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June 17, 2026 | Main line

Key section of Istanbul - Bulgaria line nears completion

Testing has concluded on the 153km Çerkezköy - Kapıkule western section of the 228.4km Halkalı - Kapıkule line in Turkey.

May 19, 2026 | Financial

Istanbul approves finance for metro fleet order

A total of 422 cars will be ordered for extensions to lines M1B and M5.

March 2, 2026 | Financial

EBRD provides more funding for Istanbul metro project

€110m loan to complete long-delayed Ümraniye - Ataşehir - Göztepe line.

February 25, 2026 | Infrastructure

Finance agreed for second Bosphorus rail link

Turkey secures $US 6.75bn for 126km project and hopes to complete tendering before end of 2026.

March 6, 2024 | Metros

New Turkish metro and light rail lines open

Revenue services started on the Narlıdere extension of the Izmir Metro on February 24, followed by the Sirkeci light rail line in Istanbul on February 26.

January 23, 2023 | Infrastructure

Kağıthane - Istanbul Airport metro line opens

New 34km line has line speed of up to 120km/h and end-to-end journey time of 24 minutes.

January 10, 2023 | Metros

Metro Line 8 opens in Istanbul

The 14.3km driverless route connects lines 4 and 5.

January 9, 2023 | Passenger

IRJ projects to watch in 2023 - Europe

IRJ’s editorial team profiles the rail projects to watch in Europe over the next 12 months.

January 14, 2022 | Freight

Islamabad - Tehran - Istanbul freight service relaunched

The service is expected to improve trade between Pakistan, Iran and Turkey.

December 28, 2021 | Infrastructure

Assystem wins Turkish mainline project contract

The contract involves overseeing the 67km Ispartakule – Çerkezköy section of the Halkali - Kapikule line.

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