Turkish National and Strategic Development Projects: News and Updates

[TaiShang]

China's only oversea high-speed train project is the Ankara-Istanbul line ( 533 km )
China was financed Ankara-Istanbul high-speed train project with a loan of $ 750 million
and project was completed in 2014

That's a high speed rail project, not a trade route.

also Turkey will build 2.000 km Edirne-Kars High-Speed Railway line project with China

That also, if/when finished, sounds like a national project in isolation from the rest of the region. And I do not think currently there is any freight train that leaves China, passes through Turkey and arrives somewhere.

As I said, China did indeed consider that option. But, that was at the height of the Syrian civil war, Turkey's strong support for Syrian separatists, instability and terrorism in the country. Besides, Turkey's president was not friendly at all. In fact, at one point, China arrested some of Turkey's embassy officials in Shanghai (2014, I guess) for giving out fake passports.

At that time, Central Asia and Eastern Europe appeared like safe havens (and they were/are, indeed, mostly). All of the freight links have been established during that time. Now, you can load your goods in China's Yiwu and offload it in London.

Turkey can play a key role in the Modern Silk Road with its recently attracting mega investments like

-- Marmaray ( completed )
-- Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge ( completed )
-- Eurasia Tunnel ( completed )
-- Çanakkale 1915 Bridge - 2022
-- New Airport in Istanbul - 2018
-- The Edirne-Kars High-Speed Railway line ( 2.000 km )
-- Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway Project ( 838 km ) - completed

which is carried out together with the Chinese, is one of the important steps taken within the scope of the project

I am doing extensive research on the Belt and Road. I am meeting scholars and experts in Mainland China regularly. So, I have a good idea where Mainland China wants the BRI to evolve.

The New Silk Road has been more or less laid down in terms of infrastructure. Now China pays attention to system's and policy integration (such as rail standards, customs clearance issues etc) to speed up the process and increase efficiency.

In the future, Turkey can take minor part in the transit of the goods. But, as I said, there is already plenty of linkages established between China and Western Europe. None of those lines pass through Turkey. 10.000+ trips over the past 4 years.

That's the exisisting reality.

 

[MMM-E]

Ok , good luck with your OBOR project



Turkey is happy with real brothers such as rich gas-oil countries Azerbaijan-Kazakistan-Turkmenistan-Qatar-Kuwait
also nuclear power Pakistan , Maleysia , Indonesia , Uzbekhstan and Kyrgyzstan in Asia , Somali and Sudan in East Africa ,,, Bosnia , Albania , Macedonia in Balkans ,
and friends such as Japan , S.Korea in Asia , Ukraine , Georgia in the region and trade-partners European Union,Russia,Iran

 

[UserUnknown2025]

Ok , good luck with your OBOR project



Turkey is happy with real brothers such as rich gas-oil countries Azerbaijan-Kazakistan-Turkmenistan-Qatar-Kuwait
also nuclear power Pakistan , Maleysia , Indonesia , Uzbekhstan and Kyrgyzstan in Asia , Somali and Sudan in East Africa ,,, Bosnia , Albania , Macedonia in Balkans ,
and friends such as Japan , S.Korea in Asia , Ukraine , Georgia in the region and trade-partners European Union,Russia,Iran

Ehh....
Friends help each other out during currency crisis?
I guess Turkey always ask an enemy for help. The courage is admirable.
All jokes aside. Why are you so hostile all of a sudden? The guy wasn’t being offensive.

 

[TaiShang]

Ok , good luck with your OBOR project



Turkey is happy with real brothers such as rich gas-oil countries Azerbaijan-Kazakistan-Turkmenistan-Qatar-Kuwait
also nuclear power Pakistan , Maleysia , Indonesia , Uzbekhstan and Kyrgyzstan in Asia , Somali and Sudan in East Africa ,,, Bosnia , Albania , Macedonia in Balkans ,
and friends such as Japan , S.Korea in Asia , Ukraine , Georgia in the region and trade-partners European Union,Russia,Iran

Every state has to do trade.

Most of the above probably have China as their largest trade partner. Almost all them are in the AIIB/BRI and some in the SCO.

A great portion of the BRI links go through Central Asia (with an exception of Tajikistan, due to instability).

