In 2021, Turkey increased the freightage via the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTQ) railway by 98%, said Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismayiloglu, Paralel.az informs.

"In addition, the international cargo transportations increased by 24% in the reporting period," he said.

The growth was 20% for European transportation and 15% for Iran.