Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Vahap Secer announced that the Ministry of Finance has approved part of the external loan needed for the Mersin metro project. Secher thanked Minister Mehmet Şimşek for his participation and said that the metro construction will now continue at a faster pace. "I would like to thank Minister of Finance and Treasury Mr. Mehmet Şimşek, who authorized the 900 million liras needed for the construction of the Mersin metro," Vahap Secher said.