Kaya, OmerKuskapan, EmreAlemdar, K. DilerCodur, M. YasinAtalay, Ahmet2026-03-262026-03-2620189788691615345https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14901/4734The railways constructed and operated during the Ottoman Empire period were realized with the external capital that foreign entrepreneurs execute. Humanitarian Anatolia was introduced in 1856, 33 years after the first use of steam locomotives in the world. The total length of the railway network transferred to the Republic of Turkey, founded in 1923, it is 4,136 kilometers from the Ottoman Empire. During the period of 1923-1950, when railway transportation was considered as a state policy, a total of 3,764 kilometers of railways were built, average of 139 kilometers per year. Railways in this period were considered as a modernization project with all social aspects surrounding development and reconstruction. Due to seasonal problems, the railway was abandoned from 1950 to 2000. In these years when a recession period experienced, railways were completely neglected and only 945 kilometers of railways were built. Important investment projects to be put into practice after 2000 were planned and investment projects on railways were determined. Between 2004 and 2016, a total of 1,805 kilometers of railways were built an average of 138 kilometers per year. Currently, 4,053 km of railway is under construction. The studies that the country have carried out by focusing on the 2023 goals are now giving positive results. Efforts to increase the length of the railway network are under construction. Integration of the railway network with other transport systems must be ensured. It is aimed to reach the desired levels in railway freight and passenger transportation. Therefore, the study has presented suggestions about the improvement and development of Turkish railways and country policies.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessRailway PolicyTransportationTurkeyConference Object