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Airbus-led consortium to launch German-backed fighter jet project following FCAS’ collapse

10/06/2026 by the Logistics TransportIn the the General Assembly

Following the collapse of the European ’'s Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, a new German-led fighter jet initiative is taking shape.

A consortium of eight Airbus-led companies, dubbed ’Team Gen 6‘, will be operational in Berlin’ on Thursday, aviation giant AFP’ye said.

The alliance aims to develop a new generation of fighter jets, and more details are expected to be revealed at the signing ceremony to be held during the ILA air show in the German capital of ’.

The initiative comes after months of tension between Airbus and French manufacturer Dassault, with Berlin and Paris’ abandoning the FCAS project on Monday.

Airbus said the companies had submitted a position document summarizing the visions of German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius’a sixth-generation fighter jets.

The consortium is urging the German government to ensure that contracts are made in “tam and on time by the second half of 2026, the news agency reported, citing access to the newspaper.

A source involved in the project said the agreement could be signed privately by participating companies as early as Wednesday.

Germany will largely lead the “Team Gen 6” project.

In addition to Airbus’, the alliance includes European missile manufacturer MBDA and six German companies: Hensoldt, Diehl Defence, MTU Aero Engines, Liebherr, Autoflug and Rohde & Schwarz.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told reporters on Tuesday that the project was “ak-prone and a possibility”, but Berlin’in said it was considering alternatives, including buying additional US-made F-35 fighter jets or participating in other aircraft development programs.

Pistorius said “ talks with various ” stakeholders on the issue had been going on for months.

Problems within FCAS culminated in the summer of 2025 when Dassault’ pushed for more control of the program, angering politicians and Airbus executives at Berlin’.

Launched in 2017 and joined by Spain’ in 2019, FCAS was seen as the flagship project of European defence cooperation. Its collapse is seen as a failure to strengthen European ’'s military capabilities in the face of growing security threats from Russia’.

‘We create thousands of highly skilled jobs’: SoftBank to invest €75 billion in French AI data centers

01/06/2026 by the Logistics TransportIn the the General Assembly

Japanese technology investment group SoftBank announced plans to develop and operate 5 GW of artificial intelligence data center capacity in ’, France, with an investment of €75 billion.

The project is part of a broader wave of investment in technology coming to ’, France. President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the country expects a foreign investment commitment of €93 billion at this year's FranceSelect ’ summit, including projects in artificial intelligence, data centers, semiconductors, critical minerals, transportation, steel and health.

This will include 45 billion Euro’ from Softbank’ for the first phase of its project in , Northern France, starting with ’ by 2031. This will offer 3.1 GW capacity in the Hauts-de-France region with planned sites in Dunkirk (Loon-Plage), Bosquel and Bouchain’.

Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group, said: “Artificial intelligence is entering a new era, and the countries that underpin this transformation will shape the future of technology, industry, and society.”

FranceThanks to ’'s industrial capabilities, talent base and national ambition, “European added that ’ is uniquely positioned to be the leading AI infrastructure hub.

The facilities are intended to support the growing demand for artificial intelligence by expanding access to high-performance computing capacity in ’, France.

According to SoftBank’, data centers will serve artificial intelligence companies, cloud providers, businesses, government agencies and research organizations. The company said the project builds on ’'s existing advantages, including power grid, existing industrial land, engineering expertise and support for artificial intelligence development.

French Industry and Energy Minister Roland Lescure said SoftBank’'s decision to invest in France’ was the group's first major AI infrastructure project in Europe’, reflecting the country's ambition to become a leading destination in the AI value chain.

“This reflects the important assets of our country: EuropeA strong digital and industrial ecosystem with quick access to ’'s most reliable electricity grid, a skilled workforce, and a government that works in concert with local authorities and stakeholders to accelerate procedures for strategic projects.

Lescure added that the investment creates “ employment, strengthens our digital infrastructure and contributes to our goal of digital sovereignty.

