North of Turkish Thrace (the area between Istanbul and Edirne) has really wonderful highway and ring roads network as you see at these photos. But South (Silivri-Tekirdağ-Keşan-İpsala) is not like this. But a new project is planned for South of Thrace (as North Marmara Motorway). So the connection with Greece of Istanbul-Salonica road will be complated...



Photos of North Thrace of Turkey

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/resimler/b_0018901.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/resimler/b_0018902.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/resimler/b_0018903.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/resimler/b_0018904.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/resimler/b_0018905.jpg

Tarsus-Pozantı Road
http://www.ekseninsaat.com.tr/IMAGES/galeri/122.jpg


Anatolia Highway, Çamlıca-Gebze area
http://www.ekseninsaat.com.tr/IMAGES/galeri/123.jpg

Isparta-Eğridir Divided Road
http://www.ekseninsaat.com.tr/IMAGES/galeri/125.jpg

Ankara-Pozantı Highway construction

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/2332/erkutapozanti005mg.jpg

Ankara-Pozantı Highway

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/49/anilankarapozanti5bz.jpg

A highway construction from Southeast Anatolia..

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/1633/urfasuruchiaghway9hh.jpg



Bolu mountain paasage of Ankara-Istanbul road

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1857/cenkcelikotoyolbolu036dp.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/8913/cenkcelikotoyolbolu041xr.jpg

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/4674/egn3259zp.jpg

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6083/hakanaydinotobannn0be.jpg

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/817/bursaotobantuneldoguyaklasimi2.jpg

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/4615/bursaotobanitunelbatiyaklasimi.jpg

http://www.metis.com.tr/english/projects/metis350s/TAG4.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/site/projeler/images/Image11652_b.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/site/projeler/images/Image11662_b.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/site/projeler/images/Image11673_b.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/site/projeler/images/Image11672_b.jpg

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/site/projeler/images/Image11671_b.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4686/farukleventmovenpick24xb.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2259/mehmetkmehmetk15072004highways4.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6268/mehmetkmehmetk15072004highways1.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4157/mehmetkmehmetk15072004highways.jpg

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/8483/osmankbykzviyadk9pv.jpg

Izmir - Çesme Highway
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/systemhalted/izmir_cesme.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/systemhalted/izmir-cesme.jpg


Edirne - Kinali Highway
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/systemhalted/edirne-kinali.jpg



GaziAntep - Urfa Highway
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/systemhalted/gaziantep-urfa_motorway.jpg
(test drive on this pic)


Adana - GaziAntep Highway
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/systemhalted/adana_gaziantep.jpg


Hatay
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/systemhalted/toprakkale-iskenderun_hatay.jpg


Tekirdag
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/systemhalted/tekirdag_hi.jpg


Istanbul:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/systemhalted/kartal_samandira_tem.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/systemhalted/haramidere_ist.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/systemhalted/tekstilkent_istanbul.jpg

Those motorways are extremely empty! Why did they build six lanes? four would do okay, it seems.

pics taken mostly during construction :D

But they are not so full as in Germany

wow Turkey has some really neat lokin highways :okay:

But why are they very empty ?

Turkish highways are coool. Also Turkish houses exterior decor look nice !!

Awesome highways!! Btw, is there any tunnel or bridge planned over the Dardanelles (Çanakkale Boğazı)?

Great highways! Here, in Morocco, there are some highways under construction by Turkish Companies :banana:

The Highway map of Turkey (Click to Enlarge);
http://www.kgm.gov.tr/asps/bolunmus/bol_files/buyuk3.jpg
Red - Motorways
Green - u/c Motorways
Blue - Divided roads
Light Blue - Normal Roads(2 or 3 lane)

^ Turkish highway infrastructure is excellent! There's 'around' 1,892 km of "red" roads (motorways), right? (according to CIA) But what's the length of "blue" roads (divided roads, expressways)? Looks a lot! They could as well be called motorways, if you ask me.

EDIT: oops, now that I clicked on it, I see!:D So 1,881 km of "red" roads and 8,459 km of "blue" roads on 1.1.2005. 10,340 km of at least 4-lane, divided motorways/expressways!! :O

Turkish, Italian PMs inaugurate major highway tunnel

ANKARA, Jan 23, 2007 (AFP) - Prime Ministers Romano Prodi of Italy and Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on Tuesday inaugurated a 900-million-dollar (691-million-euro) highway tunnel that will reduce travel time between Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey's two biggest cities, by nearly one hour.

The tunnel that crossess the Bolu Mountains in northwestern Turkey is part of the Trans-European Motorway (TEM) and was built by the Italian company over 14 years.

It comprises a 27-kilometer (16.8-mile) motorway, a 2.9-kilometer (1.8-mile) six-lane tunnel, four viaducts and three bridges, which will reduce the average travel time between the capital and Istanbul, Turkey's largest city and industrial hub, from four and a half to three and a half hours.

Inauguration was delayed by several years after the authorities revised the project in 1999, when a powerful earthquake in nearby Izmit damaged the structure and increased safety concerns.

TEM is Turkey's busiest road and a major route between Europe and Asia.

"This tunnel, for which we pierced mountains, connects not only our cities but also brings Turkey closer to Italy and all of Europe," the Anatolia news agency quoted Erdogan as saying at the ceremony.

"It also strengthens our friendly ties with Italy," he said.

Prodi, who held talks with Turkish leaders in Ankara Monday, was scheduled to wrap up his two-day visit later in the day.

He urged Ankara to stick to the path of reform and its goal of European Union membership despite a partial suspension of accession talks, a sanction the bloc imposed in December following Turkey's refusal to grant trade privileges to EU member Cyprus.

Nice looking, picturesque highways! But can u tell me what are the plans? Now I can see the connection between Istambul and Ankara. Is it going to go further?

About the Bolu Tunnel
http://s6.bilder-hosting.de/img/P8RSN.jpg

http://s6.bilder-hosting.de/img/PAGT1.jpg


And a connection to Istanbul-Izmir by crossing the Marmara Sea
http://www.sabah.com.tr/2006/04/01/im/098693BCAFFDDA40BB96F6E2m.jpg

http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/5174/lengs7eh.jpg

the crossing price for a car will be $11. The birdge will have 6 lanes (3 coming, 3 going). The sutructure will rise with two 230 m height legs wich will be sit on two islands and bridge will be 70 m height and 1668m long


http://images.google.de/images?q=tbn:zmOns71a8-EkaM:http://www.delcan.com/prod/uploads/pics/strIzmit.jpg

Any updates?

Any picks of the Turkish motorway signage?

very nice.
plus it has two that connect europe and asia ;]

Looks like once you leave the city there are no more cars. These highways look very nice though.

It is certainly true that there are a number of beautifully contructed 6 lane motorways in Turkey with hardly any traffic on them. Definitely a case of future proofing.

Time for some recent pics.

First some pics near Gaziantep in the direction of Ankara.

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee278/orakel_2007/Picture4.jpg

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee278/orakel_2007/Picture3.jpg

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee278/orakel_2007/Picture2.jpg

Then, some pics of the Otoyol from Edirne to Istanbul.

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/9872/img0791tf5.jpg

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1492/img0793mg7.jpg

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3074/img0794ba5.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/4166/img0795uw7.jpg

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/6149/img0818ed0.jpg

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6424/img0824bg3.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6471/img0828sp4.jpg

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/7176/img0839ca2.jpg

First 3 pics credits goes to user "orakel", and 2nd batch goes to user "goreme" from the Dutch autosnelwegen forum.

