedures in Turkey normally take around 4 to 5 business days, whenever every document is complete from the outset. Turkish ports also grant a free storage window before storage fees begin: 7 days for dry containers of 20 or 40 feet, 3 days for refrigerated ones, and 5 days for special shipping equipment. For Makkah customers in particular, Al Rahwan advises finishing paperwork early, before the container reaches the Turkish port, so clearance can start the instant it docks without any of that window going to waste on a late document.
Prohibited and restricted goods in Turkish customs
Turkish customs fully prohibits specific categories: weapons and ammunition, narcotics, explosives, and meat products. Other categories face restrictions or special fees: alcohol and tobacco in very limited quantities, perfumes, duplicate or excessive household electrical appliances, communication and fax equipment, and plants, up to 3 only. Al Rahwan reminds its Makkah customers that these lists may be updated from the Turkish side from time to time, so checking directly with a Turkish consulate or contacting Al Rahwan before loading any questionable item is better than relying on a fixed list that could change.
The Saudi side: export procedures from Jeddah port
A licensed customs broker finishes the shipment’s export procedures on the Fasah platform before it leaves Jeddah port, while Al Rahwan coordinates with its Makkah customer until these procedures are complete and loading onto the vessel is confirmed. A Makkah customer is not required to travel to Jeddah in person; simply authorizing Al Rahwan with the documents from the moment of loading in Makkah is enough to finish this step.
Why does demand for shipping from Makkah to Turkey keep growing?
Several reasons drive growing demand on this route from Makkah: families who have invested in Turkish real estate and are relocating there permanently or semi-permanently, students and graduates completing undergraduate or postgraduate studies at Turkish universities who move their personal belongings and books, and small traders importing Turkish products or exporting local goods to business partners there. All these groups share one need: accurate knowledge of the real shipping route through Jeddah port, and of Turkish customs conditions that differ entirely from any neighboring Gulf country shipped to by land before.
Anyone planning a permanent or semi-permanent move to Turkey from Makkah needs to balance their own travel date with their shipment’s booking date, so the shipment arrives within the two-month-before or six-month-after window described in the customs section, not independently of it. This early planning saves unnecessary rebooking or delay in customs clearance after arrival.
Shared or full container: which suits your Makkah shipment?
Many Makkah customers hesitate between booking space inside a shared LCL container or a full FCL container, and the real difference between them depends on the size of what you own. Someone moving a single room of furniture or a limited number of cartons is usually better off with a shared container, paying only for the space their items occupy. Someone moving an entire household or a quantity of commercial goods close to the capacity of a 20 or 40 foot container is better served by a dedicated full container, since it does not wait for other customers’ loads and ships as soon as it is ready.
This choice directly affects the departure date from Jeddah port: a shared container may wait extra days for other customers’ cargo before it is loaded onto the vessel, while a full container moves according to the carrier’s own schedule. Anyone deciding which option suits them should send an exact description of their items or cargo’s size through 0568829975, and Al Rahwan will identify the cheaper and faster option.
Insurance and storage, in more detail
Insurance is not part of the shipping cost by default; only those who want it request it at booking, with its value determined from the declared value of the items together with a photographed inventory of their condition before shipping, something strongly advisable for the owner of a car or valuable electrical appliances traveling a long distance before the sea voyage. As for temporary storage in Makkah before departure or in Turkey after arrival, it is a wholly separate item from the free storage window at Turkish ports explained earlier, since that is reserved for the container at the port alone, while storage Al Rahwan arranges for its customer is priced according to the size of the items and the number of storage days.
Insurance and tracking for Makkah shipments
Tracking reaches the customer by phone and WhatsApp at several key points: when loading in Makkah, on arrival at Jeddah port, when the container is loaded onto the vessel, on arrival at the Turkish port, and at final delivery in Turkey. Storage is also possible before departure in Makkah or after arrival in Turkey, priced after inspection, and it helps anyone who has not yet prepared their new home or needs a waiting period before completing their move.
Delivery cities inside Turkey
Al Rahwan studies delivery cities inside Turkey according to the nearest port and the route available for each container; Istanbul, Izmir, Mersin and Iskenderun are direct ports receiving containers from Jeddah, while the remaining inland cities are reached by inland transport from the nearest port.
| Turkish city | Note |
|---|---|
| Istanbul | Received directly through the nearby Ambarlı port |
| Ankara | Inland transport from the nearest port after unloading |
| Izmir | A direct port in the Aliağa area |
| Mersin | A direct port on the southern coast |
| Antalya | Inland transport from the nearest direct port |
| Bursa | Usually inland transport from the Ambarlı port |
| Gaziantep | Inland transport from the nearest port after unloading |
| Iskenderun | A direct port in the northeast |
Shipping rates from Makkah to Turkey
No published competitor rate exists for this route in Saudi riyals in any source, because it is the first purely sea-freight route Al Rahwan operates to Turkey, with no direct land route to any other country to compare it against. For this reason, the pricing policy for every category of shipment from Makkah to Turkey is the same: request a detailed, itemized quote through 0568829975 or the quote request page, stating your shipment’s type, weight or volume, and its destination inside Turkey.
| Category | Mode | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carton or bag | Sea, via Jeddah | Request a quote | Priced once weight and size are known |
| Partial furniture shipment | Shared LCL container | Request a quote | Priced by the volume of the pieces |
| Full furniture shipment | Full FCL or shared container | Request a quote | Priced after inspecting the home’s size |
| Shared LCL commercial container | Sea | Request a quote | For partial commercial cargo |
| Full FCL container (20 or 40 ft) | Sea | Request a quote | For cargo that fills a container |
| Personal car shipping | Sea, inside a container | Request a quote | After reviewing Turkish customs eligibility |
| Air freight | Air | Request a quote | For light, urgent shipments |
| Commercial palletized goods | Sea | Request a quote | Priced once count and weight are known |
The absence of fixed figures here is not a shortcoming on Al Rahwan’s part, but the reality of a market where this service has never been publicly priced before; the best way to know the real cost is to get in touch directly and send your shipment’s actual details.
