TURKEY
Helping a municipality expand
sustainably while promoting
low-carbon mobility
AFD supports the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s
transportation expansion, extending basic services access
to more residents.
BACKGROUND
THE PROJECT
Istanbul is a megalopolis of 14 million
inhabitants. It concentrates nearly onequarter of Turkey’s gross domestic product
(GDP) and has seen strong growth in
recent years. Sustainable management
of mobility has emerged as a major
issue. Despite many efforts since 1990
to create transportation alternatives —
using tramways, metros, and water-borne
craft — automobile congestion continues
to pose economic, social and environmental problems for the city.
A new loan from AFD will help build a multimodal public transfer station, Yenikapi,
an essential part of the comprehensive
public transportation program. The station
will connect the Marmaray (a train linking
Europe to Asia Minor), the metro, an airport
line, a tramway, and the IDO Istanbul Sea
Bus lines. The project aims to expand the
public transportation system while improving interconnectivity and mobility for Istanbul
residents.
The municipality has adopted an ambitious public transportation policy that will
profoundly change the architecture of its
public transport system.
Since 2008, AFD has participated in a
programme to expand the rail system,
the portion of the policy calling for the
greatest capital investment. The Agency
has co-financed a northern extension to
the main metro line, building three new
stations to serve office parks, universities,
and industrial areas.
Artefacts excavated during construction
will be exhibited in the station and at an
archaeological museum to be built nearby.
This project reinforces cooperation between
Istanbul and the City of Paris, directing aid
efforts toward urban development challenges and large-scale transportation infrastructure. Yenikapi Station may constitute a
case study in developing a comprehensive
urban and regional vision of mobility.
Serving 1,000,000 passengers per
day at Yenikapi Station.
Increasing urban productivity.
RUSSIA
ROMANIA
BLACK SEA
BULGARIA
GREECE
GEORGIA
Istanbul
Bursa
Ankara
Izmir
ARMENIA
IRAN
Adana
SYRIA
CYPRUS
MEDITERRANEAN
SEA
LEBANON
JORDAN
0 km
1000 km
IRAQ
SAUDI
ARABIA
Key indicators
GDP per capita
USD 10,972
HDI
69/187
Population
76M
• Financial tool: loan
• Amount committed: EUR 45M
• Beneficiary: Istanbul Metropolitan
Municipality
• Date granted: 2012
• Project status: ongoing
IMPACT
Expanding the publictransportation system’s capacity.
Urban
Energy
UKRAINE
Promoting low-carbon mobility
and abating 54,000 tonnes CO2e
per year.
Press contact
Magali Mévellec
+331 53 44 40 31
[email protected]
Exhibiting the archaeological
heritage of the city.
climat.afd.fr
January 2015