Turkey has fabolous motorways and it's really pitty that we don't have somebody from Turkey here who could post us his own photos, i really miss it!

btw, i have noticed that there is not a lot of traffic on those motorways and i don't see a reason for 3x3, although it is really great to have a lot of 3x3 motorways! of course, i exclude motorways near large cities which are too crowded and 6x6 often wouldn't be enough. such a contrast!

Some more pics, taken by "Goreme" from the Dutch autosnelwegen forum.

1. Volcano Erciyes near Kayseri.
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/5608/img0906bu4.jpg

2. T-intersection.
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/7098/img0908sr2.jpg

3. Larger intersection near Kayseri.
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/7610/img0910ad6.jpg

4. Separated lanes.
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/4765/img1024mx9.jpg

5. Endless sights...
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/5030/img1025mw6.jpg

6. T-intersection in Aksaray (between Ankara and Adana).
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/1797/img1027iw7.jpg

7. We are going to Konya.
http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/5381/img1028cx1.jpg

8. Obruk steppe, this is the view for the next 140km between Konya and Aksaray.
http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/8373/img1030da4.jpg

9. Konya. Nufus means population (762.000, although no sign of any human presence), Rakim means altitude.
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/4328/img1032gs5.jpg

10. Traffic light in Konya including countdown timer.
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/6853/img1037fe7.jpg

11. 65km/h speed limit.
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/2009/img1038us3.jpg

12. Heading for Isparta.
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/7225/img1045cv9.jpg

13. We are leaving Antalya.
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3193/img1054kt9.jpg

14. Some hours of driving until Isparta.
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/9351/img1055ya4.jpg

15. Overloaded truck.
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4108/img1056zo1.jpg

^^thx for the pics but none of the above pics are highway pics...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway

And post some pics yourself... :poke:

Bursa Autobahn (we call these roads 'otoban' in Turkish - derived from autobahn):

photos are from www.wowturkey.com

special thx to their photographers...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Hakan_Aydin_Otobannn.jpg


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Harun_Gulsun_bursa_otoban.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/MuratCetin_Igdir3.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Hakan_Aydin_Otobannn_1.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Image11671_b.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Goksel_Gungor_tunel370.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Goksel_Gungor_tunel321.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/cemalim16_otobanigdirtuneli.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/MuratCetin_Igdir2.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Bilal533416_Bursa_otoban_tunel_dogu.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Altay_DSC00054.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Altay_DSC00058.jpg

Some parts of Ankara - Istanbul autobahn..

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Selen_AnkIstotoyol6.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Kamil_Buke_Resim7.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Kamil_Buke_Resim5.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/eseroglu_otoyol_01.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Rehayurt_PIC_0063.jpg

Izmir - Cesme autobahn..

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Cemkacan_urla.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/onur1301_DSCF0254.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Erkut_A_Unbenannt2.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/onur1301_DSCF0253.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/onur1301_DSCF0255.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Cemkacan_DSCI1200.jpg

Izmir - Aydin autobahn..

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/erhanthunder_selatin1.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Kamil_Buke_Resim17.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/Kamil_Buke_Resim19.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/erhanthunder_tunel4.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/erhanthunder_tunel2.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/cem_ozbatur_3o.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/onderyolbakan_11.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/kivanc35_IMAG0010.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/cem_ozbatur_1o.jpg

One of the many restaurants near the autobahn...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/cem_ozbatur_2o.jpg

Nice pics, i really like those tunnels.

Woww Turkey have nice highways..

Looks great..

new ones
orange is current ones
http://aycu21.webshots.com/image/39700/2002109152137883907_rs.jpg

the guy already wrote, those pictures were taken during construction. Now they are not empty.

It's surprising to see that most of turkish motorways are built in a six-lane standard. Much more convenient but I wonder if they will ever be fully utilized.

i think its mostly 3 lane, because Turkey isn't a flat country. Its very hilly, so you need a extra lane for the slow trucks.
Another reason is the increasing number of cars in Turkey

http://aycu20.webshots.com/image/42499/2000243575684878137_rs.jpg
http://aycu22.webshots.com/image/44901/2000218878095768704_rs.jpg

^^ I know additional 2 asphalt lane on Adana Motorway. For each one side, 2 concrete and 2 asphalt lanes it has.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=37.029794,35.204959&spn=0.00418,0.007253&t=h&z=17 (Hybrid Mode, and additionally a drive-thru resthouse)

I am also in favour of building 2x2 lanes outside urban areas. The money could be spent in other highway projects. With the constructions which will begin this year we'll have a completed highway network in Turkey.

Except for tunnels are the extra costs for a 3rd lane not very expensive. This way, Turkey can stay ahead of traffic jams in rural area's for a time. They did build 2x2 lane motorways in the Netherlands and Germany from then 1950's until the 1980's, which are now pretty congested, all wishing they had a 3rd lane from the start.

Yes, Turkey will nedd 3x3 lanes in the future more

Antalya-Alanya D-400
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PA060001.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PA060003.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PA060006.jpg
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http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PA060008.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PA060009.jpg

Isparta Road D-685
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PA060010.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PA060011.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PA060013.jpg
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http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PA060017.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PA060019.jpg

At Isparta
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PA070038.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PA070039.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PA070040.jpg

Nice job :)

Antalya-Burdur D - 650;
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PC200009.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PC200010.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PC200011.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PC200012.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PC200013.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PC200014.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PC200015.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PC200016.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PC200017.jpg

Taken alone;
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PC200018.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PC200019.jpg


http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PC200020.jpg

At Isparta;
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/PC200021.jpg

^^ Beautiful landscape, thanks!

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1041/haluk52bolaman00wc9.jpg

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/4480/muhammet3img0463uh9.jpg

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5182/kemalsoylemeztrabzonsahdt6.jpg

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^^ This forum requires English, so please post in English only.

Bu çocuk buraya da koymuş bu resimleri...
Translation: That kid also put these pics too.


So what?

Have anybody pics or a map of the new road Samsun-Trabzon ?
i think its a motor-road with 4 lanes 2+2!

^^ Nope. It is not a motorway but motorway standard. All BlackSea Coastal Road is in that standard but not a highway/motorway.

These pics are from Blacksea Coastal Road, from Bolaman, Trabzon etc.
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1041/haluk52bolaman00wc9.jpg

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/4480/muhammet3img0463uh9.jpg

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5182/kemalsoylemeztrabzonsahdt6.jpg

delete it

Onur your pics are not highway, they are some intercity, mountain or incity roads.

[QUOTE=System_Halted;19593078]
thank you, very nice pics.
i visit 2001 Trabzon and make the tour via Gerede and Samsun, a lot traffic 4 or 5 times more as the old E5 how i return via Erzincan, Sivas and Ankara.
Phantastic, but i know that the Turkish Goverment construct a lot of this Road-type (p.h. Ypsala-Tekirdag).
Nice, my next trip to Trabzon will be more easy :-)

^^ I know additional 2 asphalt lane on Adana Motorway. For each one side, 2 concrete and 2 asphalt lanes it has.


That's correct, between Tarsus and downtown Adana, the highway has 4X4 lanes.

Onur your pics are not highway, they are some intercity, mountain or incity roads.
But they're also counted as Highway. Don't confuse them with Motorways(Otoyol)

Here's some signage from Flickr;
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2344/2473878466_aa462b6f8f.jpg
by SWISS /+/

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/113/278141836_a45fa1f7f7.jpg
by Erwyn van der Meer

Does anyone know the typeface?

Well I like the first pic more :):):)

Tekirova - Kemer - Antalya D-400

June 30 2007
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http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/P6300050.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/P6300051.jpg

After one year;

July 16 2008
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/P7160026.jpg
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Interesting road; thanks for sharing.

