The General Directorate Of Highways ( or KGM) is a state agency responsible for the construction and maintenance of all public roadways outside of cities and towns in Turkey. It was established on 1 March 1950, following the enactment of the International Highways Act in 1949. The agency operates as a subsidiary of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.
With its 18 regional divisions across the country, the agency maintains a road network totaling 68,633 km, comprising of motorways (Turkish: Otoyol, prefixed by "O"), of state highways (Turkish: Devlet yolu, prefixed by "D"), and 34,136 km (21,211 mi) of provincial roads (Turkish: ðl yolu, prefixed by the two-digit province code). This network includes related infrastructure such as bridges, viaducts, and tunnels.
The General Directorate of Highways (GDH) manages the toll plazas on toll roads and toll bridges, utilizing automated toll collection systems, including transponder-based OGS and RFID-based HGS.
Divisions
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- 1st â Istanbul Province, Northern Marmara Region
- 2nd â Izmir Province, Aegean Region
- 3rd â Konya Province, Aksaray, Afyonkarahisar, Ardahan
- 4th â Ankara Province, Kñrñkkale, EskiÃ
Âehir, Bolu, Düzce
- 5th â Mersin Province, Adana, KahramanmaraÃ
Â, Hatay, Osmaniye, Kilis
- 6th â Kayseri Province, Cappadocia, Yozgat, KñrÃ
Âehir
- 7th â Samsun Province, Middle Black Sea Region
- 8th â ElazñàProvince, Adñyaman, Bingöl, Malatya, Tunceli
- 9th â Diyarbakñr Province, Southeastern Anatolia Region
- 10th â Trabzon Province, East Black Sea Region
- 11th â Van Province, MuÃ
Â, Bitlis, Southern AÃÂrñ
- 12th â Erzurum Province, AÃÂrñ
- 13th â Antalya Province, Burdur, Isparta, eastern part of MuÃÂla and southern part of Afyonkarahisar
- 14th â Bursa Province, Southern Marmara Region, Kütahya
- 15th â Kastamonu Province, West Black Sea Region
- 16th â Sivas Province, Erzincan
- 17th â Motorways in Istanbul, including Bosphorus Bridges
- 18th â Kars Province, with former districts Ardahan and IÃÂdñr, formerly part of 12th
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