Transport in Turkey

Türkiye is a country that has attracted 262 billion dollars in investments since 2003, Burak Dağlıoğlu, president of the Presidential Investment Board, has said.

Türkiye plans to increase the number of high-speed train services in the face of rising demand, Transport Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu has said.

The number of those train services will increase from the current 44 to 56 starting Sept. 10, while passenger capacity will be boosted by 5,200, according to the minister.

The high-speed train services will resume in Turkey as of May 28 after they have been suspended as part of coronavirus precautions, a government official said on May 23. 

In a written statement, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu said the train services suspended on March 28 will resume in four routes with 16 services in a day.

The number of air passengers -- including transit passengers -- in Turkey totaled 209.09 million in 2019, the country's airport authority announced on Jan. 7.

The January-December figure was down by 0.9% compared to the previous year, the General Directorate of the State Airports Authority (DHMI) data showed.

Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) will launch direct flights between Ankara and Rome on Jan. 7.

The conservation of four of the 37 sunken ships raised from Yenikapı, one of the most important excavations in the world in the field of port archeology, has been completed and the ships are ready to be exhibited at a museum.

İbrahim Kalın

Turkey received 271.7 million Turkish Liras (nearly $72 million) in tolls in the first two months of 2018, the Turkish General Directorate of Highways (KGM) revealed on March 26.

At least three people have died in a road traffic accident in Turkey, local media reported.

18 passengers have been injured. The bus has left the road on the Ankara-Konya route. This happened after a collision with a herd of cows that emerged on the highway in Ankara province. The injured were taken to hospital.

More than 35.5 million air travelers went through Turkey's airports in the first three months of 2017, according to statistics released by the General Directorate of State Airports Authority.        

The number of passengers on international flights fell 7 percent year-on-year to almost 12.5 million in the first quarter.