^^ Not that all ;)

BTW I still search the typeface on the net.

Also if you checked the pics, 3 tunnels are under construction as a part of Antalya - Kemer D 400-09 road.

^ Yes, the font is unique.

lol.. you will never learn the meaning of highway.

^^ No, you won't.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway

And mods, please remove "Otoyol"(Motorway) on the topic or add "Karayolu"(Highway).

Hi Guys,

any news about the tunnels on the way from Koçaeli to Eskisehir? I always have to leave the highway and climb the mountains behind trucks. Guess the tunnels would save me at least one hour driving or even two but I have no updates.

thanks

I thınk ,Otoban, would be more apprıoprate

I have been on road D400 from Antalya to Alanya. It ıs nıce 2+2 road wıth many petrol statıons and rest areas. Altough ıt ıs bumpy road and has at the grade level crossıngs... But closer to Alanya ıt becomes 3+3 and ıt has also some tunnels and electronıc sıgns. Sorry for wrıtıng. I cant get used to turkısh keyboards...

^^ What about inner Antalya?

I have been only on Antalya Airport and remember only older Tofas of Polis on access road to D400 :cheers: Roads on Aırport seemed to be ok. I thınk they were concrete

^^ Yeah, main road is (D 400 Serik Caddesi) has total 10 lanes.
Also what do you think abut Airport and Hacıaliler-Isparta (D 685) interchanges?
Another interchange in D 400 is u/c on Manavgat east exit. It will connect Konya-Antalya.

I remember only there was a roundabout wıth D400. I wasnşy on those other roads

Mateo, please read Chris's notice;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway

And post some pics yourself... :poke:
This forum section is for highways and this thread mustn't limitate in a 2500km motorway network.

I remember only there was a roundabout wıth D400. I wasnşy on those other roads

On Where? Aksu, Serik, Manavgat, Alanya?
I was passed on the road many times this year for a school project. A provincal road that connects Alarahan to D 400 is so narrow but painted its strips.

I mean the road from Terminal to D400

^^ Oh, OK. I know this. It's built for connect 2 suburban areas Çalkaya and Pınarlı.

Serkan Taşdelen's road trip on Erzincan - Ankara by his bike;
http://wowturkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=63853
http://wowturkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=63925

Note: you can't direct link to wowTurkey and 3ve5 due to hotlink.

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/8743/sky4zb4.jpg

:D

Easy solution, right? :D

I wonder what happens when you turn left, on the other side of the motorway. There's no line drawn, let alone some physical boundary between the lanes.

del

There have been cars driving on that median, regarding the tracks. But it's not a good solution, that's for sure :lol:

Well, that's a small problem :lol: It's ridiculous they don't even have yellow lines or sth to indicate the detour.

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/8743/sky4zb4.jpg

:D
Where is the driver going here? It can't go to the left as there's a median or something that resembles it :nuts:

There have been cars driving on that median, regarding the tracks. But it's not a good solution, that's for sure :lol:

Yeah, but what about when you get on the other side? The oncoming traffic can easily hit you.

Well, that's a small problem :lol: It's ridiculous they don't even have yellow lines or sth to indicate the detour.

Hey verso! where did you get this photo from? I don't think it is real, unless you show the source that you get this. Otherwise it is 100% fake.:ohno:

I got it in the DLM (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=27452504#post27452504), posted by a Turk. :D

Thats nice...:lol:

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Very nice pics!

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/9255/tozcanp9130728ej1.jpgI drove through exact such fog today (I wasn't in Turkey :D). It was so thick that when I drove back from sun to fog, I thought sth was burning, when I realized the "smoke" was actually fog.

It can get very bad. A few weeks ago I left home in completely clear weather. 20 minutes and 8 kms further there was only 50 metres sight. It can go very quickly...

Otoyol 20, the Ankara ringroad is also interesting it's 107 kilometers long and has 2x4 lanes all the way.

btw, those are from south east Turkey. Because of Ankara-Pozantı Highway is not complated for a long time yet, southeast- northwest axe is not done wich will directly connect Europe to Middle East by high quality Highways.

the pics above

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:D

What on earth is that? And, perhaps more to the point, why is it in the middle of the road..?

Expropriation problems, I suppose?

Otoyol 20, the Ankara ringroad is also interesting it's 107 kilometers long and has 2x4 lanes all the way.
Yup, it's also very wide and winding. And it's worth adding to our beltways thread :D

Izmir-Istanbul (Gebze) highway and guulf bridge project is delayed

Source (Turkish) (http://www.haberturk.com/haber.asp?id=110582&cat=130&dt=2008/11/24)

the bid wich must be opened this week will be 6 months later. This project is currently the most important highway project in Turkey.

http://www.haberport.net/resimler/haberler/3284.jpg

http://medya.zaman.com.tr/2008/04/10/100901.jpg

What on earth is that? And, perhaps more to the point, why is it in the middle of the road..?

I think he's gonna crash into that wall

ever heard of photoshop?

How do you know it's PS? :D

Do you really think there is a house in the middle of a motorway? The construction of a motorway takes several years so there is always enough time to demolish buildings on and around the motorway. Beside this I can't imagine that they put only two signs in order to warn drivers.

Hello.

Can somebody tell me about the Project.
Bosporus Underwater-Motorway Tunnel?

Sounds nice ^^

Hello.

Can somebody tell me about the Project.
Bosporus Underwater-Motorway Tunnel?

does such a project really exists?i heard they are working at an underwater train tunnel under bosphor, not at a motorway one.

Yeah, I though it would be a subway or train tunnel, not a motorway one. They might need another connection though.

Izmir-Istanbul (Gebze) highway

Do you mean Motorway (Otoyol) as this cite?
Onur your pics are not highway, they are some intercity, mountain or incity roads.

But they're also counted as Highway. Don't confuse them with Motorways(Otoyol)
Onur had told me System had banned Onur because System is scary about poor paved highways.

And also, System and Kuvvacı doesn't know highway terminology enough.

Hello.

Can somebody tell me about the Project.
Bosporus Underwater-Motorway Tunnel?

The offers for this project was taken last summer (June 30th) and have been under evaluation until a couple days ago (December 3rd). The offer of the Turkish-Korean partnership-firm was accepted.
The 14.6km project comprises of:
- about 5.4km long European side road improvement, crossings, underpasses, tollgates & a tunnel operation center.
- a 3.3 km earthquake resistant double-deck (2 lanes each deck) shielded underwater bored tunnel
- and another ~6 km long Asian side road improvement and crossings.
The route follows the southern shores of Istanbul and will connect the 2x2x2 European side coastal road (Kennedy street) with the existing Asian side road network, that are all south of the current Marmaray project.

This investment is expected to cost around $1.5bn but it will not be financed by the government. On the other hand the contractor will run/maintain the tunnel for 30 years (will collect passing fees) before handing it back to the state. The 30 years time includes construction time so the faster it is completed the profitable it is for the firm.

Construction is expected to start in the first quarter of 2009 and continue for the next 4.5 years.

Do you mean Motorway (Otoyol) as this cite?

Onur had told me System had banned Onur because System is scary about poor paved highways.

And also, System and Kuvvacı doesn't know highway terminology enough.

Onur, do you think toher people is stupid as Onur. I will report you to the admins for your fake name and you come here for provokation. :bash:

Hello.

Can somebody tell me about the Project.
Bosporus Underwater-Motorway Tunnel?

