Railways to be Transferred to the Private Sector: The AKP government aims to sell State Railways in its Medium Term Program covering 2016-2018. Accordingly, railways will be transferred to the private sector, rail freight and passenger transport will be opened to private enterprises. Unions react to the privatization program. “Privatization in railways is unacceptable,” said Şerafeddin Deniz, President of the Turkish Transport Union.
The AKP's Medium Term Program, covering the 2016-2018 years, also includes privatization of State Railways.
According to the program published in the Official Gazette, railways will be transferred to the private sector, rail freight and passenger transport will be opened to private railways enterprises.
The reaction of the trade unions to the AKP's privatization plan was quick. Turkey Kamu-Sen connected to the Turkish Union of Transport said that it is unacceptable to customize the Chairman Şerafeddin sea railways.
Deniz said the railways employees would be most affected by the privatizations.
Chairman of the Turkish Transport Deniz, the privatization of the public has always suffered loss, he said.
Winning money could be panicked.
The aim of the restructuring (liberalization) was to bring vitality and competition to the transports. What is the sale or privatization? Let's remove the monopoly of TCDD.