Politics · Turkey · 23 mins ago
Several rail services in Turkey to be free on Republic Day
Turkey will mark Republic Day on 29 October with selected rail services free for the day.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said the offer covers Başkentray in Ankara and Marmaray in Istanbul.
It also applies to Istanbul’s Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme rail line and Gayrettepe-Istanbul Airport-Halkalı metro line.
İZBAN services in İzmir will also be free throughout the day.
Republic Day marks the founding of the Turkish Republic on 29 October 1923.
The free travel applies only to the named services, according to the minister’s announcement.
Several rail services in Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir will be free all day on Turkey’s Republic Day, October 29.
The announcement was made by Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu.
The free services include Başkentray, Marmaray, İZBAN and two rail lines in Istanbul.
The minister said the measure was intended to share the holiday celebrations with the public.
- Who
- Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced the measure.
- What
- Several rail services will be free all day.
- When
- October 29, Republic Day.
- Where
- Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir, Turkey.
- Why
- To share the Republic Day celebrations with the public.
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Sabah reported Uraloğlu’s announcement that the listed services would be free on Republic Day.
The listed rail services are scheduled to be free all day.
- Date
- October 29
- Ankara
- Başkentray
- Istanbul
- Marmaray; Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme Rail System Line; Gayrettepe-Istanbul Airport-Halkalı Metro Line
- Izmir
- İZBAN
- Announced by
- Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu
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What people are saying
To share the holiday celebrations with our people, on October 29 the Başkentray in Ankara, Marmaray, the Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme Rail System Line and the Gayrettepe-Istanbul Airport-Halkalı Metro Line in Istanbul, and our İZBAN lines in Izmir will be free all day.