I think you are talking about this new tunnel.The contract has been signed two days ago, the construction will begin in the coming months. It will be a tunnel of ca 15 km lenght which 3.3 km will be underwater of.

http://www.pikipimp.com/pp/pimped_photo/s/image/38/724/608/tunel.jpg?ts=1228648935417

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It will be parallel to the highspeedrail-tunnel (red) but the new(yellow) one will be only for cars.
http://i38.tinypic.com/20s6po0.jpg

Only 4 lanes? Building an expensive tunnel for congestion seems like a mistake to me...

^^Some tunnels of Boston's Big Dig also only have 2 lanes each direction (Ted Williams tunnel)

I don't think you can compare the non-commuter I-90 part there to a Istanbul Bosporus connection.

That's right, but even though the TW tunnel only has two lanes, it caused less traffic jams on the normal route to Logan Airport. So same here, even though the tunnel has a low capacity, it might lower the traffic on the other Bosporus connections.

i've been to istanbul last year and wasn't impressed by its traffic.fuel is very expensive in turkey and many turks aren't using their cars anymore for commuting inside the city.and don't forget there are another 2 bridges between europe and asia in istanbul.so 2 lanes might be enough if there aren't traffic lights for few kilometres from the tunnel entrance.

A third bridge is also coming and the most important: about 150 km of subway including marmaray is u/c and is waiting to be opened between 2009 and 2011 so we'll see an unbeliveable change in Istanbul's traffic within some years

The Bosporus Bridge carries 180.000 vehicles on 2x3 lanes. That's extreme. Very few other motorways carry so much traffic on that amount of lanes. The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge is somewhat less busy with 150.000 vehicles on 2x4 lanes.

Municipality's plan is to build a third bridge in the north of Istanbul which will be used by transit trucks and cars to Europe or European part of Turkey so that the existing bridges will get rid of trucks, buses and other transit passenger and additionaly a rail tunnel and another one for cars will be added. I think we'll see a hige change.

@mantar and Argentinian Messi
Thank you for this Information.

Can somebody post me a picture from Speed Limits in Turkey? Thanks

Hi! As I am planning to visit Istanbul next month, can you tell me how much does the toll cost from the Bulgaria border at Kapikule (near Edirne) to Istanbul? Is there a website of the national motorway agency (or the equivalent) where I can check toll prices of the entire motorway network ? Thank you very much ! :)

hi autobahnracer,

this is the website of general directorate of highways in turkey
www.kgm.gov.tr

there is an english option on website. on the left click motorways then tolls of motorways and bosphorus bridges. u'll see "İstanbul Boğaziçi and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridges Tolls " and "GDH Europe Motorway (Mahmutbey - Edirne crossroads) Tolls " these are which you need. u can see the prices exactly.
i checked for u, from edirne to istanbul(mahmutbey) you will pay 5,5 lira and for bridge(if you want go anatolian side) 3,25 lira.

priyatno patuvane :)

3€ for Edirne - Istanbul and 5€ for Istanbul - Ankara?? wow, i wish that we had that low tolls. Istanbul - Ankara is 380 km, just like Zagreb - Split and here it costs over 20€ :(

Thank you, klomn12 !
Wooow i thought that the toll will cost at least 10-15 EUR :)) These prices listed in the site are really impressive - it's almost free! Super !!!! :)))))) :banana:

Maybe the road tolls aren't that high because their fuel tax is already insane.

oh, i forgot about it. you might be right Chris.

Thank you, klomn12 !
u r welcome :)

Maybe the road tolls aren't that high because their fuel tax is already insane.

yes fuel tax is unbelieveable high, and also taxes on car prices are may be highest in the world.. :nuts:

Excellent highways! Are these concrete highways or asphalted ones? In addition, I would also like to know the standard width of each lane and paved shoulder in Turkish highways. I know Turkey is currently not a member of EU, but it has been an associate member of EU for a very long time and its accession into the EU would probably take place by 2013. Under this situation, are there some EU standards for highways that you are supposed to follow? Lastly, are there any speed limits on these highways?

Excuse my ignorance please!

Thank you.

:cheers:

There are no EU standards for motorways. Many European countries have substandard motorways, like in Germany, Spain, Netherlands or Greece.

Are there plans for an Otoyol between Istanbul and the Greek border near Ipsala, now with the Greek A2 nearing completion? It would replace the D110 highway. Maybe they could number it O-5, being about 140 km long.

I also wonder if they will ever build a bridge or tunnel across the Dardanelles near Çanakkale.

I also wonder if they will ever build a bridge or tunnel across the Dardanelles near Çanakkale.

me too. it would be really usefull.
they have been talking much few months ago about that bridge (or tunnel, or whatever it should be), but not some news anymore :(

Italy's Astaldi bids to build Turkish motorway

MILAN, April 14 (Reuters) - Italy's second-largest builder, Astaldi , said on Tuesday it bid in a tender to build a motorway in Turkey, confirming a newspaper report.

A spokeswoman said the offer was made in a venture with other companies. She declined to give other details, saying the bidding process was still open.

Italian daily Finanza & Mercati said two consortiums, one including Astaldi, had made offers for the estimated $6 billion contract to build a motorway between the Mediterranean port of Izmir and Istanbul.

The report, which cited the Turkish press, said Turkish companies Limak Insaat and Makyol Insaat were also in the running.

Astaldi shares were up 4.26 percent at 3.7925 euros at 1415 GMT, around double the gains posted by the DJ Stoxx construction and building materials index <.SXOP>.

I Think Turkey has best Motorways in world :)

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Sorry for the OT, but it is interesting for me...

Does "haymana" have the same meaning in Turkish as in Bulgarian - we use this word for criminals or very violent people... :lol:

Haymana is the only village in Ankara originally populated by Kurds who moved there during the 17th century so probably it's a Kurdish word.

Haymana is the only village in Ankara originally populated by Kurds who moved there during the 17th century so probably it's a Kurdish word.

it's also used in romanian, with the same meaning as in bulgarian, probably due to turkish influence in the area.:)

What are the AADT on Turkish motorways ?

everybody hi ,
I know little english. All images belong to me. Original shot :)

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European Motorway / EDİRNE

Edirne is a border city..

Pazarkule : TURQUIE - GREECE Border GATE
Hamzabeyli : TURQUIE - BULGARIA Border GATE
Kapıkule : TURQUIE - BULGARIA Border GATE

All images belong to me.

All 2 of them? :lol: Anyway, very nice landscape on the first image, and welcome to the forum. :cheers:

The first picture looks quite American actually. I hope that I haven't insulted anyone now :D

Thank you for your comment.. :)

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TRABZON - GÜMÜŞHANE ROAD / Zigana mountain (NORTH EAST TURQUIE)

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TRABZON - GÜMÜŞHANE ROAD / Zigana Pass

Height : 1820 mt
Length : 1702 mt

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Any news about Ankara-Adana motorway ? :)

There's an important projected motorways network but , from what I know, the construction of motorways is almost blocked for years.
This basic network is essential in a country where traffic accidents are so many and roads are overloaded with trucks.
So Ankara-Pozanti (Adana) may wait several years more.

There's an important projected motorways network but , from what I know, the construction of motorways is almost blocked for years.
This basic network is essential in a country where traffic accidents are so many and roads are overloaded with trucks.
So Ankara-Pozanti (Adana) may wait several years more.

What's the reason of this block? Aren't turkish road crowded? Because there are a lot of important cities not yet fully connected by motorway?

Al flous ya rouya.

Al flous ya rouya.

even though, it's a well developped economy ...

