Turkish firms eye massive Israeli metro tender despite boycott

QUDS, Feb. 25 (YPA) – Three Turkish companies are vying for a major metro project inside “Israel”, according to a Tuesday report from the I24NEWS channel.

This development follows Ankara’s earlier declaration to cut trade ties over the Israeli aggression on Gaza.

Channel sources say representatives from DEIK, Akkord, and Simtay are now in Israel on an introductory tour for international firms interested in bidding. The project’s estimated cost: $150-170 billion.

Economic correspondent Aadi Cohen told I24NEWS that the companies plan to compete regardless of Turkey’s stated boycott.

The tour, organized by NTA (“Israel”’s urban mass transit authority) alongside the Ministry of Transport, sets the stage for the tender’s official launch in April—after initial screening wraps up.

Phase one calls for excavating 78 kilometers of tunnels and building 59 underground stations.

The full network will span about 150 kilometers, linking 24 local authorities in the central “Gush Dan” region.

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