According to SoftBank’, the investment is expected to create thousands of highly skilled jobs in data center development, engineering, energy systems, robotics, operations, maintenance and advanced manufacturing.

The company also said it plans to support research and development through partnerships with local universities, engineering schools and educational institutions that focus on the skills needed for future AI infrastructure.

SoftBank is partnering with French energy company EDF on the Bouchain data center project for the project and Schneider Electric to develop an industrial center at the Dunkirk Port ’. The facility will include a SoftBank facility that produces data center enclosures and a Schneider Electric facility that assembles power modules used in data centers.

The companies said the project will help strengthen local supply chains for artificial intelligence infrastructure and support Dunkirk’'s goal of becoming a hub for advanced manufacturing and robotics.

Europe’'s electricity storage race: Which countries are leading in battery capacity?

08/05/2026 by the Logistics TransportIn the the General Assembly

Most countries aim to diversify their energy sources and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Batteries are at the heart of the transition to renewable energy. They determine how much electricity a storage system can hold and feed into the power grid.

Some countries have brought battery capacities online in recent years, while others have unveiled pipelines by making investments to expand their own capacities.

Which countries have the highest operational battery capacity in Europe? Which countries emerge as leaders when the pipeline is included?

According to Ember’in Europe and Turkey Electricity Review 2026 reports, Germany is Europe’'s leader with 2.8 gigawatts (GW) in operational battery capacity, followed by Italy (2 GW).

A second group is between 0.5 GW and 1 GW: Ireland (0.92 GW), Sweden (0.75 GW), Bulgaria (0.56 GW) and France (0.52 GW).

Romania (0.49 GW), Belgium (0.47 GW), Finland (0.39 GW), the Netherlands (0.39 GW) and Turkey (0.21 GW) complete the ranking below 0.5 GW’.

No country matches ’'s battery targets

When the project lines are included, a very different picture emerges and Turkey stands out as the most ambitious country in Europe ’ in terms of battery expansion.

The project line is calculated as the sum of the following categories: under construction, permitted and announced.

Turkey’'s 32.8 GW’ project pipeline is more than three times that of its closest competitors, Germany (10.5 GW), Poland (10.4 GW) and Italy (10.2 GW).

Ufuk Alparslan, regional leader of Ember’in and author of the Turkish Electricity Magazine 2026’, told Euronews Business’: The main success of the “ policy came when the regulator opened unlimited grid capacity for wind and solar projects integrated into storage, which attracted investors.’

Pipelines are of course not guaranteed; However, if these investment plans are implemented, they will be decisive in shaping the expected total capacity. This will make Turkey ’ the leader in Europe ’ with a total battery capacity of 32.97 GW.

This will be followed by Germany (13.26 GW), Italy (12.15 GW) and Poland (10.42 GW), each accounting for roughly a third of Turkey's total.

Romania, Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium will also see significant improvements in battery capacity, according to Ember’; But it's still modest compared to the first four countries.

Reasons behind the Great Expansion

Dr Beatrice Petrovich, senior energy analyst at Ember’ and author of the European Electricity Review 2026’, emphasized that falling battery prices have led to rapid battery storage deployments across Europe.

Euronews Business’a said: “Battery costs on grid scale, 2024According to ’ %With a decline of 45’, 2025’te fell to a record low, and in the last decade it has been about %The annual cost of 20’ continued its downward trend. As the battery economy evolves, projects become increasingly profitable without subsidies.”

Petrovich also noted that the scale of operational and future battery fleets across European countries ultimately depends on policy preferences, while technology and economy are now largely in place.

“Stable policy frameworks unlock battery potential because they mean predictable revenue streams that allow project developers to attract capital, ” said.

Petrovich explained that several EU countries, including Bulgaria, Italy and Spain, have already shown how policies can accelerate deployment.

“Germany also shows how policy uncertainty can slow progress. The proposed preferential treatment for gas in auxiliary power tenders and uncertainty over changes in the grid fee undermine investor confidence, ” added.

France lags behind in battery expansion

France will more than double its capacity to 1.12 GW’. However, this will leave him second to last among the 16 countries on the list, among the lowest in .

