THE mayor of Istanbul Mr Kadir Topbaş announced on November 11 that construction will begin on 10 urban rail projects totalling nearly 100km next year as the city continues its drive to expand the network to 483km by the end of the decade.
ISTANBUL Metropolitan Municipality has launched an environmental impact assessment into the construction of a 10km tram line along the western bank of the Golden Horn.
TURKEY's transport minister Mr Feridun Bilgin confirmed on August 19 that a consortium of Turkish construction companies Gülermak and YSE has been awarded a contract to carry out civil works on the 7.4km extension of Istanbul metro Line M4 from Kaynarca to Sabiha Gökçen International Airport.
ISTANBUL Metropolitan Municipality announced on August 12 that it will launch tenders next month for contracts to build two new metro lines as part of plans to expand the city's urban rail network to 441km by the end of the decade.
ISTANBUL celebrated the completion of another addition to its metro network on April 18, when Turkey's president Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan took an inaugural trip on Line M6.
ISTANBUL Metropolitan Municipality says it plans to launch a tender before the end of this month for the contract to construct the second phase of metro Line M7.
ISTANBUL Metropolitan Municipality has placed a Won 103.8bn ($US 93.3m) provisional order with Hyundai Rotem for the supply of 17 four-car metro trains that will boost capacity on Line M2 between Yenikapi and Haciosman.
THE prime minister of Turkey, Mr Recep Erdogan, officially opened the 245km Eskişehir – Istanbul section of the 533km Ankara – Istanbul high-speed line on July 25.
ISTANBUL Metropolitan Municipality has awarded Mitsubishi Corporation and CAF, Spain, a €119m contract to supply 21 six-car driverless trains for metro line M5, which is currently under construction.
THE director general of Turkish State Railways (TCDD) Mr Süleyman Karaman says construction is complete on the Istanbul - Eskisehir section of the 533km high-speed line to Ankara allowing test running to begin.