Politics · Turkey · 5 hrs ago
Five rail lines in Turkey will be free on Republic Day
Five rail lines in Turkey will be free on 29 October 2026, for Republic Day.
The lines are Marmaray, Başkentray, İZBAN, Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme and the Gayrettepe-Istanbul Airport-Halkalı metro line.
The decision was issued under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s signature and exempts passengers on those lines from a provision of a 2002 law.
Republic Day is a national holiday in Turkey.
The decision means passengers can use the listed lines without paying fares that day.
The free service applies on Thursday, 29 October 2026.
Five rail lines in Turkey will be free to use on Republic Day, 29 October 2026.
The lines are Marmaray, Başkentray, İZBAN, the Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme Rail System Line and the Gayrettepe-Istanbul Airport-Halkalı Metro Line.
The measure was set out in a presidential decision signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The decision exempts passengers using the lines from a provision of a 2002 law.
- Who
- Passengers using the five named rail lines.
- What
- They can use the lines for free on Republic Day.
- When
- 29 October 2026.
- Where
- Turkey, on the five named rail lines.
- Why
- To mark Republic Day, under a presidential decision.
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A presidential decision signed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was published.
The five rail lines are to offer free travel for Republic Day.
- Date
- 29 October 2026
- Number of lines
- 5
- Marmaray
- Free to use on Republic Day
- Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme
- Rail System Line included
- Gayrettepe-Istanbul Airport-Halkalı
- Metro Line included