Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu had iftar with the workers at the construction site of the Ankara-Sivas high-speed train (YHT) line T15 Tunnel in Kırıkkale. Karaismailoğlu said, "Since 2003, we have invested 1 trillion 337 billion 240 million liras for our country's transportation and communication."

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu had iftar with the workers at the construction site of the Ankara-Sivas high-speed train (YHT) line T15 Tunnel in Kırıkkale. Karaismailoğlu said, "Since 2003, we have invested 1 trillion 337 billion 240 million liras for our country's transportation and communication."

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu met with the workers at the T15 Tunnel construction site. Karaismailoğlu made examinations in the tunnel and received information from the authorities. Minister Karaismailoğlu, whohad a fast-breaking meal with the employees, in his speech on the activities of the Ministry, said, "This precious mode of transportation, which was cherished in the first years of the Republic, has unfortunately been neglected for years. However, as AK Party governments, we, together with you, my iron passenger brothers, have almost rebuilt our railways in 20 years. We were aware of the global and regional importance of the railway. We raised this neglected and almost forgotten strategic mode of transportation shoulder to shoulder. Since 2003, we have invested 1 trillion 337 billion 240 million liras for our country's transportation and communication. In this context, we allocated 272 billion liras to our railways and provided a significant share. In the last 20 years, we have increased our conventional line length to 11 thousand 590 kilometers, while constructing 1432 kilometers of high-speed train lines. We increased our total railway network to 13 thousand 22 kilometers. We will increase our railway network to 23 thousand 627 kilometers in 2035 and 28 thousand 590 kilometers in 2053. In line with our 2053 targets, we will increase the share of passenger transport on railways from 1 percent to 6.2 percent, and the share of freight transport from 4 percent to