Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu answered questions during an NTV broadcast. Uraloglu stated that the super-fast train project will reduce travel time between Istanbul and Ankara to 80 minutes.

NTV reporter Sibel Can directed questions about current affairs to Minister Uraloglu during a special interview held in Gaziantep.

Highlights from Minister Uraloglu’s statements:

GOOGLE’S ALGORITHM CHANGE – “We have a meeting, they persist that they have not made any changes, but our users in Turkey say they have been affected by the latest update and that it is not correct. We have legal rights, and we will follow up and support this matter, we are monitoring the situation. The Competition Board has already imposed penalties. The discussions are ongoing.” WILL ROBLOX AND DISCORD BE OPENED? Discussions are ongoing for Roblox and Discord, as they were closed by court order, there is a possibility they will be opened with a new court order. After the court decision is made, we will take the necessary steps.

DELIVERY OF FIRST DOMESTIC SUBURBAN TRAIN – We had started many productions in rail systems. We had built our electric train. Now, we will put the prototype of our train, which will travel at 225 km/h, on the tracks next year. We no longer have the ability to meet urban traffic with rubber-wheeled vehicles. We need to return to rail systems. ANKARA-ISTANBUL SUPER-FAST TRAIN We have started the project of the super-fast train that will depart from Ankara and directly connect to Istanbul via Akyazi. It will travel at 350 kilometers per hour. The transportation time between the two cities will be 80 minutes. I can say that it is the top technology. Hopefully, we will make it local and national.