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Otoyol 52
Otoyol 52 ( en, Motorway 52), abbreviated as O-52, Adana-Şanlıurfa Otoyolu ( en, Adana-Şanlıurfa Motorway), is a toll motorway in the regions of Mediterranean and Southeastern Anatolia in Turkey, connecting the cities Adana and Şanlıurfa. The motorway is part of European route E90 and Asian Highway 84. The O-52 starts from the eastern terminus of The O-51, runs eastward through Osmaniye, Gaziantep and terminates east of Şanlıurfa Urfa, officially known as Şanlıurfa () and in ancient times as Edessa, is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. Urfa is situated on a plain about 80 km east of the Euphrates River. Its climate features .... The O-52 is currently the second longest Motorway in Turkey being only 5 km shorter than the O-4. Exit list ''Light blue indicates toll section of motorway.'' See also * List of highways in Turkey * Kızlaç Tunnel * Aslanlı Tunnel * Ayran Tunnel * Taşoluk Tunnel References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yüreğir
Yüreğir is a district-municipality in the Adana Province of Turkey. It is the second most populated district of the province with a population of over 400,000, mostly concentrated on the east side of the Seyhan river, within the city of Adana. Etymology Yüreğir tribe is a branch the Oğuz Turks, from whom most of the Anatolian Turks are descended. History Yüreğir tribe was the first Turkish tribe to settle in Cilicia starting from 1352. They came to the area in flight from Mongol invasions of their homelands in central Asia. They founded villages, at today's Yüreğir district. Adana was subsequently settled and resettled by many other peoples including other Turkish dynasties but they were first and the name was given to the area in their memory much later (in the early 20th century). Governance Yüreğir district is administered by three levels of government; central government, provincial administration and the Yüreğir Municipality. Yüreğir Governorship is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizip
Nizip ( gkm, Nisibis or Nisibina; ota, نزيب) is a town and district of Gaziantep Province of southeastern Turkey. As of 2010, the population of the city is 96,229. It is located 45 km from the city of Gaziantep, 95 km from Şanlıurfa (Edessa), and 35 km from Karkamış, which is an old city also known historically as Carchemish. Notable people * Cahit Tanyol, Turkish sociologist * Celal Doğan (1943*), former mayor of Gaziantep and president of Gaziantep F.K., lawyer, and politician * Mehmet Ali Yaprak (1949-2004), Turkish businessman and drug trafficker * Mustafa Cengiz (1949-2021), businessman who served as the president of sports club Galatasaray S.K. * Mehmet Görmez (1959*), former President of the Presidency of Religious Affairs and as such legally the highest level Islamic scholar in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. * Zihni Çakır (1969*), journalist and author * Ali Şahin (1970*), Turkish politician who has been Deputy Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahçe, Osmaniye
Bahçe is a rural district and town of Osmaniye Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. It is located in the Nur Mountains area. The Bahçe Wind Farm, situated on the Gökçedağ, was the country's largest one with its installed power of 135 MW as it was commissioned in 2009. The Ayran railroad station (Ayran İstasyonu) is located east of the town, near the entrance to the tunnel (Bahçe-tünel) leading to Fevzipaşa. This tunnel was originally built as part of the Baghdad Railway in the early 20th century. Notable natives * Devlet Bahçeli, politician and chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party The Nationalist Movement Party (alternatively translated as Nationalist Action Party; tr, Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi, MHP) is a Turkish far-right and ultranationalist political party. The group is often described as neo-fascist, and has bee ... (MHP) References External links District governor's official website District municipality's official website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Düziçi
