All entries related to Turkey, newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/countries/turkey 2026-10-01T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:80dadf30:en 2026-10-01T06:00:00Z

Pegasus Airlines announced on 1 October 2026 that it has completed the purchase of ČSA and the Smartwings group, agreed in December 2025, for €154m including the debt of both companies. The Czech competition authority ÚOHS had approved the deal on 11 September 2026 on condition that summer slots on Prague–Antalya are handed to another carrier; Smartwings stays as a brand (Air Journal, 2 Oct 2026; Reuters via Marketscreener, 8 Dec 2025). — Source: https://www.air-journal.fr/2026-10-02-la-compagnie-turque-pegasus-met-la-main-sur-smartwings-et-prend-pied-en-europe-centrale-5277868.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:86f29306:en 2026-06-23T06:00:00Z

On 23 Jun 2026 the European Commission launched the Connectivity Agenda platform, meant to coordinate investment and policy in transport, energy, digital connectivity and trade between the EU and Central Asia via the Black Sea region and South Caucasus, as part of the Global Gateway strategy. It also signed memoranda of understanding with international financial institutions that are expected to mobilise up to €2 billion for transport infrastructure, border crossings and trade facilitation. At the ministerial meeting, attended by representatives of EU member states, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, participants also agreed to strengthen the operational performance of the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor and asked the Commission to assess how it works and propose priority measures. (LOK Report, 23 Jun 2026; second source: EU-Kommission (DG ENEST), 23 Jun 2026) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/europaeische-union/europaeische-union-start-der-plattform-connectivity-agenda-um-die-verbindungen-zwischen-europa-und-zentralasien-ueber-die-schwarzmeerregion-und-den-suedkaukasus-zu-staerken.html · https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-launches-connectivity-agenda-platform-strengthen-links-between-europe-and-central-asia-through-2026-06-23_en

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:13dd3dca:en 2026-06-06T06:00:00Z

Test runs on the 153 km Çerkezköy–Kapıkule section of the Halkalı–Kapıkule line were completed on 6 June 2026; according to transport minister Uraloğlu, electrification and signalling are in their final phase and opening is planned before the end of the year. Journey time from Halkalı to Kapıkule falls from four hours to 1.5 hours, and annual freight capacity is to rise from 1.5 to about 9.5 million tonnes; the line is partly financed from IPA and EU funds (LOK Report, 11 Jun 2026). — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/uebersee/tuerkei-probefahrten-cerkezkoey-kapikule-abgeschlossen-europas-anschluss-an-den-mittleren-korridor.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:461f0129:en 2026-05-26T06:00:00Z

Turkish defence group ARCA has confirmed through its Estonian subsidiary that it will build a factory for 155 mm artillery shells, mortar rounds and 122 mm rockets at the Põhja-Kiviõli defence industry park in Ida-Viru, at its own expense. Up to 1,000 jobs are to be created and production is to start in 2028; the state provides a 141-hectare plot and contributes up to €10m for access roads, fencing and utility connections (estonia.ee citing ERR, 26 May 2026). — Source: https://estonia.ee/stories/estonia-300m-defence-industry-investment

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:04ee4538:en 2026-02-18T06:00:00Z

British Steel has won an order for 36,000 tonnes of grade 60E2 rail for the 599 km Ankara–İzmir high-speed line; the eight-figure contract (tens of millions of pounds) is backed by UK Export Finance, and the customer is ERG International Group, which is delivering the project for the Turkish government. The rail is due to be delivered during 2026; British Steel had already supplied rail to Turkey via ERG in earlier project phases and in 2025, and the order has led it to restart 24-hour rail production at Scunthorpe for the first time in over a decade, creating 23 jobs. The line is meant to cut the journey time between Ankara and İzmir by more than 10 hours and, once commissioned, will be operated by Turkish State Railways (LOK Report, 18 Feb 2026). — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/grossbritannien/65229-grossbritannien-tuerkei-british-steel-nimmt-wieder-einen-24-7-schienenbaubetrieb-auf-nachdem-es-einen-bedeutenden-neuen-hochgeschwindigkeitsauftrag-fuer-die-tuerkei-erhalten-hat.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:d51300f6:en 2018-10-29T06:00:00Z

The new Istanbul Airport (IGA) on the Black Sea coast opened on 29 October 2018 and, with roughly 1 million sqm of terminal space, is one of the largest airport terminals in the world (eventual capacity up to 200 million passengers/year). Construction and operation rest with a purely Turkish consortium; Phase 1 cost about EUR 6 billion. The terminal architecture and masterplanning, however, came from a European team: Grimshaw, Scott Brownrigg and Arup (all UK) plus Nordic Office of Architecture and Haptic Architects (Norway/UK). — Source: https://grimshaw.global/projects/aviation/istanbul-new-airport/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:678868fd:en 2016-12-20T06:00:00Z

The Eurasia Tunnel is a 5.4 km double-deck road tunnel beneath the Bosphorus, opened 20 December 2016, connecting Istanbul's European and Asian sides. It was built by the Turkish-South Korean ATAŞ consortium (Yapı Merkezi / SK E&C); German firm Herrenknecht AG supplied the specialized TBM for the underwater section. The EIB and EBRD together contributed USD 500 million in financing, giving the project documented European involvement in both industry and finance. — Source: https://www.ebrd.com/home/news-and-events/news/2012/new-bosphorus-tunnel-in-istanbul-will-connect-europe-and-asia.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:f8c2d595:en 2016-08-31T06:00:00Z

Ankara Metro Line M4 (Kızılay–Gazino, approx. 10.6 km, initially a 9.2 km northern Şehitler–Gazino section) began test running on 31 August 2016; construction had started in 2004, with regular passenger service from 5 January 2017. The civil contractor (Gülermak-Kolin-Limak) and rolling-stock supplier (CRRC Zhuzhou, China) are Turkish and Chinese respectively. However, the CBTC signalling system for lines M1-M4 was awarded in 2008 to a consortium of Italy's Ansaldo STS S.p.A. and Turkey's Alsim Alarko. — Source: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/51397142/ansaldo-sts-has-signed-a-new-contract-in-turkish-market

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:b8b3047a:en 2016-08-26T06:00:00Z

The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge over the Bosphorus (2,164 m long, 8 traffic lanes, double-track rail line) connecting northern Istanbul between Europe and Asia. Construction and concession operation were carried out by a consortium of IC İçtaş (Turkey, 67%) and Astaldi S.p.A. (Italy, 33%), with total investment of about USD 2.9 billion. Structural design was by the Swiss team led by Jean-François Klein and Frenchman Michel Virlogeux (T-ingénierie, Geneva). — Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yavuz_Sultan_Selim_Bridge