[TR] Turkish Highways • Karayolu, Otoyol

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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

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Tarsus-Pozantı Road



Anatolia Highway, Çamlıca-Gebze area


Isparta-Eğridir Divided Road

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Ankara-Pozantı Highway construction



Ankara-Pozantı Highway



A highway construction from Southeast Anatolia..





Bolu mountain paasage of Ankara-Istanbul road

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Izmir - Çesme Highway





Edirne - Kinali Highway




GaziAntep - Urfa Highway

(test drive on this pic)


Adana - GaziAntep Highway



Hatay



Tekirdag



Istanbul:

[ChrisZwolle]

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

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pics taken mostly during construction

But they are not so full as in Germany

[mirza-sm]

wow Turkey has some really neat lokin highways

[Skyprince]

But why are they very empty ?

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

[Verso]

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

[Izman]

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

[Onur]

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

[Verso]

^ 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! 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

[hkskyline]

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.

[ask curitiba]

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?

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About the Bolu Tunnel





And a connection to Istanbul-Izmir by crossing the Marmara Sea




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

[Istanbullu]

Any updates?

[Norsko]

Any picks of the Turkish motorway signage?

[Æsahættr]

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

[Brisbaner21]

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