Minister Uraloğlu: Istanbul needs 600 km more metro lines
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said Istanbul needs 1,000 kilometres of rail system in total, requiring 600 kilometres of new metro lines.
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The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Türkiye is the ministry responsible for transportation and infrastructure affairs operating under the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye.
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Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said Istanbul needs 1,000 kilometres of rail system in total, requiring 600 kilometres of new metro lines.…
Society
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that Türkiye's first domestically built suction dredger, UAB MAVİ VATAN, has been launched.…
Society
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said they aim to expand the railway network to 17,287 kilometers by 2028; the journey began in 1856.…
Society
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu reported that cargo shipments rose 5% in the first 6 months of 2026 to 728.31 million. 82% of shipments weighed 2 kilograms or less, and more than 83% were transported between cities.…
Economy
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that groundbreaking preparations continue for the 15.2-kilometer, 19-station tram line extending from Gar Square across university campuses to Serdivan.…
Economy
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated mass production has started on the TÜRASAŞ-developed train, targeting 14 train sets with 7 each in 2027 and 2028. The 8-car sets seat 577 passengers; the first set reached 250 kilometers per hour in tests.…
Tech
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that, according to the EUROCONTROL report, Istanbul Airport was Europe's busiest airport on September 7-13 with an average of 1,643 daily flights, ranking 5th in the world with 829 departures.…
Economy
Opened to traffic with a ceremony by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the Çamlıhemşin Tunnel and its connecting bridges constitute the new 2-kilometre stage of the 39.5-kilometre route. Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said the road was shortened by 1.5 kilometres, travel time was reduced by 20 minutes, and an annual saving of 772 million lira (TL) is projected.…
Society
It was stated that once the 293-kilometer line coordinated by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure is completed, travel between Ankara and Samsun will decrease to approximately 2.5 hours. With a design speed of 200 kilometers per hour, the line is projected to have an annual capacity of 14 million tons of freight and 12 million passengers.…
Economy
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at the ceremony "We are in the Champions League of aviation" and noted that passenger numbers on domestic and international flights rose from 34.5 million in 2002 to more than 247 million in 2025. Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said the 2,820-meter runway is the first built on an east-west axis.…
Economy