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Istanbul Airport became the European leader

Uraloğlu gave information on the data of the European Air Navigation Safety Organization (EUROCONTROL) on his social media account. Pointing out that Istanbul Airport is the leader of Europe with an average of 1511 flights per day, according to EUROCONTROL's data for the period of August 21-27, Uraloğlu said, "Istanbul Airport achieved a growth of 118 percent among the top 20 busiest airports compared to the pre-pandemic period."

New airport project from Trabzon

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu pointed out that the number of passengers has increased due to the increasing tourism traffic in Trabzon and said that a new airport project is planned. Minister Uraloğlu said; “Trabzon Airport is one of the most important airports in the country with an annual passenger capacity of 4 million. It is a very important success that it ranks 7th in the number of domestic passengers and 10th in the number of international passengers. On June 30, 2023, we will bring a new airport to Trabzon, which broke the record with 145 aircraft traffic. Between January and July of 2023, a total of 737 thousand 137 people reached Trabzon, 339 thousand 695 of which were domestic and 397 thousand 442 foreigners. The ever-increasing tourism potential and the number of tourists have created the need for a new airport. Until a new airport project is implemented, the existing airport will continue to function. At the same time, improvements were made to the existing airport. I believe that these positive developments in the tourism sector will also contribute to the economic development of the region.” Emphasizing that the Black Sea Region, which draws attention with its tourism potential, has become a center of attraction with its natural beauties, plateaus and sea, Minister Uraloğlu said, “Germany, Azerbaijan, UAE, Bahrain, Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Israel, Qatar, TRNC, Kuwait, Saudi Planes landed from 12 different countries such as Arabia, Oman and Jordan. This is an important indicator of the tourism potential in the region. This potential is increasing every year.” Tourism activity in Trabzon reflected on the figures Sharing the number of 2022 tourists in Trabzon, Minister Uraloğlu said, “A total of 515 thousand 705 tourists visited, of which 293 thousand 657 domestic tourists and 222 thousand 48 foreign tourists. In January-July 2023, the number of tourists reached a total of 737 thousand 137, of which 339 thousand 695 domestic and 397 thousand 442 foreign tourists. There was also a significant increase in the number of aircraft passengers. In 2022, the number of domestic passengers was 2 million 471 thousand 442, the number of international passengers was 703 thousand 337, with a total of 3 million 174 thousand 779. In January-July 2023, the number of passengers reached 1 million 955 thousand 951, of which the number of domestic passengers was 1 million 498 thousand 345, and the number of international passengers was 457 thousand 606. On the other hand, the countries and flight numbers of Trabzon Airport 2023 summer schedule international flights were as follows: Germany (Dusseldorf, Cologne, Stutgart, Hannover, Munich, Frankfurt) 260 flights, Azerbaijan (Baku) 50 flights, UAE (Sharjah, Dubai, Abu Dhabi) 598 flights, Bahrain (Bahrain) 236 flights, Iraq (Erbil, Baghdad) 35 flights, Israel (Tel Aviv) 59 flights, Qatar (Doha) 57 flights, KKTC (Nicosia) 87 flights, Kuwait (Kuwait) 521 flights, Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Jeddah, Medina, Damman, Buraydah) 1,166 flights, Oman (Muscat, Sohar) 488 flights, Jordan (Amman) 352 flights, a total of 3 thousand 909 flights."

The number of cruise passengers increased by 66.7%

Uraloğlu evaluated the data on the number of cruise ships and passengers anchored in Turkey's ports to AA correspondent. Pointing out that Turkey is among the countries in demand in tourism, Uraloğlu stated that this situation is also reflected in the number of cruise ships and passengers. Reminding that tourist arrivals to the country increased with the start of the summer, Uraloğlu said, "The number of cruise passengers also increases in the summer period. The number of cruise passengers, which was 88 thousand 566 in April, increased to 176 thousand 840 in May. In June, 183 thousand 407 passengers and in July 209 thousand 33 passengers arrived. While 341 thousand 556 cruise passengers came to our country in the May-June-July period last year, this year it reached 569 thousand 280 with an increase of 66.7 percent in the same period. "We expect the number of cruise passengers to exceed 1 million at the end of the year" Underlining that they have been investing in cruise tourism for many years, Uraoğlu said, "The contributions of our investments in cruise ports to tourism and the country's economy are reflected in the figures. We predict that record passenger numbers will be reached by the end of the year. At the end of the year, we expect the number of passengers arriving in the country in this way to exceed 1 million. I think this number will continue to increase in the coming years.” Minister Uraloğlu stated that cruise ships docked to Istanbul with the most popular tourism centers of Turkey and said, "Kuşadası, one of the important logistics hubs, is at the top of these ports. This is followed by the ports of Istanbul, Çeşme, Bodrum and Çanakkale." Noting that these ports are very important not only in terms of tourism but also in freight transportation, Uraloğlu stated that container shipments for export purposes increased by 8.6 percent in July, while transit container handlings increased by 46.3 percent.