Nuclear power is at the heart of ’'s energy mix, which may help explain why its claims about batteries remain limited. Nuclear Energy AB’'s Energy Mixture Creating ’sini, France %He leads the block with 40. According to Ember’, France will produce electricity in 2025. ’unu was made up of nuclear energy.

Can the ’ pipeline be built in Turkey?

Alparslan stated that if a power plant project is approved and an associate license is obtained, only the network capacity is guaranteed. While securing grid capacity is one of the biggest hurdles for new installations, it does not guarantee that the project will come into play.

Alparslan, Euronews Business’a said: “Investors are eager to complete these projects. The government's decision to extend the timeline will determine how much of the planned capacity will be realized.”

“ added that if these projects cannot be implemented after the expansion, they will occupy existing grid capacity and effectively block new wind and solar installations.

By the end of 2025, Turkey’'s total installed wind and solar capacity reached 40 GW’. Accordingly, the 33 GW ’ battery project pipeline represents the country's current wind and solar capacity. %That's 83’.

However, the report states that batteries have an average storage time of 2.5 hours worldwide, while most projects in Turkey’ have storage times as short as about an hour.

QatarEnergy launches first LNG export from $10 billion Golden Pass project in ’, Texas

01/05/2026 by the Logistics TransportIn the the General Assembly

QatarEnergy, Texas, launched the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) export from the Golden Pass project in ’, USA, a milestone in its largest investment in ’.

As the project progressed towards full commercial operations, the cargo was loaded into the Sabine Pass facility, a joint venture with ExxonMobil.

The shipment was carried out with the Al-Qaiyyah LNG vessel with a capacity of 174,000 cubic meters.

Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Qatar's Minister of State for Energy Affairs and CEO of QatarEnergy, said ’This is an important industry milestone that opens a new chapter in QatarEnergy“'s global efforts to meet growing LNG demand and provide reliable supplies to international markets.

Golden Pass LNG, QatarEnergy’nin , while ExxonMobil’in %It is a project with 30 shares and a value of more than 10 billion dollars (EUR 8.5 billion). When fully operational, it is expected to produce about 18 million tons per year.

The Golden Pass export plant successfully produced the first LNG’sini from Train 1’, the first of three independent processing units, reaching an important milestone in late March 2026’. This marks the beginning of the phased commissioning of the project; The remaining two liquefaction units are scheduled to be operational in 2026 and 2027.

This is one of the largest LNG export developments in the United States ’, and is part of QatarEnergy’'s efforts to expand its LNG portfolio beyond Qatar’, as well as its Northern Field expansion, which aims to increase local production capacity to 142 million tons per year by 2030.

The United States is currently the world's largest exporter of LNG, and the Golden Pass project provides QatarEnergy’ with direct access to export capacity from the U.S. Gulf Coast ’, where shipments can reach both European and Asian markets.

The project also emerges because global LNG demand remains strong, especially in Europe and Asia’, and continues the pressure on new supply.

QatarEnergy Trading’in, the company's LNG marketing arm, %It is expected to receive 70’ini.

What is the impact of ’'s RRF fund on the Greek economy?

21/04/2026 by the Logistics TransportIn the the General Assembly

Managing the climate crisis is one of the most important issues European rescue planIt's for Greece.

An extended spell drought and heat wavesIn 2023, it fueled one of the worst wildfire seasons the country has ever experienced; In the Alexandroupolis and Meriç fires of August 19, ’, only more than 81,000 hectares of land were burned, a total of 170,000 hectares of land was burned across Greece.

The Megara Forest, about 60 kilometers northwest of Athens’, was also severely hit.

Jasmine Georgiou euronews’e, a forester specialising in Waste Management, said: “In the last five years, large fires have occurred in the Megara Forest, ’, destroying woodlands, forests, homes, businesses and animals.”

The Greek AntiNero Program‘mega was created to combat fires by clearing and maintaining forests, planting slow-burning trees, and creating different fire prevention zones.

