Law Nr. 6461 on the Liberalization of the Turkish Railway
Transportation (the "Law") has been
published on 1st of May in the Turkish Trade Registry
Gazette with Nr. 28634. This Law aims to make available passenger
and freight transportation with the most suitable, effective and
feasible rates, taking service quality into account.
With the passing of this Law, the General Directorate of Turkish
Republic State Railways will be restructured as a railway
infrastructure operator and a joint stock company with the title
"Turkish Republic State Railways Transportation
A.S." having the nature of a railway train operator
will be established which will become the fourth subsidiary of the
General Directorate of Turkish Republic State Railways. The Law
will enable public entities and those companies registered with the
trade registry i.e. all type of companies that can be registered
with trade registries, to build railway infrastructure and to make
its services available. Thus,
