Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya shared a posr on his social media account about the first export train departing from Istanbul to go to China from Turkey and stated as follows:

"The first export train from Turkey to China has departed from Istanbul today.

The train, carrying white goods in 42 containers, departed from Marmaray Kazlıçeşme Station.

It will arrive in Xi'an, China, without interruption, by crossing 2 continents, 2 seas and 5 countries.

God speed." 

Türkiye'den Çin'e gidecek ilk ihracat treni bugün İstanbul'dan yola çıktı.

42 konteyner içerisinde beyaz eşya taşıyan tren, Marmaray Kazlıçeşme İstasyonundan hareket etti.

Çin'in, Xi’an şehrine kesintisiz şekilde; 2 kıta, 2 deniz ve 5 ülke geçerek ulaşacak.

Yolu açık olsun. pic.twitter.com/iOY0K2PpNe

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) December 4, 2020