I am not saying Turkey has no place, or insignificant potentially. I am just saying that a historic opportunity has been missed. Also remember, what Turkey can offer by itself means little as the BRI is a "connectivity" project. Turkey could be a link to the Middle East (I think Europe option has been missed already).

But, for this, ME should be stable and secure. So far, there is zero land links with the Middle East. For ME to be safe and secure, the Syrian Crisis, first and foremost, needs to be resolved.

For this, Turkey should stop its governmental brotherhood non-Syrian terror groups. As we have seen in the latest rounds of talks in trilateral summit among IR-RU-TR, Turkey still cannot forsake its long-supported factions in Syria.

If I can see this, I am sure strategists in Beijing can, also.

 

[MMM-E]

I am not saying Turkey has no place, or insignificant potentially. I am just saying that a historic opportunity has been missed.

Turkey create its own opportunity , Turkey becomes regional energy hub and global aviation hub

what Turkey can offer by itself means little as the BRI is a "connectivity" project. Turkey could be a link to the Middle East (I think Europe option has been missed already).

Turkey could be a link to both the Middle East and Europe ( Turkey has great geopolitical location advantage and with recently attracting mega investments )

now Turkey is safe , because of Turkey won asymmetric war against the US-Israel and their terrorist groups Pkk and FETO since 2013

only problem is Syrian crisis
and Turkish Army in Syria and Iraq to block American-Israeli backed terror coridor
Turkey never will allow the US to create terror coridor in N.Syria or Turkey should forget any kind of influence in
the Middle East


The US is trying to block China's OBOR project everywhere ,
Polland and Estonia are new game area of the US (NATO )
good luck China will need it

 

[MMM-E]

TURKEY's UAV-UCAV Projects

Turkey has the largest UCAV fleet in the Middle East and Europe



Bayraktar TB-2 Tactical UCAV is in service since 2015

58 Bayraktar TB-2s are in service ... 35 of 58 are UCAV

Lenght : 11,2 m
Max take of weight : 650 kg
Endurance : 24+ hours
Service ceiling : 27.000+ feet







TAI ANKA MALE UCAV is in service since 2017

as of 2018 13 ANKAs are in service

Day and night, all weather reconnaissance, target detection / identification and intelligence missions with its EO/IR and SAR payloads

Transportable Image Exploitation Station
Radio Relay
Remote Video Terminal

Entered service : 2017
Payload Capacity : 200kg
Endurance : 24 hours
Service ceiling : 30,000ft
-- SATCOM
-- MAM-L smart munition








Baykar AKINCI UCAV

Year : 2020
Status : in-development
Operators : Turkey

Length : 12,3 m
Height : 4,1 m
Width : 20 m
MTOW : 4.500 kg
Service ceiling : 40.000 feet


-- SATCOM
-- Multirole AESA Radar ( air search , Synthetic Aperture , weather )
-- Electronic Data Gathering ( ELINT / COMINT )
-- MAM-L smart munition
-- Air to Air Missile
-- TEBER and HGK guided bombs








and Turkey's Baykar to launch unmanned combat aircraft before 2023


https://www.dailysabah.com/defense/...o-launch-unmanned-combat-aircraft-before-2023

 

[IblinI]

Turkey's Baykar to launch unmanned combat aircraft before 2023

How credible is that?
Which country on this world has that in active service,no one at the moment.

 

[MMM-E]

TURKEY's Engine Project ... ( 15 billion TL - $2.3 billion )




Kale KTJ-3200 Turbojet Engine

Turkey intends to supplant the Microturbo TRI 40 turbojet engine powering the ATMACA and SOM cruise missile with the domestically developed Kale KTJ-3200 Engine

Power : 3,2 kN (750 lbf)
Weight : 48 kg
Fuel : JP-8 and JP-10 ( by 2013 Tubitak has developed Turkey's first JP-10 type fuel , only a few countries in the World )

TEI PD-170 Turboprop Engine

Power : 170 hp
Status : civil certification will be complete in 2018

It will provide the Anka UAV a flight ceiling of 40,000 ft









TEI TS-1400 Turboshaft Engine

Manufacturer: TEI
Power: 1660 shp
Weight : 195 kg
Service ceiling : 20.000 feet
seial production : 2024

TS1400 Engine designed for the T625 General Purpose Helicopter

TEI will create a new turboshaft motor family from the TS1400 ... This engine will be used in T625 as well as ATAK and ATAK-2 Helicopters

TUMOSAN 4 cylinders, twin turbo, 360 hp diesel Engine







BMC 600hp Engine and new transmission for 40-ton tracked vehicles

BMC V10/750-1000kW

 

[Islamic faith&Secularism]

How credible is that?
Which country on this world has that in active service,no one at the moment.