Georgiou explained that highly flammable bushes and forest debris need to be cleaned to prevent fires from spiraling out of control, especially in the summer.

But public initiatives like this require a significant amount of investment to cover the costs of contractors, staff, and basic equipment.

Project manager Giouli Vourna, “The budget of the project is over 400 million Euro’; This is the largest intervention to combat this problem in our country, thanks to the resources provided by the Recovery and Resilience Fund, ” said. Wealth Development Fund of the Republic of Greece.

The measures financed by the RRF are determined according to the priorities of each country. Greece’ has access to 35.9 billion Euro’ distributed in grants and loans, including the modernization of public infrastructure, including health centres.

The Road to Better Health Care

the Metaxa Cancer HospitalAthens’da Balkans’ has the largest oncology hospital. Director Sarandos Efstathopoulos toured the Euronews’e complex, which has not been renovated since its construction in the 1960s.

Efstathopoulos, “We have renovated all patient rooms, all facilities and toilets, adding a very important call accessory for consoles and nurses for oxygen supply. It will also be followed by the complete reconstruction of the sixth floor and the E.R. ” said.

Evangelos Manolis, another project manager at the Development Wealth Fund of the Republic of Greece, ’This project cost about 1 million Euro“. The RRF has certainly helped a lot by quickly completing these studies carried out in more than 80 ’ hospitals under the program, ensuring that Greek people have access to quality medical services, ” said.

GreeceAccording to ’'s recovery plan, 38 percent of the funds will be allocated to ’i climate targets, 22 percent to ’i digitalization and 18 percent to ’i social projects.

by Professor Phoebe Koundouri Athens University of Economics and Businessand the chair UN SDSN Global Climate Center, Euronews’e said that in order for Greece RRF’ to achieve its goals, the creation of a suitable financial space, more time and significant reforms are needed.

“We managed to get almost 50 percent ’ of the prepayments and ensured that a third of the money was spent on the investment. This is an unprecedented rate of absorption for Greece. But of course, we definitely need more time for this financial space to transfer itself to truly viable projects. So you really need the public sector to be productive, ” warned.

Bright appearance for the coming years

After a hard decade, Papathana of NikosThe Deputy Minister at the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance predicts that the Greek economy will grow by 2.9 percent in 2024’te; This is slightly above the European Commission's estimate of 2.3% ’ for 2024 and 2025.

According to Papathanasis’, which is also responsible for Greece’'s RRF funds, the average growth rate in Europe’ in 2024 will be 0.8 percent.

Together with other European funds, we expect “ to contribute more than 60 percent of the growth we expect for 2024. ’ reforms make our economy more interesting for investments and, of course, investments help create new jobs. And in the last four years, we've reduced unemployment from 17.5 percent ’ to less than 10 percent ’.

Papathanasis stressed that going forward, improving health facilities will remain a top priority and controls are in place to ensure the money is well spent.

“There is a national and European audit, we are constantly being audited. That's how we make sure the money goes to the right place. - ”

Finally, Papathanasis added: “RRF is based on performance; It's not about how much money you spend, it's about achieving reforms and reaching those milestones. So it's hard, but it's more effective. And I think reforms, along with investments, are more beneficial to society than projects alone, ”.

For Greece, strategic investments and smart governance are opportunities to move forward on a positive path and turn a decade of challenges into prosperity.

TotalEnergies postpones multi-billion-dollar Mozambique LNG project

17/04/2026 by the Logistics TransportIn the the General Assembly

According to the Financial Times’, French energy giant TotalEnergies has further postponed the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique’ following ongoing political uncertainty and mounting security issues. The project is currently valued at around $20 billion (19.14 billion euros) and is already facing a number of hurdles.

Launched in 2019 following a final investment decision, the project was expected to help the Mozambique economy recover. This project was the continent's largest foreign direct investment (FDI) project at the time.

Armed riots have stopped the work.

