Ahmet Arslan

Date of opening Canakkale-1915 bridge revealed

Date of opening Canakkale-1915 bridge revealed

The opening ceremony of the Canakkale 1915 bridge will be held on March 18, 2022, Turkey's Minister of Transport, Shipping and Communications Ahmet Arslan said. "At present, the creation of infrastructure for …

Turkey unveils route of Canal Istanbul project

Turkey unveils route of Canal Istanbul project

The Turkish government unveiled the route of its planned new canal for Istanbul, which is an artificial sea-level waterway parallel to the Bosphorus that is to connect the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara. The project, first announced by …

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway to be launched in late October

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway to be launched in late October

The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway will be launched at the end of October, Ahmet Arslan, Turkish minister of transport, maritime affairs and communications, said, according to the ministry’s message, Trend reports. …

Turkey develops its own e-mail system

Turkey develops its own e-mail system

Turkey will develop a national e-mail system, the country's Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan said. In the interview on private broadcaster CNN Türk, Arslan said that a …

Turkey to form ‘cyber army’ against cyberattacks

Turkey to form ‘cyber army’ against cyberattacks

Turkey will establish a “cyber army” against possible cyber threats, Turkish Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan said, commenting on the recent WannaCry “ransomware” …

Turkey to start producing components for satellites

Turkey to start producing components for satellites

Turkey will produce components for satellites, the Turkish minister of transport, maritime and communication, Ahmet Arslan, said. Arslan said the new Turkish telecommunications satellite TURKSAT 6A, which is …

Turkish national search engine launched - media

Turkish national search engine launched - media

Turkey's first national search engine, Geliyoo, is ready to be used, the country's Transportation and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan said, adding that Turkey needed a national search engine because it currently …

Baku, Ankara, Ashgabat sign Trans-Caspian route declaration

Baku, Ankara, Ashgabat sign Trans-Caspian route declaration

Azerbaijan, Turkey and Turkmenistan have signed the Ashgabat declaration to create the Trans-Caspian transport corridor from Beijing to London, Turkey’s Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan …

Turkmenistan and Turkey discuss transit corridors

Turkmenistan and Turkey discuss transit corridors

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications of Turkey, Ahmet Arslan, discussed prospects of cooperation in the transport sphere, including …

Coup in Turkey would’ve halted BTK construction

Coup in Turkey would’ve halted BTK construction

If the July 15 military coup had been successful, the construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway in Turkey would have stopped, the Turkish Minister of Transport, Shipping and Communications Ahmet Arslan said in an …