Turkish State Railways
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The State Railways of the Republic of Turkey, abbreviated as TCDD, is a government-owned national railway company responsible with the ownership and maintenance of railway infrastructure in Turkey, as well as the planning and construction of new lines. TCDD was formed on 4 June 1929 as part of the nationalisation of railways in Turkey.
YHT high-speed rail service is the railway's premier train service. Here, HT80004 waits to depart the new ATG terminal in Ankara, bound for Konya.
A TCDD HT80000 (Siemens Velaro TR) high-speed train (YHT) in Ankara
A TCDD HT65000 in Eskişehir
A DE22000 series locomotive pulls the Karesi Express into Menemen
Konya
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Konya, is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium. In 19th-century accounts of the city in English its name is usually spelt Konia or Koniah. In the late medieval period, Konya was the capital of the Seljuk Turks' Sultanate of Rum, from where the sultans ruled over Anatolia.
Image: Konya 21 (cropped)
Image: Maulana Jelaledin Muhammad Rumi in konya
Image: Selimiye Mosque Konya
Image: Kültürpark Konya