Turkey can take only a certain tonnage of vessels, anything which is above 10,000 LDT (Weight of ship in tonnes) is sent to the Sub-Continent. As ships grew big

Turkey can take only a certain tonnage of vessels, anything which is above 10,000 LDT (Weight of ship in tonnes) is sent to the Sub-Continent. As ships grew bigger, ship recycling shifted from EU to Asia due to labor costs, ship size and environmental factors.