Istanbul-Malabo flights will start soon

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that flights between Istanbul and the city of Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, will start as soon as possible. Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, received Honorato Evita Oma, Minister of Transport, Post, New Information and Communication Technologies of Equatorial Guinea and the accompanying delegation at his office. During the meeting, which was closed to the press, it was stated that cooperation between the two countries in the fields of transportation and trade was discussed. Minister Uraloğlu, regarding Turkey's investments in African countries, said, "Investments were made with the principle of mutual gain in order to increase the trade volume with the continental countries within the framework of Turkey's African vision. Relationships built by public institutions, non-governmental organizations and the private sector have contributed to peace, stability and economic development across the continent. While the total trade volume of Turkey in the African continent was 1.35 billion dollars in 2003, it increased to 40.7 billion dollars in 2022. By the end of 2023, our target is 50 billion dollars. The development of economic and commercial relations is of great importance to us. In terms of maritime, it is very important to develop maritime transport, which plays an important role in ensuring exports and imports between the two countries. I would like to express that we are open to negotiations for the signing of a maritime agreement between the two countries. Stating that the Istanbul-Malabo flights, which were stopped due to the pandemic, will start again with increasing demand, Uraloğlu said, "The domestic legal approval process of the Air Transport Agreement signed between the two countries is progressing smoothly. I hope that the relations between the Equatorial Guinea Post Office and the PTT will be enriched in the future with new cooperations. "

A 32.4% increase was recorded in the number of air passengers.

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu stated that the number of passengers hosted at the airports in the January-April period increased by 32.4 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 54 million 679 thousand. In his written statement, Karaismailoğlu noted that in April, air traffic increased by 9 percent to 66 thousand 415 in domestic flights, and to 59 thousand 661 with an increase of 25 percent in international flights. Karaismailoğlu stated that the total aircraft traffic increased by 17.4 percent with the overpasses and reached 163 thousand 804, "Domestic passenger traffic at our airports has reached 7 million 61 thousand, international passenger traffic has reached 8 million 595 thousand. Thus, we served a total of 15 million 696 thousand passengers, including direct transit passengers, in the month in question. Passenger traffic increased by 31 percent in domestic lines and 37.2 percent in international lines, and total passenger traffic, including direct transit, increased by 34.2 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. Karaismailoğlu stated that there was an air traffic of 40 thousand 734 at Istanbul Airport in April, a total of 5 million 985 thousand passengers were hosted, and the aircraft traffic at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport was 17 thousand 877, and 2 million 763 thousand passengers were served. Air traffic increased by 25.7 percent in the January-April period Pointing out that in the January-April period, the aircraft traffic increased by 20.5 percent to 259 thousand 725 in domestic lines and to 200 thousand 144 with an increase of 30 percent in international lines, Karaismailoğlu noted that with the overpasses, the total aircraft traffic increased by 25.7% and reached 600 thousand 354. Karaismailoğlu pointed out that 25 million 816 thousand passengers were served on domestic flights and 28 million 788 thousand passengers on international lines during the said period, "The number of passengers hosted at the airports in the January-April period increased by 32.4 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 54 million 679 thousand. In the same period, freight traffic reached 1 million 122 thousand tons in total, including 241 thousand 628 tons on domestic lines and 880 thousand 638 tons on international lines. Stating that there was 154 thousand 579 aircraft traffic at Istanbul Airport in the period of January-April, Karaismailoğlu stated that a total of 22 million 515 thousand passengers were served. Karaismailoğlu noted that there was a total of 68,466 aircraft traffic at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport in the four-month period, and that 10 million 685 thousand passengers were served.