The company has some advanced and combat proven products in the field, specificaly majored in the unmanned platforms, and declared the future progress map in that area as the link* mentions, also has already shared the first pictures and parts of the aformentioned project.

However, Comparing it with the global UAV developments to back up and spread your doubt does make your attempt doubtful in the end. China is rival of Turkey in some fields, but not the leading one in this field against The Turk Defence Industry as your doubtful attempt signals.


* https://www.dailysabah.com/defense/...o-launch-unmanned-combat-aircraft-before-2023

 

[IblinI]

The company has some advanced and combat proven products in the field, specificaly majored in the unmanned platforms, and declared the future progress map in that area as the link* mentions, also has already shared the first pictures and parts of the aformentioned project.

However, Comparing it with the global UAV developments to back up and spread your doubt does make your attempt doubtful in the end. China is rival of Turkey in some fields, but not the leading one in this field against The Turk Defence Industry as your doubtful attempt signals.


* https://www.dailysabah.com/defense/...o-launch-unmanned-combat-aircraft-before-2023

So to cut things short, time will tell,plus you don't have to be so senstive,my doubt is pretty legit,is it not?

 

[MMM-E]

Turkey to invest over $46B on railways, expand high-speed network to 41 cities



Turkey will invest $46 billion on railways in the next five years, the transport minister said May 8, 2018






In the last 15 years, Turkey has invested $25 billion on its railways, including high-speed trains

1,213 km high-speed railway line was in operation in Turkey

Construction of 3,798 km of railway is underway and 11,582 km of railway projects are in the process of auction and plan

Turkey is the second-largest country after China in railway constructions.
Our target is to complete 11,700 km of high-speed railway lines and to link 41 cities to each other










https://www.dailysabah.com/business...speed-network-to-41-cities-transport-minister

 

[MMM-E]

in the last 15 years there was $165 billion construction investment in Turkey


-- There is no city without University
-- The number of Airports has risen from 26 to 55 at the end of the season Airport’s number will rise to 60
-- We have built 114 quality Tunnels
-- the length of the two-way roads were 6.000 km we added 18.000 km more




http://istanbulrealestate.com/construction-investment-is-in-the-first-place-in-turkey/

 

[MMM-E]

Urban Renewal Programme ( $400 billion )



The largest Urban Renewal Project in Turkey's history commenced in late 2012, with the 20 year project expected to cost up to $400 billion

The project will take 20 years to complete and during this time seven million buildings will be demolished and reconstructed due to being unable to withstand earthquakes



ANKARA

ISTANBUL

IZMIR

https://theurbandeveloper.com/artic...tand-earthquakes-turkey-urban-renewal-project

 

[MMM-E]

Turkey's domestic hybrid locomotive showcased in Berlin



Turkey's new domestic hybrid locomotive was showcased on Sept. 19 at a leading international transport technology fair in German capital

The project features Turkey as the 4th country that has the technology to design and produce a domestic hybrid locomotive as such across the world





The locomotive is a joint product of TÜLOMSAŞ, Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and Turkey's leading defense company Aselsan




http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-domestic-hybrid-locomotive-showcased-in-berlin-137037

 

[MMM-E]

$1,1 billion investment to developt Aluminum hydroxide-Alumina

A strategic investment by ETI Alüminyum for total of $1,1 billion to produce Alumina for Transparent Armor
Alumina is a very valuable and difficult to supply product and with the development of this product,
Turkey has overcome the problem of Alumina which is necessary in the construction of very important defense industry vehicles such as domestic Tank, Aircraft,Warships, Missiles,etc

Turkey is 5th country that produce Alumina after the US,Germany,China and Russia

with the new investment Turkey's total imports will be reduced by about $550 million per year and $5,5 billion in 10 years









http://www.gunes.com/gundem/savunma...olarlik-cigir-acacak-bulus-seffaf-zirh-917333