# Türkiye invites proposals to rebuild and electrify the Divriği–Kars–Georgia border railway

> Three design-and-build lots under the World Bank and AIIB-financed Eastern Türkiye Middle Corridor project close on 22 December 2026.

- Topic: Tender
- Event date: 2026-10-22
- First published on EPC Feed: 2026-10-24T06:44:58.097Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T06:44:58.097Z
- Companies: Directorate General of Infrastructure Investments (Türkiye), World Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
- Countries: Türkiye
- Page: https://epcfeed.com/news/turkiye-tenders-design-build-rehabilitation-divrigi-kars-railway


## Key facts

- Employer: Directorate General of Infrastructure Investments (AYGM)
- Lots: Divriği–Erzincan; Erzincan–Erzurum; Erzurum–Kars
- Model: Design and build, with electrification
- Deadline: 22 December 2026, 14:30
- Financing: World Bank loan 9753-TR; AIIB co-financing

Türkiye’s Directorate General of Infrastructure Investments, part of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, has invited proposals for the design and construction of infrastructure and superstructure works, including electrification, on the Divriği–Kars–Georgia border railway. The World Bank published the notice on 22 October 2026.

- Lot 1: Divriği–Erzincan
- Lot 2: Erzincan–Erzurum
- Lot 3: Erzurum–Kars

The Eastern Türkiye Middle Corridor Railway Development Project is financed by a World Bank loan (9753-TR) and co-financed by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, with the World Bank’s procurement regulations prevailing. Proposals must be delivered on paper in Ankara by 14:30 on 22 December 2026.

## Sources

1. [World Bank procurement notice OP00476726: Request for Proposals, ETMIC railway design and construction](https://search.worldbank.org/api/v2/procnotices?format=json&id=OP00476726). Official notice, World Bank, Published 2026-10-22, Read 2026-10-23.