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Turkey’s transport minister praises infrastructure investment and Erdoğan’s leadership
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu spoke at an AK Party meeting in Çankırı, Turkey.
He said the country had made $355 billion in transport investments during 24 years of AK Party-led governments.
Uraloğlu cited roads, tunnels, bridges and railways, and said Turkey had Europe’s sixth-largest and the world’s eighth-largest high-speed rail network.
He also said Turkey had moved to 5G and that people in villages now ask for better internet access.
Uraloğlu credited President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with making Turkey a “safe island” amid regional instability, and said Erdoğan could solve the country’s problems.
He said the government would continue working to deliver services across Turkey.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu praised President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s leadership and the government’s infrastructure record at a meeting in Çankırı.
Uraloğlu said Türkiye had made $355 billion in transport investments under the ruling AK Party governments and the People’s Alliance.
He said Türkiye had the sixth-largest high-speed rail network in Europe and the eighth-largest in the world.
He described Türkiye as a “safe haven” amid regional turmoil and said Erdoğan would solve the country’s problems.
Uraloğlu also said Türkiye had moved from rural requests for midwives, nurses and imams in the 2000s to requests for internet access today.
- Who
- Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu.
- What
- He praised Erdoğan’s leadership and the government’s infrastructure investments.
- When
- The article was published on October 23, 2026; the meeting date was not stated.
- Where
- At the AK Party Provincial Advisory Council meeting in Çankırı Atatürk Cultural Centre, Türkiye.
- Why
- Uraloğlu cited transport investment, infrastructure development and Erdoğan’s leadership.
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Uraloğlu said rural communities once prioritised access to midwives, nurses and imams.
Sabah published an account of Uraloğlu’s remarks at an AK Party meeting in Çankırı.
- Transport investment
- $355 billion
- High-speed rail network
- Sixth-largest in Europe and eighth-largest worldwide
- Meeting venue
- Çankırı Atatürk Cultural Centre, Türkiye
- Publication date
- October 23, 2026
What people are saying
We invested 355 billion dollars in transport in Türkiye.
Our president has made our country a safe haven amid a ring of fire and continues to keep it that way.
The one who will solve those problems again is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
We have moved to 5G. Today, you ask for internet in villages.