Ahmet Arslan

The government plans to build three more airports in the Anatolian provinces of Karaman, Yozgat and Bayburt-Gümüşhane in the coming period, Transport, Maritime and Communication Minister Ahmet Arslan has said.

Two agreements on the establishment of a military base in Qatar and the training of the Qatari gendarmerie by Turkey have been moved forward on the agenda of the general assembly in parliament. This move was done upon a ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) parliamentary group proposal. It was ratified at the speed of lightning and is now in force. 

An immersed tunnel and a bridge will be built in the Aegean province of İzmir, Transport Minister Ahmet Arslan said on May 24, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Speaking at the second Roads, Bridges and Tunnels Fair in İzmir, Arslan said an underwater tunnel and a bridge would be built in the province as part of a new project. 

Turkey will establish a "cyber army" against possible cyber threats, Turkish Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan has said, commenting on the recent WannaCry "ransomware" attack that has infected more than 300,000 computers worldwide.

Turkey's leading mobile operator Turkcell has said it signed a deal with China's Huawei to deepen 5G development operations, boost indigenous 4.5G production works and improve joint research and development activities. 

Turkey has warned online encyclopedia Wikipedia, blocked by the country's telecommunications watchdog two weeks ago, over what it says is content creating a perception that Turkey is supporting terrorist organizations, Transport Minister Ahmet Arslan said on May 11.

All of the rescued Russian naval personnel on board of an intelligence ship that sank off Turkey's Black Sea coast on April 27 after colliding with a vessel carrying livestock, have returned to Russia by plane, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

A top Turkish official has said a technical delegation will visit the United Kingdom to discuss the in-cabin ban on electronic devices, adding that he believes the U.K. will likely lift the ban for flights from Turkey. 

New restrictions on in-cabin large electronic devices on flights from Turkey to the United States and Britain are aimed at stifling economic growth, Turkish Trade Minister Bülent Tüfenkci said March 23.         

Turkey sent a letter to the United States demanding its removal from a group of eight countries that are subject to a ban preventing aircraft passengers from bringing electronic devices larger than a cellphone with them as carry-on luggage, one day after Britain joined the U.S. in tightening airline security on flights from Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa.