Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 16
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Ankara Esenboga Airport will be connected to the city center by a sub-surface metro line, a source in the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications of Turkey told Trend.
The source noted that the project is currently under development.
It is expected that the project’s implementation will start within two years and be wrapped up by 2023.
For this purpose, the work is underway to build additional 44-kilometer metro lines.
This project is one of Ankara’s priorities, the source said.
The total number of airports in Turkey reaches 55. The first airport in Turkey was built in 1912 and was used for military purposes.
For the first time the Istanbul airport was opened for international flights in 1953 and in 1985 it was renamed in honor of founder of the Turkish Republic Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.