In an interview with South Korea's Yonhap news agency, the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pointed out the dangers facing the global energy market and trade routes, including the Strait of Hormuz, and emphasized the need to create alternative and reliable routes for international trade. Erdogan said in this interview, published on Monday, November 2, "The current crisis has proven once again how essential it is to develop alternative and reliable routes for international trade." He added that Turkey is expanding transportation links between Asia and Europe, including investigating the revival of the historic Hejaz Railway, and asked South Korean companies to invest more in the country's transportation plans and logistics infrastructure.