Abdülkadir Uraloğlu

A new project designed to unify public transportation across the country under a single card system is set to begin partial implementation in Istanbul, with plans to expand the program nationwide.

The Türkiye Card rollout in Istanbul follows an Oct. 31 decision by the megacity's transportation coordination center UKOME.

The Turkish government plans to invest 662.6 billion Turkish Liras ($19b billion) under several transport programs next year, according to the draft 2025 budget.

The government is pouring money into the transport infrastructure to keep up with fast technological developments in the industry.

A court in Ankara has arrested nine additional individuals as part of a Turkish intelligence operation that dismantled an international cyber espionage network intercepting personal data.

The railway project on the Third Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, also called the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, as a part of the Development Road project that aims to connect Asia to Europe, is gaining traction among international lenders.

Türkiye and Serbia are experiencing a "golden era" in bilateral relations, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Oct. 11.

"Our trade volume has exceeded $2 billion for two consecutive years. We continue to take joint steps with determination to reach our common goal of $5 billion," Erdoğan stated at a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

The Transport and Infrastructure Ministry is currently evaluating a concept that would allow pedestrians to use the landmark the July 15 Martyrs' Bridge over Istanbul's Bosphorus with existing pathways that have been closed following security issues.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has stated that 2024 could set a new all-time record in hot air balloon tourism, surpassing the 2022 figure of an impressive 750,000 people who took hot air balloon rides.

In January-September, 32,445 took to the sky with 700,000 domestic and foreign balloon passengers, according to the minister.

For more than 160 years, İnceburun Lighthouse has guided mariners through the challenging waters of the Black Sea, thanks to a dedicated family that has maintained it for five generations.

Located at the northernmost tip of Türkiye in Sinop and standing 9 meters above the ground and 26 meters above sea level, the historical landmark continues to serve as a crucial navigation point.

Türkiye prevents more than 400 major cyber attacks every day, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said in a written statement on Sept. 19.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has dismissed media reports claiming that the personal data of millions of people had been stolen.

"There is currently no issue in Türkiye regarding data theft," Uraloğlu told reporters on Sept. 16 in the capital Ankara.