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Railways
total: 8,607 km
standard gauge: 8,607 km 1.435-m gauge (1,524 km electrified) (1999)
Railway map
In 2004, Marmaray project started on a rail tunnel under the Bosphorus straights. Metro is: a general term, synonymous with rapid transit, subway or underground, for an urban underground rail public transit system (see list of rapid transit systems); any of several specific public transport systems, including: Bi-State Development Agency in Missouri and Illinois, d/b/a Metro since 2003 Buffalo Metro...
Ankara from the Atakule Tower, looking N-NE. Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the countrys second largest city after Ä°stanbul. ...
The location of Istanbul Province Maiden Tower and Historical Peninsula of Istanbul Istanbul (Turkish: Ä°stanbul) (the former Constantinople, Greek: ΚωνσταντινοÏπολις) is the largest city in Turkey, and arguably the most important. ...
Shows the Location of the Province Ä°zmir Izmir from space, June 1996 Izmir (Turkish spelling Ä°zmir, contraction of its former name Smyrna), the second-largest port (after Ä°stanbul) and the third most populous city (2,409,000 in 2000) of Turkey, is located on the Aegean Sea near the Gulf...
Bursa (formerly known as Brusa or Prusa) is the capital of the Bursa Province in northwestern Turkey. ...
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A train of Light Rail, KCRC, Hong Kong. ...
The location of Istanbul Province Maiden Tower and Historical Peninsula of Istanbul Istanbul (Turkish: Ä°stanbul) (the former Constantinople, Greek: ΚωνσταντινοÏπολις) is the largest city in Turkey, and arguably the most important. ...
Ankara from the Atakule Tower, looking N-NE. Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the countrys second largest city after Ä°stanbul. ...
EskiÅŸehir (Greek:ΔοÏÏλαιον, Dorylaion) is the capital of EskiÅŸehir Province, Turkey. ...
Konya (also Koniah, Konieh, Konia, and Qunia; historically known as Iconium, Greek: Ικόνιον) is a city in Turkey, on the central plateau of Anatolia. ...
Antalya, formerly known as Adalia or Attalia (Greek: Αττάλεια), is a city on a bay of the south Mediterranean coast of Turkey in the Antalya Province, (, ). The population of the city is 603,190 (2000 census). ...
A view of Kayseri City Centre from Mimar Sinan Park Kayseri is an industrialized city in Turkey that is famous for Mount Erciyes. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Marmaray is the name for a project to link the European and Anatolian halves of Istanbul by an undersea rail tunnel across the Bosphorus strait. ...
Fatih Sultan Mehmed Bridge over the Bosporus seen from over Rumelihisarı This article is about the strait; Bosphorus is also a Turkish Boğaziçi or İstanbul Boğazı) is a strait that separates the European part (Rumeli) of Turkey from its Asian part (Anadolu), connecting the Sea of Marmara (Marmara Denizi) with...
Between Istanbul and Ankara, a high speed railroad line is being constructed now next to the normal speed railroad which is being renovated. When the construction is over, the travel time between the two major cities will reduce from 6,5 hours to 3 hours and 10 minutes with trains ordered from Spain that can reach up to 250km/h. The construction of the high speed railroad line between Ankara and Konya is also soon to begin to connect the two cities with a direct railroad connection and reduce the travel time from several hours to approximately one hour. Several other high speed and normal railroad projects are in the process of planning right now. The location of Istanbul Province Maiden Tower and Historical Peninsula of Istanbul Istanbul (Turkish: Ä°stanbul) (the former Constantinople, Greek: ΚωνσταντινοÏπολις) is the largest city in Turkey, and arguably the most important. ...
Ankara from the Atakule Tower, looking N-NE. Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the countrys second largest city after Ä°stanbul. ...
Ankara from the Atakule Tower, looking N-NE. Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the countrys second largest city after Ä°stanbul. ...
Konya (also Koniah, Konieh, Konia, and Qunia; historically known as Iconium, Greek: Ικόνιον) is a city in Turkey, on the central plateau of Anatolia. ...
see also TCDD - Türkiye Devlet Demir Yolları (Turkish Republic Railways) Turkish Public Railways Logo Turkish Republic Railways (TCDD, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları) is the state corporation that operates the public railway system in Turkey. ...
Railway links with adjacent countries With railways, a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. ...