However, the company was forced to declare force majeure in 2021 following attacks by rebels in the province of ’in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. These attacks took place near the TotalEnergies site, which is expected to be used to convert gas into liquid.

Although TotalEnergies plans to continue the project until the end of last year, plans have been delayed due to growing violence and unrest following the October presidential election, and the result is still heavily debated. Violent protests not only resulted in loss of lives, but also hit businesses, resulting in the closure of ports and land borders.

This latest postponement of the LNG project has raised concerns that the project could start production in 2029’.

TotalEnergies said on its website: “MozambiqueThe Province of Cabo Delgado in ’Given the development of the security situation in the north of ’, we confirm that all personnel in the Mozambique LNG Project’ have withdrawn from Afungi’. This leads TotalEnergies EP Mozambique Region 1, Lda.’ (TEPMA1) to declare force majeure as the operator of the Mozambique LNG Project ’.

“We express our solidarity with the Government and the people of Mozambique and hope that the actions taken by the Government of Mozambique and its regional and international partners will enable the sustainable restoration of security and stability in the Province of Cabo Delgado, ’.

The company said there could be hope for a comeback soon after Rwanda and Mozambique ’ formed a partnership. Rwanda has deployed thousands of troops to help ’e in Mozambique.

TotalEnergies to sell 50 percent of West Burton Energy shares

TotalEnergies recently acquired West Burton Energy shares. ’sini EPH’'s subsidiary in ’ sold to EPUKI’. TotalEnergies acquired West Burton Energy’ last June but has always made it clear that it will sell half of it.

The company announced that the sale was made to help it better align its growing renewable energy portfolio at ’, United Kingdom, with its flexible gas generation capacity.

Following the sale, West Burton Energy’'s 1.3 GW’ gas-fired power plant will be operated as a joint venture between EPUKI and TotalEnergies’. West Burton Energy also has a 49 MW’ battery storage system in ’, UK.

Sophie Chevalier, senior vice president of Flexible Power and Integration at TotalEnergies, said in a press release on the company's website: “United KingdomWe are pleased to partner with EPH, a well-known and experienced energy producer in ’.

“Thanks to this operation, we are adjusting our net flexible production capacity to 700 MW’, consistent with the capacity required to support our Renewable Energy growth in ’, United Kingdom. This integration between flexible and renewable assets will enable our Integrated Energy business to %It will contribute to the goal of achieving 12 returns.”

Minister of Transport Uraloğlu: Development Road Project will contribute to the global trade system

03/09/2024 by the Logistics TransportIn the Category: Logistics

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated that the Development Road Project, which will directly contribute to the global trade system, will also make an important contribution to the development and development of all participating countries.

Development Road Project Turkey-Iraq-United Arab Emirates-Qatar 1. The Council of Ministers Meeting was held in Istanbul Dolmabahçe Palace.

Following the meeting, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu and Minister of Transport of Iraq Rezzak Muheybes es-Sadavi made a statement.

Minister Uraloğlu, in his speech at the meeting, stated that the first ministerial council meeting was held to shape the future vision of the Development Road Project, which is described as the new Silk Road.

Stating that the main feature of the modern economy is multinational production, international financial flows and international trade volume to reach very large dimensions, Uraloğlu said, ⁇ No one is rich or self-sufficient anymore. If you close your doors, if you close your eyes, if you close your ears, if you look at the developments in the world from a distance, if you do not make friends, you will not find a place in today's world. Everyone has good tastes to add to the cake and the shares they will definitely get from the cake. ⁇ he said.

Uraloğlu stated that the era is now the win-win era and the transportation sector is the most important dynamo of the win-win era, ⁇ At this point, we have come together not only for the future of the transportation and logistics sectors, but also for the economic and social cultural future of our countries. ⁇

Stating that Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which are the stakeholders of the meeting, participated in the meeting online due to their own programs, Uraloğlu continued his words as follows:

⁇ Because it is very valuable and important for all of you that the transportation facilities are safe, uninterrupted and fast for the establishment of economic cooperation that is indispensable for our countries and the development of our foreign trade activities. In this context, within the scope of our President's visit to Irak ⁇ a on April 22, 2024, Turkey, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Joint Cooperation on the Way to Development. In accordance with this memorandum of understanding, we had taken a decision to establish a council of ministers of 4 countries and to follow the Development Road Project. Today, as Turkey, we hosted the first meeting of this council. ⁇

⁇ Our cooperation within the scope of the project will be further strengthened ⁇

Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said that they had the opportunity to evaluate and consult the project together through this council, which will maximize the cooperation of 4 countries regarding the Development Road Project.