Can anyone tell me something about the road quality between Istanbul and Izmir. I see on the map there are not many motorways between the two. According to TomTom the best option is via Bursa and Balikesir, it's 564 km and it takes about 7 h. ViaMichelin gives the same distance and itinerary, but says it takes almost 9 h. And what's the actual fuel price in Turkey (unleaded and diesel)? Thanks!

Can anyone tell me something about the road quality between Istanbul and Izmir. I see on the map there are not many motorways between the two. According to TomTom the best option is via Bursa and Balikesir, it's 564 km and it takes about 7 h. ViaMichelin gives the same distance and itinerary, but says it takes almost 9 h. And what's the actual fuel price in Turkey (unleaded and diesel)? Thanks!

One answer from Bulgaria. Road quality between Istanbul and Izmir is generally good, if you follow the main routes. Most of the road is 2x2, but not motorway (incl. the last say 150 km before Izmir). The Turks prefer the ferry Istanbul - Bandirma (boarding at Yenikapi) and then Balikesir - Manisa - Izmir (prices and timetable are available here (http://www.ido.com.tr/en/index.cfm?page=SubPage&kapsam=175&textid=2049&ln=EN), you only pay for the car). Ask them for the fuel prices but they are like 0,20 Euro higher.

Thank you for your comment.. :)

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TRABZON - GÜMÜŞHANE ROAD / Zigana mountain (NORTH EAST TURQUIE)

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TRABZON - GÜMÜŞHANE ROAD / Zigana Pass

Height : 1820 mt
Length : 1702 mt

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/3333/img1355b.jpg (http://img38.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1355b.jpg)

ISPARTA - ANTALYA ROAD / KAZAK TUNNELS
Some parts of this road, needs renovation (last photo), in the 2nd one the road its in good shape. From those photos, i like this area. There is a plan to built a motorway, here?

How ? ;)

Unless second tube is going to be built

One answer from Bulgaria. Road quality between Istanbul and Izmir is generally good, if you follow the main routes. Most of the road is 2x2, but not motorway (incl. the last say 150 km before Izmir). The Turks prefer the ferry Istanbul - Bandirma (boarding at Yenikapi) and then Balikesir - Manisa - Izmir (prices and timetable are available here (http://www.ido.com.tr/en/index.cfm?page=SubPage&kapsam=175&textid=2049&ln=EN), you only pay for the car). Ask them for the prices but they are like 0,20 Euro higher.

Thanx a lot!

They will built Istanbul-Izmir highway.
It will cost 6,5 Bil USD (including 2km long suspension bridge over the the marmarasea)

Red = planned highway
http://image.haber7.com/haber/haber7/photos/803320090823100850611.jpg

For years they plan to built a bridge across the Dardanelles, but currently there are no new plans

Hmm.. south of Bursa ? It has motorway bypass O-32 so why not use it

to me it looks like it passes Bursa

Does somebody have any information about Aydin-Denizli planned motorway?
Is it going to be built?On some maps it appears to be U/C.

still just proposed

to me it looks like it passes Bursa

No it doesnt pass Bursa.Because there is already a highway in Bursa(ÇEVRE-YOLU).

Severe flooding in Istanbul today.
http://www.reuters.com/resources/r/?m=02&d=20090909&t=2&i=11524999&w=450&r=2009-09-09T143027Z_01_BTRE58814AU00_RTROPTP_0_TURKEY-FLOODS

http://www.reuters.com/resources/r/?m=02&d=20090909&t=2&i=11525001&w=450&r=2009-09-09T143027Z_01_BTRE58814AV00_RTROPTP_0_TURKEY-FLOODS

http://www.reuters.com/resources/r/?m=02&d=20090909&t=2&i=11525004&w=450&r=2009-09-09T143027Z_01_BTRE58814AW00_RTROPTP_0_TURKEY-FLOODS

http://www.reuters.com/resources/r/?m=02&d=20090909&t=2&i=11525002&w=450&r=2009-09-09T143027Z_01_BTRE58814AZ00_RTROPTP_0_TURKEY-FLOODS

İzmir City Highway.Like the others one it is 2*3 lines

by Ümit Tuncay-- http://www.panoramio.com/photo/667792

http://i38.tinypic.com/ev77e9.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/34iifi9.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/2yu14io.jpg

Adana-Gaziantep Highway."Atatürk Viaduct"

by abdullah bilir -- http://www.panoramio.com/photo/17117612
http://i35.tinypic.com/1z160c0.jpg

by Muhammet KARADURAN -- http://www.panoramio.com/photo/6368795

http://i38.tinypic.com/2p46g.jpg


by nejat satıcı -- http://www.panoramio.com/photo/12265100
Adana-Ankara:
http://i38.tinypic.com/15pmm52.jpg

İzmir-Çeşme

by Ümit Tuncay --http://www.panoramio.com/photo/371597
http://i35.tinypic.com/mu7dwz.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/11uuxs1.jpg

Wow pretty spectacular :) thanks for posting.

Wow pretty spectacular :) thanks for posting.

Thanks for watching!!:)

What is the reason for the construction of a few motorways near the Syrian border first instead of beginning to build them from Ankara towards the south-east?

Because there are major cities in that area...Adana has 2.5 million inhabitants, Mersin 2.2 million, Iskenderun 300,000, Gaziantep 1.2 million etc. There are no such places on the way between Ankara and Adana.

And the connection of these highways to Ankara will make it the continuation of TEM - Transit European Motorway... (From Ankara to edirne, the highway connection already exists.)

And the connection of these highways to Ankara will make it the continuation of TEM - Transit European Motorway... (From Ankara to edirne, the highway connection already exists.)

And also Ankara-Adana highway is under construction.

Şanlıurfa-Gaziantep

http://i35.tinypic.com/2u9600p.jpg http://i37.tinypic.com/21m5ksz.jpg
http://i33.tinypic.com/2cqmmmx.jpg http://i38.tinypic.com/2hr2wjn.jpg
http://i34.tinypic.com/aovsw7.jpg http://i36.tinypic.com/sqmm45.jpg
http://i37.tinypic.com/30jqiyw.jpg http://i37.tinypic.com/2z6fh3a.jpg
http://i37.tinypic.com/2niw27t.jpg http://i36.tinypic.com/21j52y8.jpg
http://i37.tinypic.com/334qk2u.jpg http://i33.tinypic.com/2a9dwm9.jpg
http://i36.tinypic.com/nd7zgp.jpg http://i33.tinypic.com/5ov1nt.jpg

Adana-Ankara


http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/2797/mustafatorgulekradartepux2.jpg

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8537/mustafatorgulekbogazi2ky6.jpg

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/8862/sabahattinkayisgulekbgzoi5.jpg

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/8446/batuahmet00gulek2sq7.jpg

Wow... awesome landscapes and roads! :cheers:

Hopefully one day it will be possible to drive from Lisbon to Baghdad, Tehran, Damascus, Beirut, Tel Aviv on motorway (via Istanbul and Ankara, of course).

Currently those motorways look quite strange, when the motorway is 3+3 and it is empty :) But, nice spectacular view indeed :)

Currently those motorways look quite strange, when the motorway is 3+3 and it is empty :) But, nice spectacular view indeed :)

Yeah but for the future it will be great.And also the trucks use this roads a lot.

Wow... awesome landscapes and roads! :cheers:

Hopefully one day it will be possible to drive from Lisbon to Baghdad, Tehran, Damascus, Beirut, Tel Aviv on motorway (via Istanbul and Ankara, of course).

