Private company

State Railways and Seaports Administration

Railway corporation operating in Turkey between 1927 – 19291

The State Railways and Seaports Administration (Turkish: Devlet Demiryolları ve Limanları İdare-i Umumiyesi) or DDYL was a state-owned railway company formed in 1927 by the merger of three state-owned railways: the Anatolian Baghdad Railways, Eastern Railway and the Railway Construction and Management Administration. The DDL is the direct predecessor to the Turkish State Railways.2 It is headquartered in Ankara Province.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1927Founded1
  • HeadquartersAnkara Province1

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The State Railways and Seaports Administration (Turkish: Devlet Demiryolları ve Limanları İdare-i Umumiyesi) or DDYL was a state-owned railway company formed in 1927 by the merger of three state-owned railways: the Anatolian Baghdad Railways, Eastern Railway and the Railway Construction and Management Administration. The DDL is the direct predecessor to the Turkish State Railways.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Anatolian Baghdad Railways1
  2. Succeeded Eastern Railway1
  3. Succeeded by Turkish State Railways1

Timeline

  1. Jun 4, 1929Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1927Founded Founded1

Sources

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