General Directorate of Highways (Turkey)

General Directorate Of Highways

Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü
KGM Building
Agency overview
Formed	March 1, 1950; 74 years ago (1950-03-01)
Jurisdiction	Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure
Headquarters	Ankara, Turkey 39.91690°N 32.84137°E / 39.91690; 32.84137
Employees	27.175 (2021)
Annual budget	21 Billion ₺
Agency executive	Ahmet Gülşen, Director-General
Website	www.kgm.gov.tr

The General Directorate Of Highways (Turkish: Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü) (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. ^[1]

With its 18 regional divisions across the country, the agency maintains a road network totaling 68,633 km, comprising 3,523 km (2,189 mi) of motorways (Turkish: Otoyol, prefixed by "O"), 30,974 km (19,246 mi) of state highways (Turkish: Devlet yolu, prefixed by "D"), and 34,136 km (21,211 mi) of provincial roads (Turkish: İl yolu, prefixed by the two-digit province code).^[2] This network includes related infrastructure such as bridges, viaducts, and tunnels.^[3]

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.^[4]

Divisions

• 1st — Istanbul Province, Northern Marmara Region
• 2nd — Izmir Province, Aegean Region
• 3rd — Konya Province, Aksaray, Afyonkarahisar, Ardahan
• 4th — Ankara Province, Kırıkkale, Eskişehir, Bolu, Düzce
• 5th — Mersin Province, Adana, Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Osmaniye, Kilis
• 6th — Kayseri Province, Cappadocia, Yozgat, Kırşehir
• 7th — Samsun Province, Middle Black Sea Region
• 8th — Elazığ Province, Adıyaman, Bingöl, Malatya, Tunceli
• 9th — Diyarbakır Province, Southeastern Anatolia Region
• 10th — Trabzon Province, East Black Sea Region
• 11th — Van Province, Muş, Bitlis, Southern Ağrı
• 12th — Erzurum Province, Ağrı
• 13th — Antalya Province, Burdur, Isparta, eastern part of Muğla and southern part of Afyonkarahisar
• 14th — Bursa Province, Southern Marmara Region, Kütahya
• 15th — Kastamonu Province, West Black Sea Region
• 16th — Sivas Province, Erzincan
• 17th — Motorways in Istanbul, including Bosphorus Bridges
• 18th — Kars Province, with former districts Ardahan and Iğdır, formerly part of 12th

See also

• Turkish State Railways
• TCDD Taşımacılık
• Turkish Airlines
• Transport in Turkey
• Turkish State Highway System
• High-speed rail in Turkey
• Rail transport in Turkey
• Otoyol

References

1. "Main Page". KGM. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
2. "Communication". KGM. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
3. "Yol Ağı Bilgileri". KGM. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
4. "Ana Sayfa" (in Turkish). KGM. Retrieved 2011-02-17.