Yeah again :) And the last part of it in Turkey is under construction.(Ankara-Adana)These are one them u/c photos lately.
I hope it will finish as soon as it is possible.

http://i36.tinypic.com/312gqix.jpg
http://i35.tinypic.com/1z6fw3r.jpg

Bolu
http://s6.bilder-hosting.de/img/PAGT1.jpg

Bursa highway
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/4674/egn3259zp.jpg

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6083/hakanaydinotobannn0be.jpg

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/817/bursaotobantuneldoguyaklasimi2.jpg

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/4615/bursaotobanitunelbatiyaklasimi.jpg

are there any 2+2 motorways in Turkey?

Hmm, mostly spurs off O-3 in Thrace. But those are more like big exits (10km) than separate motorways. There are a lot of those 2x2 D-roads though, but those are more like expressways with intersections.

are there any 2+2 motorways in Turkey?

Just a little(Very little part of O-3).Because İf it is 2*2 we say it double road.But all of our highways are 2*3 lines.And also all will be 2*3 :cheers:

Just a little(Very little part of O-3).Because İf it is 2*2 we say it double road.But all of our highways are 2*3 lines.And also all will be 2*3 :cheers:

when it was upgraded? at Google Earth there are still soem 2+2 sections, is it now completely 3+3? we lack of photos from O3, try to post some!

when it was upgraded? at Google Earth there are still soem 2+2 sections, is it now completely 3+3? we lack of photos from O3, try to post some!

No upgrade.I say there is only a little part 2+2.When you come near İstanbul.Only this small part is 2+2 in Turkey.Except this 3+3 everywhere.

Awesome motorways Turkey!!:cheers:

They will built Istanbul-Izmir highway.
It will cost 6,5 Bil USD (including 2km long suspension bridge over the the marmarasea)

Red = planned highway
http://image.haber7.com/haber/haber7/photos/803320090823100850611.jpg

For years they plan to built a bridge across the Dardanelles, but currently there are no new plans

Are there anywhere toppic about this bridge and proposed Dardaneli bridge? Will they make them like road-railway bridges, or they will make development, and heavy transit mistake again?

The Ministry of Transportation plans to complete 12 new highways by the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic in 2023, the Anatolia news agency reported on Wednesday.

While Turkey's current highway network extendsd 2,238 kilometers, 228 of which are currently under construction, a total of 4,773 kilometers will be added with the ministry's new highway project. With the new highways, the eastern and western parts of Turkey will be much better connected.

One of the highway projects is a highway between the Gebze district of the northwestern province of Kocaeli and the Aegean province of İzmir, anticipated to be 421 kilometers long and to stretch from Gebze to İzmir via Bursa. Another project, called the Northern Marmara Highway, is planned to be 361 kilometers in length. The highway will start in the northwestern province of Adapazarı and will connect to Tekirdağ's Kınalı and neighboring highways, passing through the currently projected third Bosporus bridge of İstanbul. The Tekirdağ-Çanakkale-Balıkesir highway, which is planned to be 433 kilometers, will connect Thrace to the Aegean parts of Turkey. The Aydın-Denizli-Antalya highway, which is planned to be 335 kilometers long, will provide a direct route from İstanbul, Bursa, İzmir and Aydın to the southern province of Antalya. Other planned highways are along the Ankara-İzmir, Sivrihisar-Bursa, Ankara-Kırıkkale-Delice, Afyon-Burdur-Antalya, Ankara-Pozantı, Şanlıurfa-Habur and Şanlıurfa-Diyarbakır routes as well as another highway to connect Turkey's major cities to Iran and the Caucasus.



24 September 2009, Thursday
TODAY'S ZAMAN WITH WIRES İSTANBUL
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-187842-transportation-ministry-to-construct-12-new-highways-by-2023.html

Any plans for motorways along the North Coast and northeastern interior of Turkey? Most of the plans seems to be aimed at western and southern Turkey.

Very ambitious plan

Any plans for motorways along the North Coast and northeastern interior of Turkey? Most of the plans seems to be aimed at western and southern Turkey.

Yes there is.Our friend had written it.But I think you missed it.
No problem.There is a plan for northeastern of Turkey. It will start from Bolu, and will go to Erzurum and than will go Caucasus.

That is the project map!!:cheers:

http://i35.tinypic.com/2rrv2pu.jpg

Only 4 lanes? Building an expensive tunnel for congestion seems like a mistake to me...

I dont think its that terrible, later they can double it with another 4 lane tube.

I've just been through this thread. I must say I haven't paid much attention to it in the past, but its really great!

400+ kms of new highways every year for the next decade and a half is really impressive.

en büyük türkiye başka büyük yok!

That's a demanding challenge...400 km of motorways per year in rather difficult terrain

I wish we had such roads as Turkey has:)

How are the motorway-grade access roads designated and signed? I mean highways like these:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.894667,29.327059&spn=0.023325,0.033131&z=15
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.963843,29.219985&spn=0.01165,0.016565&z=16
Are they considered part of the parent motorway (O-4 in this case), or given some other designation? Are pics available showing how such an access road is signed along the parent motorway near their junction and along the axis road?

I love these roads...

Traffic volume map (big)

http://test.kgm.gov.tr/SiteCollectionImages/KGMimages/Trafik/HacimHaritasi/ttrafikharita2007.jpg

Map of current and planned Otoyollar
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Highway_map_of_Turkey.png/1280px-Highway_map_of_Turkey.png

Based on the maps at the General Directorate of Highways (KGM),
http://test.kgm.gov.tr/Sayfalar/KGM/SiteTr/Root/otoyolharitalari.aspx
O-51 and O-52 have swallowed up O-50 near Adana, and the Gaziantep bypass is exit-numbered as an spur of O-52 rather than being a separate route (formerly? O-54). Google and Yahoo Maps have their own variations of the O-50s numbers, too. Would anyone want to post a few pics to show what the guide signs say there? I'm curious.

I saw earlier in this thread that there is an ambitious plan to build an extensive motorway system across the country. Has the numbering plan for the unbuilt highways been announced? I noticed that the Wikipedia mentions an O-57 for the future, but that's only one future motorway:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otoyol_57&twu=1

The maps at the Turkish General Directorate of Highways
http://test.kgm.gov.tr/SiteCollectionImages/KGMimages/Otoyollar/mersin.jpg
suggest that the O-50 and O-54 numbers aren't the present designations. O-50 on the map above is part of O-51 and O-52 on the official map, and the O-54 Gaziantep ring road is exit-numbered as an access road of O-52 (exits 14, 141, 142, ..., 147) in the official map.

Were O-50 and O-54 the old designations in use before O-51 and O-52 connected the whole O-50s motorway network from Mersin to Sanliurfa? Or is there another story of these O-50s designations that explains the discrepancy?

Are there online pics of those motorways showing the signed designations along the supposed O-50 and O-54? I've searched for them but I haven't found any. But I'm curious.

Also, have O- numbers been selected for the rest of the planned and under-construction motorway network across the country?

that motorway Gebze - Bursa - Izmir would be fantastic, i would like to see it as first built project in TR.

http://www.kgm.gov.tr/images/viyaduk.JPG
http://www.kgm.gov.tr/images/kopru.JPG
http://wowturkey.info/tr01/otoyolx01.jpg
http://wowturkey.info/tr01/otoyolx02.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr295/k_FurkanOguzalp_anadolu_otoyolu_ankara_cy.jpg

I just watched the entire thread... Turkey has a lot of good highways and motorways... wish to drive there someday...:)

I watched the whole thread
Oh man Turkey is really a developed country :D

but someone PLEASE EXPLAIN me when will the highways be reaching their full capacity i hope the money spent on their construction shall not go wasted.