Düziçi is a town and district of Osmaniye Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. It is located in a small plain in the foothills of the Nur Mountains and 440 m above the sea level. Düziçi is on a route from the Middle East to Anatolia and has seen numerous armies and campaigns throughout the centuries. The historical names for this site are minor variations of Haruniye (Arabic: ''al-Hārūniyya(h)''; Armenian: ''Harun'' or ''Harunia''; Crusader: ''Haronia'' or ''Aronia''). Its small castle is on an outcrop about 3 kilometers northeast of the town. History and Monuments The ancient names of the city were Irenopolis and Neronias. The fortress was built in A.D. 785/86 during the Abbasid Caliphate by Harun al-Rashid as a link in a chain of Arab defenses along the Nur Dağları, and named after him as al-Haruniyya. The Byzantine general Nicephorus Phocas captured the 1,500 residents of Haruniyya in 959. When it was recaptured by Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla, in 967 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
İskenderun
İskenderun ( ar, الإسكندرونة, el, Αλεξανδρέττα "Little Alexandria"), historically known as Alexandretta and Scanderoon, is a city in Hatay Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Names The city was founded as Alexandria (Ἀλεξάνδρεια) to commemorate Alexander the Great’s victory over the Persian Darius III at Issus (Cilicia) in (333 BC). Starting in the Middle Ages, Western pilgrims used the diminutive Romance form Alexandretta. After the Muslim conquest of Syria, it was named ''al-ʼIskandarūn'' (Arabic الإسكندرون), the Arabic rendering of the original "Alexandrou"; this name was further turkified into Ottoman Turkish as İskenderūn (إسكندرون), which in turn was preserved in its current modern Turkish form as İskenderun. Geography İskenderun is located on the eastern Mediterranean coast on the Gulf of İskenderun, at the foot of the Nur Mountains (Amanos Mountains). İskenderun is a busy commercial c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pınarbaşı, Kayseri
Pınarbaşı () is a town and district of Kayseri Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. The population is mostly made up of Circassians who settled this area by the Ottomans after their migration to Turkey as a result of Circassian genocide. History Ariarateia (Greek: Ἀριαράθεια; Roman.: Ariarátheia) or Ariarátia (present-day Pınarbaşı, in Kayseri, Turkey) was a Cappadocian city founded by Ariarate IV (r. 220–163 BC), in the region at the time known as Sargarausena. It was incorporated into the Roman Empire upon the annexation of Cappadocia as a province by Emperor Tiberius. In the 4th century, more precisely during the reign of Constantine (r. 306–337), the eastern portion of Cappadocia was separated to form Lesser Armenia. In the middle of the same century, Armenia Minor was divided into Armenia Prima and Armenia Secunda, Ariarateia being incorporated into the latter. In 431, Ariarateia is documented as a suffragan diocese. During the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarıçam
Sarıçam is a district-municipality in the Adana Province of Turkey. Southern section of the district is part of the Adana Urban Area. The district is located north of the Yüreğir district, east of the Seyhan River and the Seyhan Reservoir. It consists of former townships that are amalgamated to the city of Adana in 2008. Çukurova University, Adana Science and Technology University, the New Adana Stadium and the Adana Industrial Park are located in Sarıçam. Governance Sarıçam district is administered by three levels of government; central government, provincial administration and the municipalities. Sarıçam Governorship is the district branch of the central government operating under the Adana Governorship. The chief executive of the Sarıçam district is the District Governor who is appointed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Sarıçam Governorship overseas the functioning of the district directorates of the ministries. Sarıçam directorate of the Adana Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mersin
Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and district governorates: Akdeniz, Mezitli, Toroslar and Yenişehir. As urbanisation continue towards the east, a larger metropolitan region combining Mersin with Tarsus and Adana (the Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area) is in the making with more than 3.3 million inhabitants. Mersin lies on the western side of the Çukurova, a geographical, economic and cultural region. It is an important hub for Turkey's economy, with Turkey's largest seaport located here. The city hosted the 2013 Mediterranean Games. As of the 2021 estimation, the population of the Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area was 33,000 inhabitants of whom 1,064,850 lived in the Mersin area made up of the four urban districts, making it the 11th most built-up area of Turkey. Adana Şakırpaşa Airport (ADA), , from Mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otoyol 4
Otoyol 4 ( en, Motorway 4), named Anatolian Motorway ( tr, Anadolu Otoyolu) and abbreviated as O-4, is a toll motorway connecting the northwestern Marmara Region to the Central Anatolia Region in Turkey. It runs parallel to the D.100 for more than half of its length and then parallels the D750 for most of the eastern half. The O-4 is a major expressway in Turkey as it connects eastern Istanbul and the heavily urbanized northeastern shore of the Sea of Marmara to the nation's capital, Ankara. The O-4 also makes up part of the International E-road network E80 and E89 as well as the AH-1 of the Asian Highway Network. The O-4 is the longest completed motorway in Turkey spanning , just longer than the O-52. The partially-opened O-5 is expected to surpass the length of the O-4, when it is completed in 2019, with a total length of . but nowadays the longest motorway in Turkey is Otoyol 21 with the opening Ankara-Niğde section. Construction of the O-4 began in 1984 and was wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otoyol 51
Otoyol 51 ( en, Motorway 51), abbreviated as O-51, aka Adana-Erdemli Otoyolu ( en, Adana-Erdemli Motorway), is a toll motorway in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey, connecting the cities Adana and Mersin. The motorway is on its full length of part of international routes as of European routes E90 and E982 and Asian Highway 84. The motorway starts from the western terminus of O-52 in Central Adana, runs westward reaching the south terminus of Pozantı-Adana Motorway O-21 northeast of Tarsus, continues southwest to Mersin bypassing it at north and terminates in Erdemli. There are plans to extend the motorway to Silifke Silifke ( grc-gre, Σελεύκεια, ''Seleukeia'', la, Seleucia ad Calycadnum) is a town and district in south-central Mersin Province, Turkey, west of the city of Mersin, on the west end of Çukurova. Silifke is near the Mediterranean co .... Exit list ''Light blue indicates toll section of motorway.'' See also * List of highways in Turkey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AH84
Asian Highway 84 (AH84) is a road in the Asian Highway Network running 1074 km (667 miles) from Doğubeyazıt to Mersin, Turkey. The route is concurrent with European route E90 and European route E99. The route is as follows: Turkey * Road D975: Doğubeyazıt - Muradiye * Road D280: Muradiye - Erciş * Road D290: Erciş - Adilcevaz * Road D965: Adilcevaz - Baykan * Road D360: Baykan - Diyarbakır - Siverek * Road D885: Siverek - Şanlıurfa * Otoyol 52: Şanlıurfa - Gaziantep - Toprakkale - Adana **''Branch'' Otoyol 53: Toprakkale - Iskenderun * Otoyol 50: Adana * Otoyol 51: Adana Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million. Adana lies in the heart of Cilicia, wh ... - Mersin {{DEFAULTSORT:Ah84 Asian Highway Network Roads in Turkey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Route E90
European route E 90 is an A-Class West–East European route, extending from Lisbon in Portugal in the west to the Turkish– Iraqi border in the east. It is connected to the M5 of the Arab Mashreq International Road Network Itinerary The E 90 routes through five European countries, and includes four sea-crossings: Barcelona, Spain - Mazara del Vallo, Italy; Messina, Italy to Reggio Calabria, Italy; Brindisi, Italy, to Igoumenitsa, Greece, and Eceabat, Turkey, to Çanakkale, Turkey. *: Lisbon - Setúbal (Start of concurrency with ) - Landeira (End of concurrency with ) *: Landeira () - Évora (Start of concurrency with ) - Estremoz (End of concurrency with ) - Elvas *: Badajoz - Mérida () () - Madrid *: Madrid () *: Zaragoza () *: Zaragoza - Lleida - El Vendrell () *: El Vendrell (Start of concurrency with ) - Rubí (End of concurrency with ) *: Rubí () - Barcelona *: Barcelona *: Barcelona *: Barcelona Gap * Barcelona - Mazara del Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