Stating that they discussed the contribution of the establishment of uninterrupted and fast transportation through Turkey and Iraq to the transportation corridors, Uraloğlu said that they decided to take steps together to reveal the concrete outcomes of the cooperation in this field in the future.

Uraloğlu stated that they care about the activities of the council in order to act together and implement the plans quickly, and used the following statements:

In addition, since it is our first meeting, we discussed the determination of the management and functioning mechanisms of the council of ministers created within the scope of the Development Road Project and how the future roadmap should be in this regard. Our meetings within the body of this council established within the scope of the Development Road Project will continue in the coming period. I sincerely believe that our cooperation within the scope of the project will be further strengthened. ⁇ ????????

⁇ We will significantly reduce the travel time through Turkey ⁇

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Uraloğlu underlined that the Development Road Project is an important project not only in terms of the gains to be achieved by 4 countries, but also in terms of the gains to be achieved by the whole geography and the supply chain.

Uraloğlu stated that they will have established uninterrupted transportation to every country of Europe by land and rail from Fav Port, which was built in Iraq with the Development Road Project, to London, and that we will significantly reduce the travel time between Asia and Europe through Turkey. I would like to express in particular that it will provide a 15-day gain between the time between the arrival of a ship departing from Fav Port to Avrupa ⁇ via the Suez Canal and the arrival of the same cargo to Avrupa ⁇ via the Development Road. ⁇

In the continuation of the transformation that started in global supply chains during the Covid-19 pandemic, Uraloğlu explained that there were significant changes in the logistics map of the region we are in after the Russia-Ukraine war that started in 2022, ⁇ Again, with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that started in October 2023, as a result of the security crisis in the Red Sea Region, commercial ship crossings in the Suez Canal ⁇ came into trouble. This route was not preferred by global shipping companies, and instead, the Cape of Good Hope began to travel and use a much more distant road.

⁇ The project will also be a complement to existing transport corridors ⁇

Therefore, if we had finished the Development Road Corridor today, we would have significantly reduced such costs. In addition, the Development Road will not only offer a cost-effective and short-term transport corridor, but will also be a complement to existing transport corridors. It will also connect the corridors in the east-west direction to the north-south direction. Thus, the Development Road Project, which will directly contribute to the global trade system, will also make an important contribution to the development and development of all participating countries. When all these aspects are considered, it is obvious that the Council of Ministers we have formed has undertaken an extremely important mission.

⁇ The project will contribute to all participating countries, the region and the world economy ⁇

Iraqi Transport Minister Rezzak Muheybes al-Sadavi stated that they have made significant progress in the Development Road Project and expressed their desire to further develop the Joint Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding on the Development Road as Turkey, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

Noting that they have taken a big step with the Joint Cooperation Memorandum on the Development Road, Sadavi said, ⁇ Today's meeting was already a meeting of the Council of Ministers. In terms of standards, it was a very good meeting, a very good meeting. We touched on many issues of governance, we touched on the management of the project, we touched on its stages. In order for this project to be implemented, we are working to remove the obstacles in front of it. ⁇ he said.

Stating that agreements have been reached at the local level and all necessary approvals have been obtained regarding this route in Irak ⁇ ta, Sadavi said that ⁇ It should be well known that the Development Road Project ⁇ will make a great contribution to all participating countries, the region and the world economy. ⁇

Source of: AA / Economy

Kayseri-Istanbul falls to 5.5 hours!

