Day: August 28, 2025
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, speaking ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kars–Iğdır–Aralık–Dilucu Railway Line, answered questions from media representatives, including Yeni Şafak Ankara Bureau Chief Fazlı Şahan. He underlined the vital importance of the Zangezur Corridor for the region, stressing that it will also reinforce the Middle Corridor, a key trade route between Asia and Europe.
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@SouthCaucasus Mec gilocav!
Mariamoba, Gilocav!! pic.twitter.com/gjrdjaz6Aw
— Notes from Georgia/South Caucasus (Hälbig, Ralph) (@SouthCaucasus) August 28, 2025
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed a landmark ceremony at ASELSAN’s Gölbaşı campus on Tuesday, marking a day he described as “the foundation of the next 50 years.” The event combined the delivery of the cutting-edge Çelik Kubbe (Steel Dome) systems, the inauguration of 14 new facilities, and the groundbreaking of the Oğulbey Technology Base—an investment Erdoğan called the largest single defense industry project in the history of the Republic.
