"Fast trains that reach the apartment in 4 hours and 20 minutes are not enough. We plan to launch a high-speed line, along which trains will reach speeds of 350 kilometers per hour.

On the current timetable, the train is scheduled to leave Sofia at 6.40pm and arrive at Istanbul Halkali station at 6.34am the next morning. Find out about our latest stories first — follow ...

Today I’m taking the world’s most luxurious sleeper train, The Venice Simplon Orient Express, from Paris all the way to Istanbul. I’ll share with you exactly what the experience is like ...

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that the country's main opposition party is attempting to obstruct a major corruption investigation which targets Istanbul's jailed mayor and Erdogan's ...

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A fast YHT (high-speed) network connects Istanbul with Eskişehir, Konya, Ankara and Sivas, but it’s the network’s older routes, cutting through rural Turkey, where it really shines for scenic ...

"We talked to President Erdogan that I will have a meeting with him in the capital of Turkey. This is Ankara. It will be on Thursday, May 15th. We will wait for the meeting with Putin in Turkey so ...

More than 1,100 people, including some journalists, were detained in protests against Turkish President Erdogan after the arrest of his rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

A new metro line connecting central Istanbul and the city's new international airport officially opened to the public on Sunday, featuring China-made automated driverless trains that could run up ...

A rail trip on the Sofia-Istanbul sleeper train. SJ Armstrong takes a ride on the Bulgaria-Turkey sleeper, one of Lonely Planet’s picks for 2023’s best travel experiences.