[TR] Turkish Highways • Karayolu, Otoyol

[KIWIKAAS]

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.

[ChrisZwolle]

Time for some recent pics.

First some pics near Gaziantep in the direction of Ankara.







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

















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

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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!

[ChrisZwolle]

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

1. Volcano Erciyes near Kayseri.


2. T-intersection.


3. Larger intersection near Kayseri.


4. Separated lanes.


5. Endless sights...


6. T-intersection in Aksaray (between Ankara and Adana).


7. We are going to Konya.


8. Obruk steppe, this is the view for the next 140km between Konya and Aksaray.


9. Konya. Nufus means population (762.000, although no sign of any human presence), Rakim means altitude.


10. Traffic light in Konya including countdown timer.


11. 65km/h speed limit.


12. Heading for Isparta.


13. We are leaving Antalya.


14. Some hours of driving until Isparta.


15. Overloaded truck.

[Istanbullu]

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

[ChrisZwolle]

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

And post some pics yourself...

[Istanbullu]

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

photos are from www.wowturkey.com

special thx to their photographers...

[Istanbullu]

Some parts of Ankara - Istanbul autobahn..

[Istanbullu]

Izmir - Cesme autobahn..

[Istanbullu]

Izmir - Aydin autobahn..



















One of the many restaurants near the autobahn...

[Nexis]

Nice pics, i really like those tunnels.

[MakaWella]

Woww Turkey have nice highways..

Looks great..

[www.sercan.de]

new ones
orange is current ones
http://aycu21.webshots.com/image/397...7883907_rs.jpg

[foxmulder]

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

[Majestic]

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.

[www.sercan.de]

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/424...4878137_rs.jpg
http://aycu22.webshots.com/image/449...5768704_rs.jpg

[Onur]

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=3...07253&t=h&z=17 (Hybrid Mode, and additionally a drive-thru resthouse)

[Messi]

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.

[ChrisZwolle]

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.

[www.sercan.de]

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