The New Zigana Tunnel comes into service

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu said, "With the Zigana Tunnel, we will save 272 million liras annually, 92 million liras from time and 180 million liras from fuel. In other words, we will save 272 million liras to our nation's pockets, to our Treasury." Minister Karaismailoğlu, in his press statement at the entrance of the New Zigana Tunnel, which will be opened by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said that they will increase Trabzon's production and trade activities, and that they will bring another magnificent work to Trabzon and to the region by opening the Zigana Tunnel, one of the longest double tube road tunnels in the country and Europe and one of the few in the world. Emphasizing that they have turned an important engineering project into reality on behalf of Turkey, Karaismailoğlu said, "Not a day goes by without a new opening in our entire country and in our beautiful Trabzon. Thanks to both our government's investments and the efforts of AK Party local governments, we continue to reconstruct and revive our country and Trabzon with giant projects." Karaismailoğlu, noting that Turkey has a very important geographical position; "For this reason, planning the transportation and communication strategy with its regional and global dimensions is very important. Based on this fact, we saw international integration, especially in the field of transportation, as one of the most important dynamos of economic development." Pointing out that they have made all their transportation strategies by taking into account the global trends during the last 21 years under the leadership of President Erdoğan, Karaismailoğlu continued his words as follows: "As the Ministry, it was among our priorities to improve our transportation infrastructures, expand these networks and complete the missing connections on international transportation routes with an investment of approximately 193 billion dollars. At this point, we need to look at the Zigana Tunnel, which we built on the route that connects Trabzon, which is the most important trade center of the Eastern Black Sea Region, to Bayburt, Aşkale and Erzurum via Gümüşhane. We cannot see the Zigana Tunnel as a project that only concerns Trabzon, Gümüşhane and Erzurum. It has a vital importance for all Middle Eastern countries, especially for Iran and Iraq, to reach the Black Sea. Emphasizing that this project is one of the most important stages of his vision and work that connects the world to Turkey, Karaismailoğlu said, "At this point, I would like to remind you of our 'Kalkınma Yolu' project for the construction of a highway and railway transportation corridor stretching from the Persian Gulf to the Turkish border, which is defined as the New Silk Road. The 'Kalkınma Yolu' is a strategically important project for both Turkey, Iraq and the entire region. The Kalkınma Yolu Project, which includes 1200 kilometers of railway and highway, will connect Turkey to Faw Port in the Persian Gulf. Stating that the 'Kalkınma Yolu' will bring a breath of fresh air to the Middle Corridor, Karaismailoğlu said, "The 'Kalkınma Yolu', which will bring a breath of fresh air the Middle Corridor, will affect a wide region from Europe to the Gulf countries. Our north-south transportation corridor, which starts from Trabzon and extends to Habur, will continue from Habur and reach the Persian Gulf through the 'Kalkınma Yolu', and a new trade corridor will be formed. "We have also designed many roads and tunnels in the region" Minister Karaismailoğlu stated that the Black Sea Coastal Road connects the coastal settlements with a high standard transportation network, and said: "Thanks to this road, which was completed in 2007 during the AK Party period under the leadership of our President, the whole region came to life in the east-west corridor from Samsun to Batumi. For this reason, we have also designed many roads and tunnels in the region within the scope of the improvement works on the north-south stems." Karaismailoğlu stated that they completed many of them such as the Ovit Tunnel, the Cankurtaran Tunnel, the Salmankaş Tunnel, the Salarha Tunnel, the İkizdere Hurmalık-1 and Hurmalık-2 Tunnels, and the Eğribel Tunnel and put them into the service of the nation; "The New Zigana Tunnel, which brings us together, is one of the most important projects realized within the scope of the north-south stems. In addition to intensive maintenance works, investments that increase the standard of the road were also designed to ensure uninterrupted traffic flow throughout the year under harsh winter conditions." "The New Zigana Tunnel left its mark on the route" Recalling that the Zigana Tunnel was first opened to traffic in 1988, Karaismailoğlu used the following statements: "However, the transportation standard of the route, where various tunnel projects have been implemented, has increased rapidly, especially within the scope of the divided road works initiated as the highway policy of the AK Party governments in 2002. Today, the 586-kilometer section of the 615-kilometer road, which starts from Trabzon and extends through Gümüşhane, Bayburt, Erzurum, to Ağrı and the Iranian border, serves as a divided road." Stating that 33 tunnels with a total length of 42 kilometers have been completed together with the new Zigana Tunnel, which they will open on this route, and that the effect of seasonal conditions on transportation has been minimized, Karaismailoğlu said, "Construction work continues in 3 double tube tunnels with a total length of 14 kilometers. As I have just mentioned, the New Zigana Tunnel, which is one of the longest double tube road tunnels in our country and Europe with its 14.5 kilometers length, left its mark on the route where many works such as construction and improvement have been carried out for almost two centuries." "There are a total of 4 ventilation shaft structures in 2 stations" Minister Karaismailoğlu also gave information about the details of the tunnel and road project to be opened, and said: “We built the new Zigana Tunnel as a 14.5-kilometer double-tube route that connects Trabzon to Bayburt, Aşkale and