26/08/2024 by the Logistics TransportIn the Category: Logistics

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu examined the ongoing works at the Yerköy-Kayseri High Speed Train Line Düver Construction Site, which will be integrated with the Ankara-Sivas High Speed Train Line when completed within the scope of the Kayseri program, and evaluated the latest situation in the project. Minister Uraloğlu made a statement here, within the scope of the project; Stating that they have established their construction sites in Yerköy ⁇ Cakcak ⁇ and Kayseri ⁇ Düver ⁇ regions, we continue the installation of our construction site in ⁇ Yenifakılı region. In the Yerköy region, works on soil works, art structures and tunnel portals continue at full speed. We completed the excavation support works in the GT-2 Tunnel. In the Kayseri region; Tunnel Portal excavation support works are continuing. We aim to finish our project in the first half of 2028. ⁇ said.

LENGTH OF YERKÖY-KAYSERİ FAST TRAIN LINE 142 KİLOMETER

Minister Uraloğlu stated that the length of the Yerköy-Kayseri high-speed train line is 142 kilometers and stated that they built a new double-line, electric and signal train line between Yerköy-Şefaatli-Kayseri, which can be speeded up to 250 kilometers per hour, and we designed 3 stations: ⁇ Şefaatli, Yenifakıli and Himmetde. Within the scope of the project; We are also building 21 tunnels with a length of 20.3 kilometers, 18 railway bridges with a length of 2,572 meters, 224 culverts and 27 overpasses and 92 underpasses.

⁇ WE WILL CONTROL 11 MILLION PASSENGERS AND 650 THOUSAND TONS OF LOAD TRANSPORTATION PER YEAR ⁇

Minister Uraloğlu emphasized that Turkey will integrate with Ankara-Sivas High-Speed Train Line when they implement it in accordance with the goal of creating a double-line railway corridor on the East-West and North-South axis to support the Trans-Asian middle corridor, and thus Kayseri ⁇ will directly meet the comfort of high-speed train. Uraloğlu, ⁇ We will have the opportunity to carry 11 million passengers and 650 thousand tons of cargo per year. With the existing conventional rail connection; Between Ankara and Kayseri, which takes 7 hours, will be reduced to only 1 hour and 45 minutes, and fast, safe and economical transportation will be provided to Istanbul in 5.5 hours. Think of it like this: our university students who live in Kayseri ⁇ and study in Ankara ⁇ can spend their weekends with their families on a short and comfortable journey such as 1 hour and 45 minutes after leaving school on Friday evenings, or our citizens who want to do a different activity on weekends and discover new places will not grow in their eyes when they want to go from Ankara ⁇ to Kayseri ⁇ or from Kayseri ⁇ to Ankara ⁇ . Undoubtedly, these travels will improve the tourism and trade activities of both our cities. Again, for example, our citizens from Kayseri, who have a wedding in Istanbul, will be able to leave even on the wedding day if they want, since their journey will only take 5.5 hours. They won't think about accommodation... ⁇ he said.

242 MILLION EURO WINS WILL BE PROVIDED A YEAR

Uraloğlu also mentioned the contribution of the completion of the project to the economy, ⁇ We will provide approximately 242 million Euros a year, including 115 million Euros in terms of operating maintenance cost, 90 million Euros in terms of passenger time savings, 5 million Euros in terms of time savings in freight transportation and 32 million Euros in terms of reducing carbon emissions. ⁇

YERKÖY QUICK TRAIN STATION OPENED TO SERVICE

Minister Uraloğlu gave the good news that the Ankara-Sivas High Speed Train Line Yerköy High Speed Train Station was opened to the use of citizens today and announced that the official opening will take place in the following days. Uraloğlu stated that they made serious investments, improvement, renewal and development moves in railways between 2002-2024, and we increased our line length from 10 thousand 948 kilometers in 2002 to 13 thousand 919 kilometers. We built a 2,252-kilometer high-speed train line. We introduced our country to our half-century dream of high-speed train management and made it the 6th high-speed train operator in Europe and the 8th high-speed train operator in the world. For many years, we have transformed railway travels, which are not preferred by our citizens, into the first address of those who want fast and comfortable travel. ⁇ said.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF JOURNEIES MADE IN OUR HIGH-SPEED TRAIN LINES TODAY HAS PASSED 89 MILLION

