Türkiye to provide full internet infrastructure to Syria: Minister

In an exclusive interview with Türkiye Daily, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu stated, “We will discuss a project to provide Syria with its entire internet infrastructure from üurkiye.”

Minister Uraloglu discusses Syria Action Plan

Minister Uraloglu spoke about the Syria Action Plan, emphasizing Turkiye’s goal of sharing its expertise in governance with Syria. He mentioned that discussions between the two countries are ongoing. Uraloglu said:

Recently, we hosted Syria’s entire civil aviation management in our country, where we discussed ways to improve cooperation. The Syrian Minister of Communications is expected to arrive today or tomorrow, and we will discuss a project to provide Syria with its complete internet infrastructure from Türkiye.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu

He added that Syria is also interested in utilizing the full capabilities of Turksat. There is also a proposal to have a Turkish entrepreneur operate one of Syria’s ports. “We are eager to share our knowledge and expertise. As we often say, ‘Come to us, and we’ll provide any kind of training,’ or ‘We’ll come to Syria and provide training there.’”

Restoration of Damascus airport, upcoming projects

“We have made significant progress in restoring Damascus Airport, but there is still work to be done. We are focused on completing these tasks. Additionally, the Ministry will send experts to Syria, offer technical and logistical support in the transportation sector, and prepare training programs in both Turkiye and Syria.”

Consultants will be sent to provide advice to Syrian authorities. The Cobanbey-Aleppo and Meydan-i Ekbez-Aleppo railways will be repaired, and the aviation sector will receive support to address its deficiencies.

Aircraft support will be provided, including assistance with the repair of unfit planes or the provision of rental aircraft.