'Barakah Express' rolls, brings Ramadan iftars to thousands

The 'Barakah Express' train project, organized by Istanbul's Bayrampasa Municipality, will gather 100,000 Turkish residents around the iftar tables in 25 different city train stations in Turkey during Muslims' holy month, Ramadan.

The 12-wagon train 'Barakah Express' began delivering iftar, the sunset dinner at which Ramadan fasts are broken, at the Adapazari Train Terminal on July 1 and will complete touring 25 destinations by July 25 . Barakah means blessing, plentitude and wealth in Turkish and Arabic.

Some of the Anatolian cities the train will stop at are Bozüyük, Eskisehir, Kayseri, Malatya, Sivas, Mersin, Konya and Manisa.

After the meal, Quran recitation, Sufi music and Turkish folkloric music will be performed.

The Bayrampasa Municipality also initiated the "Brotherhood Knows No Borders" project that toured the Balkans, hosting iftar meal for thousands of Muslims ten years ago.