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July 13, 2026 | Asia

Turkey sets out high-speed objectives

National railway network due to grow to 28,590km by 2053.

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.

June 16, 2026 | Middle East

Momentum building for Hedjaz railway revival

Turkey and Saudi Arabia sign MoUs, while Syria and Jordan also back the project to introduce a direct connection between the countries.

June 12, 2026 | Employment

IRJ Women in Rail Awards 2026: Part 4

IRJ’s editorial team profiles the final winners of our 2026 Women in Rail Award.

June 4, 2026 | Freight

Baku - Tbilisi - Kars line upgrade completed in Georgia

Key section of Middle Corridor now has capacity for 5 million tonnes of freight a year.

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.

April 14, 2026 | Infrastructure

Turkey reopens line to Syria

Karkamis - Nusaybin line will form part of Development Road project.

March 9, 2026 | Fleet

Turkey starts testing of domestically developed 225km/h train

The train could enter passenger service by the end of the year.

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.

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