Uraloğlu, reminding that the cities that met the first High-Speed Train in Turkey with the Eskişehir-Ankara line in 2009 were Ankara and Eskişehir, the high-speed train management that started between Ankara and Eskişehir; He stated that it continues on Ankara-Istanbul, Ankara-Konya, Konya-Eskişehir, Istanbul-Konya, Konya-Karaman and Ankara-Sivas routes that were put into service last year. Uraloğlu, ⁇ To date, the total number of trips made on our high-speed train lines has exceeded 89 million. I mean, we've moved more than our population. Currently, our high-speed train lines provide direct service to 11 cities and indirect service to 9 cities with regional and bus connections, reaching 50 ⁇ percent of the population of our country. ⁇

ANKARA-SIVAS LINE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF EAST-WEST FAST RAILWAY PROTECTION

Uraloğlu stated that the Ankara-Sivas Line is not only a line connecting the two cities, but also an important part of the East-West high speed railway corridor extending from Edirne ⁇ to Kars ⁇ , and the Ankara-Kayseri High Speed Train line will be connected to this line with the completion of the ⁇ Yerköy Kayseri line. Again, our high speed train line, which will connect Samsun and Ankara ⁇ , will be connected to our Ankara-Sivas Line via Delice. Of course, in the continuation of Sivas ⁇ ; With the Kars-Iğdır- Dilucu high speed train projects to be connected to Sivas-Erzincan, Erzincan-Erzurum, Erzurum-Kars and Zengezur Corridor, Dilucu and Ankara high speed train connection will also be provided. ⁇ said.

⁇ WE ARE PLANNING TO REMOVE THE ANNUAL AVERAGE 19.5 MILLION PASSENGERS OF RAILWAY TO 270 MILLION ⁇

Uraloğlu underlined that they aim to reduce the share of 72 percent freight transportation on highways to 57 percent in line with their targets for 2053, and to increase the transportation share of railways from 5 percent to 22 percent, and we plan to increase the number of passengers, which is an average of 19.5 million annually, in passenger transportation of railways to 270 million. In order to achieve these goals, in order to develop our railway network; Our construction works continue on the lines of Ankara-İzmir, Bandırma-Bursa-Osmaneli, Halkalı-Kapıkule, Mersin-Gaziantep, Karaman-Ulukışla-Mersin-Adana and Yerköy-Kayseri, which brought us together. ⁇

⁇ WE AIM TO UPGRADE OUR RAILWAY LINE LENGTH TO 29 THOUSAND KILLOMETERS ⁇

Uraloğlu said that they have put the Ankara-Istanbul Super Speed Train Line project on the agenda and completed the preliminary project work, and that they plan to reduce the travel time between Ankara and Istanbul to 80 minutes with trains that will reach 350 kilometers per hour on this line. According to our Transport and Logistics master plan for 2053, we aim to increase our railway line length to 29 thousand kilometers. With the high speed train lines planned from Iğdır ⁇ , Kars ⁇ tan, Ankara ⁇ ya, Kapıkule ⁇ , we will complete a transportation network that supports the Middle Corridor in an important way. ⁇

Underlining that when they inaugurated the Yerköy-Kayseri High Speed Train Line, they will experience the pride of successfully completing another prestige project of Turkey, Minister Uraloğlu continued his words as follows:

⁇ On behalf of our country, we will turn a very big and important project from a dream into a reality. Our line will be a locomotive for the development of Kayseri and the whole region, which is the pride of our country, and will accelerate the region even more in terms of trade and tourism. With these thoughts, I would like to thank all contractor companies and employees of the General Directorate of Infrastructure Investments who carry out our project from their workers to their engineers, and I wish them trouble-free work without accidents.. ⁇

From the source: AA