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge turns 22 today. :cheers:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Most_Su%C5%82tana_Mehmeta_Zdobywcy_Istambu%C5%82_RB1.jpg/800px-Most_Su%C5%82tana_Mehmeta_Zdobywcy_Istambu%C5%82_RB1.jpg

up!

Some low grade picture from the Otoyol connecting Eskisehir and Istanbul. Can't remember the number, sorry.

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7701/immagine136ma.jpg
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/7836/immagine135.jpg
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4554/immagine140u.jpg

Well, Ankara-Eskişehir-İstanbul is not an Otoyol but High Quality Karayolu.

Anyway, here's my shots I took on Bandırma-Bursa;

After exit from Karacabey terminal;
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4233742603_1e25f408c1_z.jpg

Signs while entering the Bursa Beltway;
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4234530034_0dbb6c2437_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4234534002_3b914330da_z.jpg

Distances aren't written (yet)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4233785289_e6621cb24a_z.jpg

Constructing to İzmit and Istanbul
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4233790775_b8b3cf7c7b_z.jpg

Before entering to bus terminal at Bursa
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4233803323_c0b0afcdd0_z.jpg

İğdir Tunnel
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4233822069_83db9e86b5_z.jpg

@WalkTheWorld; your first picture is not an Otoyol, I think, but some expressway (D-road). Otoyols have generally almost always 2x3 lanes and a very generous alignment, tight curves like that are not very common.

@WalkTheWorld; your first picture is not an Otoyol, I think, but some expressway (D-road). Otoyols have generally almost always 2x3 lanes and a very generous alignment, tight curves like that are not very common.

Oh I see. This section is pretty much under construction in the last 50 km section to Eskisehir. You move from one kind or road to the other without noticeing much change so I thought they were all part of the same network.

Indeed the more you approach your final destination you appreciate it is just a double carriageway with level junctions, left turns, traffic lights and so on.

My colleagues generally refer to it all as "Otoban"

I also noticed just one "telepass-style" gate so I guess tha't just for the FSM bridge.

Detail of one the the tunnels. Strangely enough the Turks have chosen fluorescent tubes where we use leds. Weird for a country so "hell-bent" for modernity. And presumedly more expensive in the long run.

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5987/immagine133.jpg

Giant highway to boost regional economies

Turkey’s largest-ever highway project, which will link Istanbul to İzmir, will reduce travel time to three hours from 6.5. The highway is planned to be completed in seven years. Cities such as Kocaeli, Bursa, Balıkesir and İzmir, which are on the route of the highway, will experience a boom in exports, tourism, employment and social life

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/images/2010_10_17/giant-highway-to-boost-regional-economies-2010-10-17_l.jpg
The $11-billion-project will include the world's second-longest suspension bridge, to be built over the Gulf of İzmit. The bridge will be 3,000 meters long. Hürriyet photo

Reducing the travel time between Istanbul and İzmir – two of Turkey’s biggest cities – to three hours, the Gebze-Orhangazi-İzmir highway, to be completed in 2017, will create huge changes in the economic and social life of a number of cities.

As the project links İzmir to both Istanbul and Europe, it will have a positive impact on İzmir’s economic and social development, according to Ekrem Demirtaş, board chairman of the İzmir Chamber of Commerce.

The Turkish government signed a build-operate-transfer deal on Sept. 27 this year with a consortium of six construction companies to carry out the country's largest-ever highway project. The $11-billion-project will include the world's second-longest suspension bridge, to be built over the Gulf of İzmit. The bridge will be 3,000 meters long.

İzmir has been a “dead-end street” for many years, according to Demirtaş, who said that with the construction of the highway, the city would complete its “highway, railway and marine transport” triangle. “Thanks to this project, transportation to İzmir will become easier. It will contribute to the city’s tourism and trade relations,” Demirtaş said.

If the construction begins concurrently from Istanbul and İzmir, the employment rate in İzmir will increase, mainly in the construction sector, according to Demirtaş. “Thanks to this project, transportation costs will decline, businesspeople from İzmir will easily reach Istanbul and Europe while the city will receive much more investment and tourists.”

Realizing potential in tourism

According to Demirtaş, if the travel time between Istanbul and İzmir is slashed from its current 6.5 hours, İzmir will be able to reach its annual tourism targets. “Our tourism centers, such as Çeşme, Seferihisar, Foça, Dikili and Bergama, will attract more tourists,” he said.

The İzmir-Gebze highway will contribute greatly to the social, cultural and economic life of cities on the route of the project, according to Mustafa Türkmenoğlu, coordinator of the Aegean Exporters Union.

Agricultural exports have a big share in the Aegean region’s total exports, Türkmenoğlu said. “This highway will provide many advantages to our exporters. The taste and quality of agricultural products will be protected and the costs will decline. Strong logistics is a must for exports,” he said.

Difficulties due to inadequate land links between Turkey’s large cities will come to an end with the project, according to Ender Yorgancılar, board chairman of the Aegean Region Chamber of Commerce. As well as connecting two industrial cities, the highway will also link economies of the Aegean region and the Marmara region, Yorgancılar said.

“İzmir has the potential to become an important logistics center thanks to its port,” said Yorgancılar, adding that road transportation is of crucial importance in Turkey. “This new highway project will pave the way for a new production and trade model.”

Increased immigration a problem

The travel time between Istanbul and Bursa, another industrial western city, will be between 60-90 minutes when the highway is completed. It will also reduce the travel time between Bursa and İzmir to around 150 minutes, according to Necati Şahin, head of Bursa branch of the Chamber of Civil Engineers. “Besides these positive aspects of the project, however, it will also increase migration to Bursa. The city will become the backyard of Istanbul,” Şahin said.

According to data from the Transportation Ministry, a total of seven construction sites will be built during a 20-month period and the project will indirectly provide jobs for some 50,000 people. Speaking to Anatolia news agency, Nail Çiler, board chairman of the Gebze Chamber of Commerce, said the one-hour İzmit Gulf passage would be reduced to just six minutes. “The traffic density of the gulf will decline by 30 percent. People will gain time and reduce fuel consumption,” Çiler said.

The Marmaray Project, a rail transport project in Istanbul that starts from the Gebze district in Kocaeli province, the “Informatics Valley” project to be built in Kocaeli and the giant highway project have all increased the importance of the region, according to Çiler.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=giant-highway-to-boost-regional-economies-2010-10-17

^^ O-33

can someone explain more about the project to the iranian border?

Has progress been made on the gap of O-21 near Pozanti? Is it now open or will it open soon?
Here: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=37.425116,34.878159&spn=0.068026,0.175266&t=h&z=13

The construction of the Izmir-Istanbul motorway, including world's second longest suspension bridge has begun today.

http://i.milliyet.com.tr/YeniAnaResim/2010/10/28/dunyadaki-en-buyuk-ikinci-asma-kopruyle-istanbul-izmir-3-5-saat-921592.Jpeg

:applause:

Congratulations Turkey :okay:

Would this be the most current map of motorways in Turkey?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Highway_map_of_Turkey.png

yes.

Would this be the most current map of motorways in Turkey?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Highway_map_of_Turkey.png

These maps from the Turkish Directorate of Highways are more detailed and up-to-date with the recent openings and O- numbering:
http://www.kgm.gov.tr/Sayfalar/KGM/SiteTr/Root/Haritalar.aspx

this road will be great....

