Trabzon Erzincan Railway Project

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Mehmet Cahit Turhan stated that they are working on 16 projects for Trabzon and said, "Our work on the railway project from Trabzon to Erzincan continues." said. Minister Turhan answered the questions of the journalists after his visit to the tradesmen in the Development District of Ortahisar.

"You started your visits, what excitement is there?" Minister Turhan said, “It is not possible for us to come to Trabzon and not get excited. Trabzon is the city of excited people. When we come to this city, we are excited and emotional. The air, water and soil of Trabzon puts us in a different atmosphere. ” gave the answer.

Minister Turhan, said that the region's visits to continue from the beginning of the week, said:

“Artvin, Rize, Bayburt, Gümüşhane. Today we are in Trabzon. We are having a nice day with our fellow countrymen in Trabzon. We exchanged ideas and opinions about the work done in the region with the departments of our ministry as well as the work of our friends who work in the local government. Of course there is a local election in front of us. Our preparations before the election continue. We embrace our people, we become compassionate. We share our work, services and jobs with our citizens. ”

Turhan, answering the question about “Turkish Airlines (THY) bringing back Cyprus-Trabzon direct flights”, “The number of passengers is very important for the formation of an airline. When the airline operators fail to catch a certain occupancy rate in the aircraft, they stop serving there. It exists all over the world, as is our country. Trabzon Airport serves 5 cities. It's not just a city airport, the 7th largest airport in terms of passenger numbers in Turkey. "

Minister Turhan stated that Trabzon has people everywhere and that there are flight demands from every region to the city.

Turhan also said that there are Trabzon residents living in Cyprus and continued as follows:

“We have a minister in Cyprus, our citizen, he asked us about this. THY is considering scheduled flights if there are enough passengers not in the whole year but in certain months. I discussed this issue with THY officials. With the idea that there would not be enough passengers, they conveyed that scheduled flights would not be profitable or sustainable. The operation of a service at a loss is also not correct. But our friends are working on the repair of the area. We will do this repair and reinforcing coating until the end of June in the spring period. ”

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Turhan, "Will expansion work be done?" to the question, “We are evaluating this issue. In fact, rather than expanding, the passenger capacity of our airport is gradually increasing. Terminals are also inadequate. Especially passenger terminals, domestic and international flights. I hope we will give good news in the future. ” paid off.

Another journalist, "Do you have the project good news for 2019?" Responding to the question, Turhan said:

“We aim to exceed the Kanuni Boulevard, which is under construction in Trabzon in 2019, until the end of this year until our region in Çukurçayır. Hopefully in the middle of summer, we aim to connect the Star Junction with Erdoğdu. Kanuni Boulevard is a project that will make a significant contribution to Trabzon's urban and transit traffic. The Konaklar-Kaşüstü line, which is still under construction, continues in Trabzon and its tender has been made. Akçaabat-Düzköy road and Yalıncak-Çağlayan road continue.

Meanwhile, many of our projects in the inner parts continue on our provincial roads. There is no need to count them one by one, we are working on about 16 projects. But prospectively, we continue our railway project from Erzincan to Trabzon. We will bring it to our Trabzon in the next working period. ”