Lake Van from space, September 1996 Lake Van Landsat photo Lake Van (Turkish: Van Gölü, in Armenian: Վանա լիճ) is the largest lake in Turkey, located in the far east of the country. ...
Road Transport
Highways
total: 382,397 km
paved: 95,599 km (including 1,726 km of expressways)
unpaved: 286,798 km (1999 est.)
Car ownership In 2004, there were a total of 5,359,579 passenger cars in Turkey. (link). The provinces with the highest rates of car ownership were:- Shows the Location of the Province Ankara Ankara Province is a province located in central Turkey. ...
Shows the Location of the Province Ä°stanbul Istanbul Province is a province located in north-west Turkey. ...
Shows the Location of MuÄŸla province MuÄŸla province is in southwestern Turkey, along the Aegean Sea. ...
Shows the Location of the Province Ä°zmir Ä°zmir is a province of Turkey in the western Anatolia on the Aegean coast. ...
shows the Location of the Province EskiÅŸehir Eskisehir (Turkish spelling: EskiÅŸehir; literal meaning: old town) is a province in northwestern Turkey. ...
shows the Location of the Province Denizli Denizli is a province of Turkey in Western Anatolia. ...
shows the Location of the Province Antalya Antalya is a province in southwest Turkey, bordering Mugla to the East, Burdur, Isparta and Konya to the North, and Karaman and Mersin to the west. ...
Categories: Provinces of Turkey | Turkey geography stubs ...
The Kayseri Province, in central Turkey, is an area that has been linked with mythological stories as well as important figures in Turkish history. ...
Shows the Location of the Province Karabük Karabük is a province in north-central Turkey. ...
shows the Location of the Province Bursa Bursa is a province in western Turkey, along the Sea of Marmara. ...
Shows the Location of the Province Zonguldak Zonguldak is a province along the western Black Sea coast region of Turkey. ...
Waterways about 1,200 km
crude oil 1,738 km; petroleum products 2,321 km; natural gas 708 km
Ports and harbors
Map of the Black Sea. ...
Samsun is a city in northern Turkey, on the coast of the Black Sea, with a population of 396,900 as of 2004. ...
Traditional Trabzon country house Location of Trabzon Province within Turkey Trabzon, formerly known as Trebizond or ΤÏαπεζοÏντα (Trapezoúnda; see also List of traditional Greek place names) in Greek, is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey (Lat (DMS) 41° 2 60N Long (DMS) 39° 43 37E). ...
Zonguldak is a city in Turkey and the capital of Zonguldak Province. ...
The Aegean Sea. ...
Shows the Location of the Province Ä°zmir Izmir from space, June 1996 Izmir (Turkish spelling Ä°zmir, contraction of its former name Smyrna), the second-largest port (after Ä°stanbul) and the third most populous city (2,409,000 in 2000) of Turkey, is located on the Aegean Sea near the Gulf...
Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ...
İskenderun, formerly known in the west as Alexandretta or previously as Scanderoon (Arabic الإسكندرون al-ʼIskandarūn), is a city in the Turkish province of Hatay. ...
Mersin is the capital city of İçel Province, in Turkey. ...
Map of the Sea of Marmara Satellite view of the Sea of Marmara The Sea of Marmara (Turkish: Marmara Denizi, Modern Greek: Θάλασσα του ΜαÏμαÏά or Î Ïοποντίδα) (also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea) is an inland sea that connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea, thus separating the...
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The location of Istanbul Province Maiden Tower and Historical Peninsula of Istanbul Istanbul (Turkish: Ä°stanbul) (the former Constantinople, Greek: ΚωνσταντινοÏπολις) is the largest city in Turkey, and arguably the most important. ...
Ä°zmit (also known as Kocaeli; previously known as Ismid or Isnikmid) is a city in the northwestern part of Anatolia, Turkey. ...
Merchant marine
total: 547 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,935,173 GRT/9,771,421 DWT
ships by type: bulk 155, cargo 244, chemical tanker 37, combination bulk 5, combination ore/oil 6, container 20, liquified gas 5, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 35, refrigerated cargo 3, roll-on/roll-off 22, short-sea passenger 9, specialized tanker 5 (1999 est.)
118 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total: 82
over 3,047 m: 16
2,438 to 3,047 m: 27
1,524 to 2,437 m: 18
914 to 1,523 m: 16
under 914 m: 5 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 36
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 26 (1999 est.)
Heliports 2 (1999 est.)
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