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MarketsDünyaTurkish, translatedFiled 33 h ago

Minister Uraloğlu announced: Giant transportation connection stretching from Türkiye to China

Original headlineBakan Uraloğlu duyurdu: Türkiye'den Çin'e uzanan dev ulaşım bağlantısı

Open the sourceReported by Dünya, dunya.com, 14 November 2026

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Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the high-speed rail line planned to reach Gaziantep will be extended through Şanlıurfa to the Habur border crossing, forming part of a rail-and-sea corridor running via the Basra Gulf to China. Speaking in Gaziantep, where he opened two transport investments, Uraloğlu said the projects are expected to deliver annual savings of 314.5 million lira. The extension positions Turkey as a transit link on the freight route between Asia and Europe, with Habur serving as the gateway to Iraq and onward Gulf shipping lanes. Details on financing, construction timelines and the line's integration with existing high-speed rail were not disclosed in the announcement.

Muhabbit's AI wrote this summary in its own words from Dünya's report and translated it from Turkish. It can get details wrong, so check the source.

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Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Habur, Basra Körfezi, Çin