General Directorate of Highways (Turkey)

General Directorate Of Highways
Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü
	; KGM Building
Agency overview
Formed	1 March 1950
Jurisdiction	Ministry of Transport and Communication
Headquarters	Ankara, Turkey; 39°55′01″N 32°50′29″E / 39.91690°N 32.84137°ECoordinates: 39°55′01″N 32°50′29″E / 39.91690°N 32.84137°E
Employees	27.175 (2021)
Annual budget	21 Billion ₺
Minister responsible	Adil Karaismailoğlu;
Agency executive	Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Director General;
Website	www.kgm.gov.tr

The General Directorate Of Highways (Turkish: 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, following the acceptance of the International Highways Act in 1949. The agency is a sub unit of the Ministry of Transport and Communication.^[1] Current head of the agency is Abdulkadir Uraloğlu .^[2]

With its 18 divisions across the country,^[3] The KGM maintains a road network of 3,523 km (2,189 mi) motorways (Otoyol, prefixed by O), 30,974 km (19,246 mi) State highways (Devlet yolu, prefixed by D) and 34,136 km (21,211 mi) Province roads (İl yolu, prefixed by the two-digit province code) including related bridges, viaducts and tunnels on them, in total 68,633 km. ^[4]

The KGM administers the toll plazas on the toll roads and toll bridges collecting tolls, automated methods of transponder type OGS and RFID type .^[5]

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, former part of 12th

References[]

^ "History". KGM. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
^ "Main Page". KGM. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
^ "Communication". KGM. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
^ "Yol Ağı Bilgileri". KGM. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
^ "Ana Sayfa" (in Turkish). KGM. Retrieved 2011-02-17.

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[1] "History". KGM. Retrieved 2011-02-13.

[2] "Main Page". KGM. Retrieved 2011-02-13.

[3] "Communication". KGM. Retrieved 2011-02-13.

[4] "Yol Ağı Bilgileri". KGM. Retrieved 2021-12-13.

[5] "Ana Sayfa" (in Turkish). KGM. Retrieved 2011-02-17.

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Agency overview
Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü

KGM Building
Formed	1 March 1950 (1950-03-01)
Jurisdiction	Ministry of Transport and Communication
Headquarters	Ankara, Turkey 39°55′01″N 32°50′29″E / 39.91690°N 32.84137°E / 39.91690; 32.84137Coordinates: 39°55′01″N 32°50′29″E / 39.91690°N 32.84137°E / 39.91690; 32.84137
Employees	27.175 (2021)
Annual budget	21 Billion ₺
Minister responsible	Adil Karaismailoğlu
Agency executive	Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Director General
Website	www.kgm.gov.tr

General Directorate of Highways (Turkey)

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