THE Turkish government has allocated over Lira 261.58bn ($US 6.05bn) for 91 rail projects in its 2026 investment programme. Of these, 54 will be implemented by infrastructure manager TCDD, and 15 by passenger and freight operator TCDD Transport, while 22 will be overseen by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. All are due for completion by 2032.
According to news outlet Turkey Today, Lira 38bn has been allocated to TCDD Transport, including Lira 24.27bn for existing and Lira 13.73bn for new projects. Funding will be provided for the procurement of new mainline diesel locomotives and domestically-produced EMUs, both of which are due for delivery by 2028.
TCDD has been allocated Lira 111.58bn to continue the construction of major projects, including the following high-speed lines:
- Cerkezkoy - Kapikule
- Adana - Osmaniye - Gaziantep
- Sivas - Erzincan
- Konya - Karaman - Nigde - Mersin - Adana, and
- Ankara - Izmir.
The funding will also support the Iraq - Turkey Development Road and a number of new freight connections to industrial zones.
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has been allocated Lira 111bn to fund feasibility studies for new lines in 59 provinces, upgrades to the Gebze - Haydarpasa and Sirkeci - Halkali commuter lines, and major projects such as the Gebze - Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge - Istanbul Airport - Catalca and Yerkoy - Kayseri lines.
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