List of motorways in Turkey

Motorway network in Turkey. Highways in use, under construction and projected. Also including European road network.
General Directorate of Highways is responsible for all the road development and maintenance of highways and motorways in Turkey
Otoyol 2 in Istanbul
Turkish highway Otoyol 31 in the greater Izmir area
Otoyol 4, near Ankara.
Motorway sign is green in Turkey.

Motorways in Turkey (Turkish: otoyol[1]) are a network in development. The length of the current network is 2127 km.[2] The minimum speed limit on the Turkish motorways is 40 km/h and the maximum is 120 km/h.[3] All the network is 6 lanes (3 in each direction) wide and illuminated. The motorway sign in Turkey is green and uses Highway Gothic typeface.

History

The motorway network in Turkey is relatively new. In 1980, the network was only 27 km long and was focused on Istanbul. Currently, great efforts are being made to expand the network. In September 2009, plans were unveiled for 12 new highway routes that are to be built by 2023, a total length of about 4773 km.[4]

Toll

All the motorways are toll roads. The toll is based on the distance traveled. The toll can be paid only with RFID-based HGS and OGS. Cash and KGS card payment methods have been abolished in recent years. Apart from motorways, the other state roads in Turkey are free of charge. The revenue from tolls in 2001 were still about $203 million, rising by 2012 to approximately $542 million. In 2012, the Bosphorus bridges saw 150 million vehicles pass and the other toll roads saw over 210 million vehicles.[5]

List of motorways

Nr. Name Length Course Map
Boğaziçi Köprüsü Otoyolu

(Bosporus bridge motorway)

 25 km Istanbul – – Bosporus Bridge – Istanbul –
İstanbul – Fatih Sultan Mehmet Köprüsü - Anadolu Otoyolu

(Istanbul – Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge- Anatolian Motorway)

 37 km – Istanbul – Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge – Istanbul –
Edirne – İstanbul Otoyolu

(Edirne–Istanbul Motorway)

 229 km Bulgaria – Edirne – Lüleburgaz – Çorlu – Istanbul – –
İstanbul - Ankara Otoyolu

(İstanbul-Ankara Motorway)

 407 km Istanbul – – – Gebze – İzmit – Düzce – Bolu – Gerede – Ankara –
Ankara Çevre Otoyolu

(Ankara-Ring motorway)

 110 km – Ring around Ankara
Tarsus-Ankara-Otoyolu

(Tarsus-Ankara motorway)

 69 km Tarsus – – Pozantı
İzmir Çevre Otoyolu

(Izmir-Ring motorway)

 40 km – – Ring around Izmir
İzmir - Aydın Otoyolu

(Izmir-Aydın motorway)

 97 km Izmir – – Aydın
İzmir – Çeşme Otoyolu

(Izmir-Çeşme motorway)

 79 km Izmir – – Urla – Çeşme
Bursa Çevre Otoyolu

(Bursa-Ring motorway)

 54 km Partial ring around Bursa
Adana Otoyolu

(Adana motorway)

 23 km – Adana –
Adana – Mersin Otoyolu

(Adana-Mersin motorway)

 88 km – Adana – – Tarsus – Mersin
Adana – Şanlıurfa Otoyolu

(Adana-Şanlıurfa motorway)

 365 km – Adana – Ceyhan – } – Osmaniye – Gaziantep − – Nizip – Şanlıurfa
Toprakkale – İskenderun Otoyolu

(Toprakkale-İskenderun motorway)

 150 km – Dörtyol – İskenderun
Gaziantep Çevre Otoyolu

(Gaziantep-Ring motorway)

 35 km – Partial ring around Gaziantep

See also

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Also quite widely called otoban, which is the Turkish spelling of the German word Autobahn
  2. ↑ "YILLAR İTİBARIYLA İŞLETMEYE AÇIK OTOYOLLAR" (PDF) (in Turkish). KGM. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Hız Sınırları" (in Turkish). KGM. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Infrastrukturprojekte sollen die türkische Bauwirtschaft ankurbeln, Germany Trade and Invest, 24. November 2009
  5. ↑ "Otoyol ve Köprü Gelirleri (2001-2012)" (PDF) (in Turkish). KGM. Retrieved 18 June 2013.