Turkey unveils three-year plan to boost rail links and become a global logistics hub
Turkey's Medium-Term Program for 2027-2029 aims to speed up transport and cut exporter costs by expanding rail, road and port networks across its east-west and north-south corridors.
Under its 2027-2029 Medium-Term Program, Turkey intends to accelerate logistics by making trade routes more efficient and reducing costs for exporters. Key projects include expanding capacity on the Middle Corridor, the Development Road and the Zangezur Corridor, as well as modernising the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars and Kars-Iğdır-Aralık-Dilucu railway lines to move goods from the Caspian Basin to European markets. The southern Hejaz Railway will be upgraded to ensure uninterrupted links with the Middle East, while the Istanbul Northern Railway Crossing will serve as a hub connecting freight from the Middle Corridor and Persian Gulf to Europe. The plan also calls for tighter integration of ports, railways, roadways, industrial zones, airports and border posts to boost intermodal transport and lessen dependence on critical foreign technologies.
Why it matters
The plan could reshape Eurasian trade routes, lowering costs and increasing Turkey's influence in global supply chains.
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