According to Istanbul University Lecturer Assoc. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Ocak "The World City-İstanbul will have longer and more modern metro system than many advanced cities in the World until the year 2019. At this stage, while the problems of the metro transport will troubleshoot, the issue of how metro will be the center of our life will discuss
"Istanbul Metrorail Forum & Exhibition" event, which will cease Istanbul Traffic to be Daily News, will be held on 9-10 April, 2015 in İstanbul. The forum will shed light on the investments of environmentalist, speedy, disabled-friendly, integrated and sustainable metro.
Metro, this is the most preferred transport system around the many countries across the world, gains greater significance in our country the last 10 years. Especially in a place like İstanbul, where people are constantly trying to catch up, in spite of this the traffic in urban areas with the highest level of distress, the metro system is becoming the greatest savior of the citizens.
In transportation, metro not only recover from the stress of the traffic, but also enable people to go to desired location in the minutes and gaining from the time. It is stated that each passing day metro gains more and more importance and İstanbul, which is considered a world city, will reach to longer and more modern metro system than many advanced cities in the World until the year 2019.
Many governments, contractors, sub-contractors and suppliers recorded that" İstanbul MetroRail Forum & Exhibition", which will be organized with the support of Istanbul University Lecturer Assoc. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Ocak, Metropolitan Municipality of İstanbul, İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş., the Metro Working Group of Tunneling Society, B2B Matchmaking Society and Turkish Society for Infrastructure and Trenchless Technologies, would be extremely important opportunity for investment and they said that:
"With 'Istanbul MetroRail Forum & Exhibition'; a large number of people and organization will come together and create a platform for commercial; they gain a chance to involved in a large number of projects that are in force and also in new ones, besides to all these advantages, forum will create opportunity for important investments of metro which is the important part of social life area. The World City-İstanbul will have longer and more modern metro system than many advanced cities in the World until the year 2019. At this stage, while the problem of the metro transport will troubleshoot, the issue of how metro will be the center of our life will discuss. In this sense, we are inviting anyone interested in this topic and all İstanbulites to our forum."