Erzurum via Gümüşhane and carries a high traffic load. The tunnel project starts at 1015 meters in the Maçka / Başarköy location on the 44th kilometer of the Trabzon-Aşkale Road and extends to 1264 meters with an inclination of 3.3 percent. It is connected to Köstere-Gümüshane Road, which is located at the 67th kilometer from here, with an interchange at 1212 meters. Pointing out that there is also a 600-meter connection road within the scope of the project, Karaismailoğlu said, “Zigana Tunnel ventilation systems have been created with vertical shaft structures built for the first time in Turkey in road tunnels. Within the scope of the project, there are a total of 4 ventilation shaft structures in 2 stations as 1 clean and 1 polluted air at each station. Karaismailoğlu also emphasized that they have upgraded the 17-kilometer-long Maçka-Karahava Highway, which starts from Maçka to the entrance of the Zigana Tunnel and serves as a single road, to the divided road standard, and continued as follows: "In this section, there are 7 tunnels with a total length of 6,665 meters, 5 single tubes with a length of 3 thousand 920 meters, 2 double tubes with a length of 2 thousand 745 meters, and 33 bridges with a length of 2 thousand 561 meters. Thus, within the scope of our project, together with the New Zigana Tunnel, we have turned a 32-kilometer section of which approximately 21 kilometers into tunnels and put it into service as divided roads. "Thanks to the project, 90 road bends have disappeared" Karaismailoğlu stated that with the construction of the New Zigana Tunnel, the 12-meter-wide state road became a 2x2 lane divided highway; "The elevation, which was 2 thousand 10 meters at the summit of Zigana and was lowered to 1825 meters in the 1st tunnel, was lowered 810 meters with the New Zigana Tunnel to 1015 meters. Thanks to the project, 90 road bends on the current route have disappeared. The geometry of the road improved, with the slope decreasing from 7.7 percent to 3.3 percent. The route was shortened by 8 kilometers, reducing the travel time to 30 minutes for cars and 60 minutes for heavy-duty vehicles. Karaismailoğlu stated that the uninterrupted and comfortable flow of the traffic, which was interrupted in winter conditions, was established and said: "We have ensured the smooth flow of traffic to the settlements, ports, tourism and industrial centers on the Black Sea coast, and contributed to faster international trade with domestic land transportation. We have eliminated the problems such as stone falling from the steep slopes on the existing Trabzon-Gümüshane line. With the conversion of the Maçka-Karahava section to a divided road, we raised the standard of the road from Trabzon to Erzurum, Ağrı and Iran border, and established fast and safe transportation. Drawing attention to the savings that the Zigana Tunnel will provide, Karaismailoğlu said, "With the Zigana Tunnel, we will save 92 million liras from time and 180 million liras from fuel, totaling 272 million liras annually. In other words, we will save 272 million liras to our nation's pockets and treasury every year. In addition, we will protect the unique nature of our region by reducing carbon emissions by 21 thousand tons per year." Emphasizing that the Zigana Tunnel is one of the proud works of Turkish engineering, Minister Karaismailoğlu said, "One hundred percent domestic and national resources were used in the construction, design and control of the Zigana Tunnel and its connection roads, and our project was built by Turkish engineers and workers. This pride is the pride of Turkish engineering, this pride belongs to all of us." "Some people continue their politics of lying and slander" Also criticizing the opposition, Karaismailoğlu said: "While we are making a policy of works and services, some people continue their politics of lies and slander. They have set aside the interests of our country and our nation, and have attempted to discredit the projects and services we produce in this way with lies, slander and defamation. AK Party governments have not left our nation at the mercy of CHP municipalities. Unfortunately, there is a CHP mentality that cannot tolerate even seeing all the works that are in the interest of our country and our nation.But there is one thing they forget that the actions of our AK Party, which has been joining forces with its nation for 21 years, is the best answer to these lies. Our nation knows very well who brings water and breaks the jug. The AK Party's actions and its services to this nation will never end." After the speeches, Minister Karaismailoğlu passed through the new Zigana Tunnel with TOGG. Minister Karaismailoğlu was accompanied by General Director of Highways Abdülkadir Uraloğlu, Deputy Mayor of Metropolitan Municipality Atilla Ataman, Mayor of Maçka Koray Koçhan, AK Party Provincial President Sezgin Mumcu and many other officials.

The distance between Ankara and Istanbul will be 1.5 hours

Karaismailoğlu, emphasizing that they focus on railway investments in his written statement, said, "Railways are a part of our lives. Our goal is to develop it, to spread the comfort of high-speed trains all over Turkey, and to pass a new age in Turkey railways." Expressing that they continue to produce projects in line with this goal, Karaismailoğlu noted that one of the projects is the super-high-speed train route. Karaismailoğlu gave the following information about the project: "This will be a completely train route. The line will be built on the Ankara Nallıhan and Sakarya route. We have made the feasibility studies and prepared the projects. The length of the super-high-speed train route will be 344 kilometers. Within the scope of the project, we will construct 19 viaducts with a length of 14 kilometers and 52 tunnels with a length of 120 kilometers. "The train will reach a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. Travel time will take 89 minutes, or 1.5 hours, with the super-high-speed train route to be built between Ankara and Istanbul. We will start our project after the presidental election. We will continue to use our existing high-speed train line."

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