Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure

Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the Çerkezköy-Kapıkule section of the high-speed rail network will open on Oct. 9.…

Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the 36-kilometre YHT Station-Esenboğa Airport Rail System Line will serve with 12 stations and that land deliveries have been completed in 3 sections.…

Journalist Alican Uludağ has been charged with 'publicly disseminating misleading information' over his posts about the collapse of the Arslan Apartment building in Gebze, in which four people died.…

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said Istanbul needs 1,000 kilometres of rail system in total, requiring 600 kilometres of new metro lines.…

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that Türkiye's first domestically built suction dredger, UAB MAVİ VATAN, has been launched.…

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.…

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.…

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.…

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.…

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.…

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.…

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.…