These maps from the Turkish Directorate of Highways are more detailed and up-to-date with the recent openings and O- numbering:
http://www.kgm.gov.tr/Sayfalar/KGM/SiteTr/Root/Haritalar.aspx

it is so sad that we dont have any highway to the Greek border

http://image.haber7.com/haber/haber7/photos/2009/550320080729110941735.jpg

this is the bridge project

Re: Road to the Greek border

At least D110 is far better in quality than it was the road on the Greek side (NR2) before Egnatia Odos (A2) was constructed.

http://image.haber7.com/haber/haber7/photos/2009/550320080729110941735.jpg

this is the bridge project

Come on Kuvvaci, how can you show this as the project. I can draw a better one in couple of hours, it's just the fantasy of someone working in the news agency.

http://image.haber7.com/haber/haber7/photos/2009/550320080729110941735.jpg

this is the bridge project

:D
No ! This was İZMİR BAY project. Not İzmit. You can see Karşıyaka :D

http://image.haber7.com/haber/haber7/photos/2009/550320080729110941735.jpg

this is the bridge project
That was Ahmet Vefik Alp's project for İzmir bay (http://www.alparchitects.com.tr/kv_detay.asp?id=6), not İzmit. Some moron journalists who also thought the visionary Bosphorus twin towers is 200fl and 3 towers got that letter mistake.
http://www.alparchitects.com.tr/kentsel_vizyon_resimleri/izmir%20korfez%20gecisi%20alp.jpg

So, what are the stats for the İzmit bridge?

everything is correct just the pic which Kuvvaci posted is wrong.

I know it is off-Topic, but I hope this Izmir Bay Bridge Project, will be realized(as soon as possible).

^^
Thats impossible... You know, politics.

^^ Yeah, no project for a bridge on İzmir bay is included on the Metropolitan Municipality's masterplan.

Are there any freeway projects in kurdistan?

Kurdistan is in IRAQ, not Turkey

Kurdistan is a region of people who speak kurdish and they are 11 million kurds in Turkey.

^^ Actually we call there as Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia. You can find the dual carriageway projects on this huge map(17 MB); http://www.kgm.gov.tr/SiteCollectionImages/KGMimages/Projeler/BolunmusYolCalismalariHaritasi.jpg blue roads are u/c and green roads are planning.

^^
that was very useful.
I didn't know there will be that much freeways in turkey. I was surprised. Thanks.

beautiful earthworks there. tunnel just blends in to the surrounding hills.


beautiful roads





Bursa highway
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/4674/egn3259zp.jpg

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6083/hakanaydinotobannn0be.jpg

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/817/bursaotobantuneldoguyaklasimi2.jpg

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/4615/bursaotobanitunelbatiyaklasimi.jpg

what will the number of freeway to iran be

^^ D-400. But if a motorway will build, that would be O-54.

Also first completed part of Ankara-Pozantı will be officially an Otoyol at Nov 22 with adding toll booths.

Bonus pic from Istanbul beltway;
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/8131/gjfg.jpg

^^
O-54 thanks. From iran it will be Freeway # 2

Also first completed part of Ankara-Pozantı will be officially an Otoyol at Nov 22 with adding tool booths.


Which section is the part to open next week? That is, between which two towns or junctions or cross roads?

^^ Pozantı-Kemerhisar. Kemerhisar is a town close to Niğde.

^^ Pozantı-Kemerhisar. Kemerhisar is a town close to Niğde.

I'm always laghing when reading "close to Niğde". I know that it's 'silent ğ' letter, but in Serbian, word NIGDE, means NOWHERE. So "close to Niğde" is "close to nowhere"....

:banana::lol::nuts:

I'm always laghing when reading "close to Niğde". I know that it's 'silent ğ' letter, but in Serbian, word NIGDE, means NOWHERE. So "close to Niğde" is "close to nowhere"....

:banana::lol::nuts:
:D funny we have lots of these differences in different language and it can be a fun subject to study.

As I found on a slideshow (http://www.ubak.gov.tr/BLSM_WIYS/UBAK/tr/doc-xls/2011Butce.pptx) (109 MB) of Ministry of Transportation, All divided roads of Turkey were 6101 km on 2003. Today, it's 19327. It's planning to be 22500km on 2012 and 32Mm (megametres=1000km) on 2035.

There's more;
3 cable-stayed bridges are planning. One is Ağın Bridge on Elazığ, 2nd is Nissibi Bridge(420m span, two towers) on Atatürk Dam reservoir and 3rd is Kömürhan Bridge (360m span, single tower) on Malatya-Elazığ.

Planning Otoyollar (Click for details (http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5164/5216489949_82ec464053_o_d.png));
Red: completed, orange: u/c, black: construction started recently, green: planning at 1st phase, turquoise: planning at 2nd phase
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5164/5216489949_f387d21c0d_z_d.jpg

E-90 on Adana as Otoyol;
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/9572/adana68.jpg
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Anyone knows why it is dual-paved?

Anyone knows why it is dual-paved?

Track formation by truck traffic I suppose.

As I found on a slideshow (http://www.ubak.gov.tr/BLSM_WIYS/UBAK/tr/doc-xls/2011Butce.pptx) (109 MB) of Ministry of Transportation, All divided roads of Turkey were 6101 km on 2003. Today, it's 19327. It's planning to be 22500km on 2012 and 32Mm (megametres=1000km) on 2035.

There's more;
3 cable-stayed bridges are planning. One is Ağın Bridge on Elazığ, 2nd is Nissibi Bridge(420m span, two towers) on Atatürk Dam reservoir and 3rd is Kömürhan Bridge (360m span, single tower) on Malatya-Elazığ.

Planning Otoyollar (Click for details (http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5164/5216489949_82ec464053_o_d.png));
Red: completed, orange: u/c, black: construction started recently, green: planning at 1st phase, turquoise: planning at 2nd phase
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I saw that map on Domus Ludicrae Maximae (European Skybar), on thread Maps of Europe and the rest of the world, part V. I like that plan of otoyollari, it's perfect for Turkey. But I believe 4 lanes is enough, 6 is too much IMO for some otoyollari.
And I use megametres too, I prefer to use Mm instead of thousands of km.

^^ Yeah, 2 extra lanes are such an asphalt and money waste. But 2x2 isn't enough for intermetropolitans. Also, the main corridors of D roads (Karayolları) should be 3x2 with Otoyol asphalt IMO.

400th post for D-400;
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South end of D-650;
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/3788613759_7872ce9930_z.jpg
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BTW, does the collector roads counted with total lanes?

Some old documents I found on an e-auction site;
Cover of roadmap with 1962 logo of TCK (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Karayolları) with "The place where you can't go isn't yours." motto: http://urun.gittigidiyor.com/1962-Yili-Iki-Dilde-Turkiye-Karayollari-Haritasi_W0QQidZZ17677839
1975 map cover featuring a part of the first Otoyol: http://urun.gittigidiyor.com/1975-SENESI-TURKIYE-KARAYOLLARI-HARITASI_W0QQidZZ33119465
1978 postcard of Bosphorus Bridge: http://urun.gittigidiyor.com/BOGAZICI-KOPRUSU-OZEL-DAMGA-BASKILI-KARTPOSTAL_W0QQidZZ21817756
1980 photo of Kennedy Sahilyolu of Istanbul (was a part of present D-100): http://urun.gittigidiyor.com/1980-Turistik-Turkiye-Yol-Haritasi_W0QQidZZ16096136
1986 ticket of coach bus Kamil Koç featuring its routes: http://urun.gittigidiyor.com/KAMIL-KOC-HARITALI-ESKI-OTOBUS-BILETI_W0QQidZZ21138531

Are there plans for additional urban expressways in Istanbul?

Yes, there is one including a thrid bridge in the north.

The green line on this map
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/9664/otoyolcu2.gif