The project was designed to build two ferryboat ports
in Lake Van in order to connect the railway of Ankara - Tatvan. A dry dock
with dimensions of 90 x 18 x 6 m. was built to construct 100 m. long ferryboats.
With a total length of 300 m. two piers, and with a total length of 100 m.
two quay walls, were constructed along with associated breakwaters. To achieve
this, 120,000 m³ of dredging, 1,901,330 tons of rockfill, 500,000 m³
of earthfill, 15,000 m³ of concrete and 50,000 m. of piling works were
utilized.