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Eastern Türkiye Middle Corridor Railway Development Project

Abstract*

Türkiye ratified the Paris Agreement in October of 2021, adopted its first Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in 2022, and committed to achieving a net-zero economy by 2053. This has placed climate change mitigation at the very top of Türkiye’s economic development agenda. The EU Green Deal, and its potential economic implications for Türkiye, such as a need to reduce the carbon footprint of Turkish supply chains—including their transportation...

* The project abstract is drawn from the PAD, SAR or PGD and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature

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Development Objective

The Project Development Objective is to improve the rail connectivity of eastern Türkiye along the Divrigi-Kars-Georgia border railway section of the Trans-Caspian Middle Corridor.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P179128

  • Active

  • Murad Gurmeric , Luis Blancas Mendivil, Andrew Losos

  • Republic of Türkiye

  • Turkiye

  • April 5, 2023

  • (as of board presentation)

    December 5, 2024

  • April 17, 2025

  • US$ 800.00 million

  • Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure

  • Europe and Central Asia

  • 2025

  • US$ 1160.70 million

  • N/A

  • Substantial

  • December 31, 2030

  • No

  • BANK APPROVED

  • May 16, 2023

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

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Financier Commitments
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank 250.00
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 660.00
National Government 454.51
Islamic Development Bank 250.70

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment 660.00
IDA Commitment N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment 660.00
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount 500.70
Total Project Cost** 800.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

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Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Project Management Satisfactory 2025-03-11
Procurement Moderately Satisfactory 2025-03-11
Financial Management Satisfactory 2025-03-11
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2025-03-11
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory 2025-03-11
Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory 2025-03-11

COMPLETION RATINGS

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INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

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Results Framework

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