Shipping documents from Makkah to Turkey
Those making a final move to Turkey need: a passport, a contents list drafted in Arabic plus Turkish or English, a bill of lading matching the name, a Turkish tax number, and a police entry-exit record, together with one supporting document already outlined in the customs section. A trader has other documents: a commercial registration, a sales invoice, and a packing list stating each pallet or box’s number. A car owner should first review their eligibility per the conditions in the car-shipping section before preparing any document.
Mistakes shippers from Makkah make
- Assuming Makkah’s proximity to Jeddah means direct land shipping to Turkey: in reality the voyage is by sea once it reaches the port, not by land into Turkey.
- Booking a car shipment without checking Turkish customs eligibility: the car could be rejected after a long, costly journey.
- Not knowing the shipment’s arrival window (two months before or 6 months after the owner’s arrival): this delays benefiting from the duty waiver.
- Expecting a fixed riyal price as with other countries: no published rate exists for this sea route, and each shipment is quoted individually.
- An inaccurate contents list: Turkish customs matches the list precisely against the shipment’s actual contents.
- Packing furniture while it is still damp: it turns moldy over the combined inland and sea transit time.
How to choose a shipping company from Makkah to Turkey?
The first question for any company handling this route: does it know the voyage is by sea from Jeddah, not a direct land route into Turkey? Then ask about the Turkish ports by name; if a company cannot name Mersin, Ambarlı, Izmir or Iskenderun, it does not know the real details of this route. Ask about personal car shipping conditions in detail; if any company promises to ship your car without asking how long you have lived outside Turkey or about your nationality, it does not know the real Turkish customs restrictions. And request a detailed, itemized quote covering inland transport from Makkah, clearance in Jeddah, sea freight, and clearance in Turkey, not a vague total that grows after loading.
Why ship from Makkah to Turkey with Al Rahwan?
- Complete honesty about the real shipping route through Jeddah, with no promises of a direct land service that does not exist.
- Accurate knowledge of the four real Turkish ports and the actual shipping lines operating on them.
- An honest review of personal car shipping eligibility before booking, not after.
- A detailed, itemized quote for every shipment instead of a fixed price that simply does not exist for this route.
- Benefiting from Makkah’s closeness to Jeddah port to shorten the inland transport stage.
- A packing and clearance team that knows Turkish customs conditions in detail.
For the full route covering every Saudi city, read Shipping Company from Saudi Arabia to Turkey, and anyone shipping from Jeddah itself can read Shipping Company from Jeddah to Turkey, which explains the advantage of starting right at the port city, while anyone comparing the Makkah route with the Madinah route can read Shipping Company from Madinah to Turkey, which explains inland transport from the two holy cities. For all services to this destination, see Sea Shipping to Turkey, and anyone ready to book can start with Shipping Quote Request.
Related articles and pages
- Sea Shipping to Turkey: the main destination page with full shipping details to Turkey
- Shipping Company from Saudi Arabia to Turkey
- Shipping Company from Jeddah to Turkey
- Shipping Company from Madinah to Turkey
- Shipping Quote Request: send your shipment’s details and receive a detailed, itemized quote
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there direct land shipping from Makkah to Turkey?
No; there is no land route from the Kingdom to Turkey; the shipment moves inland to Jeddah Islamic Port, and the real sea voyage to Turkey begins from there.
How much does shipping from Makkah to Turkey cost?
No published rate applies to this route; message us at 0568829975 with your shipment’s type and weight or volume to receive a detailed, itemized quote.
How long does the sea voyage from Jeddah to Turkey take?
It is not fixed to a set number of days; it is determined by the carrier’s schedule at actual booking, noting that the Akkon line sails every 10 days and the Turkon line weekly.
Which Turkish ports receive shipments arriving from Jeddah?
Ambarlı near Istanbul, Mersin, Iskenderun in the northeast, and Izmir at Aliağa: these are the four real Turkish ports.
Can any personal car be shipped from Makkah to Turkey?
No, it is only granted under 24 consecutive months of residence outside Turkey or 5 of the last 10 years, with dual nationality holders fully excluded, a car no older than 3 years, and a strict limit of one car per family.
How long does customs clearance take in Turkey?
About 4 to 5 business days when documents are complete from the start.
Is duty charged on household furniture moved to Turkey?
Completing 24 consecutive months of residence outside Turkey before the final move means the furniture owes no duty at all, leaving the extra charge confined to the portion above 1500 euros alone.
When must the shipment arrive in Turkey relative to its owner’s arrival?
No more than two months before, or within 6 months after, and this is a real customs condition that must be factored into booking the shipping date.
How long is the free storage period at the Turkish ports?
The free storage window: 5 days for special shipping equipment, 3 days for refrigerated containers, and 7 days for dry containers of 20 or 40 feet.
Can a single carton be shipped from Makkah to Turkey?
Yes, but there is no fixed published rate for it; request a detailed, itemized quote once its real weight and size are known.
How do I track my shipment from Makkah to Turkey?
Through phone and WhatsApp updates at loading in Makkah, arrival at Jeddah, vessel loading, arrival at the Turkish port, and final delivery.
Does Al Rahwan ship from every neighborhood in Makkah?
Yes, with doorstep pickup across Makkah, and advance coordination for narrower streets.
Is a shared container cheaper than a full container for a small shipment from Makkah?
Usually yes; someone moving a single room of furniture or limited cartons pays only for the space their items occupy inside a shared container, unlike booking a full container they would not use entirely.
