The Taşoluk Tunnel ( tr, Taşoluk Tüneli), is a motorway tunnel constructed on the

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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 ext ...

motorway in Osmaniye Province, southern

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. It is situated on the

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near Burgaçlı village of

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. The -long twin-tube tunnel carrying three lanes of traffic in each direction. The tunnel was constructed by

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(NATM).

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Map of road tunnels in Turkey
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General Directorate of Highways (Turkey) The General Directorate Of Highways ( tr, Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü) (KGM) is a state agency in charge of the construction and maintenance of all public roadways outside of cities and towns in Turkey. It was established on 1 March 1950, f ...

(KGM) Road tunnels in Turkey Transport in Osmaniye Province {{Turkey-transport-stub

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