Development Road Project will shorten transportation time by 20 days

Speaking at the Conference on Changing Global Transport Geopolitics and the Development Road Project, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated that the Development Road Project will connect the Persian Gulf to Europe via Turkey, shortening the transportation time by 20 days compared to the Cape of Good Hope route.

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated that they are establishing a new logistics backbone that will connect the Persian Gulf to Europe via Turkey through the Development Road, saying, "There is no corridor without Turkey!" Speaking at the conference, Uraloğlu stated that the Middle Corridor operating via the Trans-Caspian, the Development Road extending from Basra to Europe, the TRIPP Corridor as the new connection of the Middle Corridor, and the Modern Hejaz Railway Line are on the world agenda.

Noting that global trade corridors are being redrawn and that the world is seeking the safest, shortest, and most predictable route alongside the cheapest one, Uraloğlu stated that closures in the Suez Canal, attacks in the Red Sea, and the Russia-Ukraine War have accelerated alternative searches. Minister Uraloğlu reported that approximately 355 billion dollars have been invested in Turkey's transportation and communication infrastructure over the last 24 years, with the divided highway network reaching 30,264 kilometers and the railway line reaching 14,272 kilometers.

Sharing the impact of the project—which will connect the Persian Gulf to Europe via Turkey, starting from the Al-Faw Port in Iraq—on route durations, Uraloğlu announced that the duration will drop to approximately 25 days, decreasing by 20 days compared to the 45-day Cape of Good Hope route and by 10 days compared to the 35-day Southern Corridor. He noted that the project will support Iraq's economic reconstruction while strengthening Turkey's central position in east-west and north-south connectivity networks.