Transport in Turkey

High-speed train services set to resume after virus pause

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.

Turkey's airports serve over 209M passengers in 2019

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.

Cows Overturned a Bus in Turkey, Three Peole Died

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.

Over 35 mln passengers traveled through Turkish airports in first quarter of 2017: Airport authority

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.        

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