Tthe Güney Kurtalan Ekspresi (Southern Express) runs between Ankara, Diyarbakır and Kurtalan (just west of Siirt). Despite its express name, this is a slow train, stopping at every station along the way, incuding Kayseri, Sivas, Malatya, Diyarbakır and many stations in between. It hauls reserved and unreserved compartment cars, Pullman cars, a couchette car, and a sleeping car, usually fairly old equipment—this is not the most comfortable train. The train departs Ankara at 10:55 am on … Continue reading Güney Kurtalan Ekspresi Train