The most important highways in Istanbul and their features

Istanbul is the meeting point of East and West. Therefore, it is one of the cities that witness a great economic and urban prosperity, followed by a clear growth in the population, and therefore the amount of infrastructure that is being prepared to serve this census must be taken into account
The city records year after year an increase in the number of used cars, public and private transport companies, as well as the movement of goods and raw materials. In a way that ordinary roads are unable to accommodate this huge movement, the highways were ready to cover this need.

High efficiency and technology!

The highways in Istanbul were built according to the strict European standards, and they were also built in record time. Therefore, it provides an excellent experience for drivers with a degree of safety and comfort. In most of them, 6 car lanes (round trip) are secured.
Istanbul's highways are named within a huge network that connects to European roads. It constitutes a strong economic return, as it has periodic fees that are imposed on drivers. Where these fees are paid without the need for cash or even a credit card, using an automatic payment system that relies on installing an electronic chip on the windshield of the car and is sensed at the beginning of the way to pay the user account that is transferred directly to the account of the car user. Registration on this system is done at the Turkish Postal Center or even at official gas stations and banks.

Historic highway

E5 is one of the most important state highways in Turkey. It extends from the Bulgarian border to the Iranian border checkpoints in the east.
From 1912 this route was part of an international route extending to deep regions in Europe. It was cut off and witnessed several accidents, but it is still present in Istanbul, where it has been rehabilitated and modernized. Most of the important Istanbul neighborhoods were built on both sides of this road, as it begins on the scale of Istanbul from Buyusk on the European side to the well-known Sogutluçişme on the Asian side. This road passes through the famous neighborhoods of Istanbul. Areas like Bakirkoy, Fatih, Mecidiye Koy, Besiktas. In addition to passing through some commercial areas for that, the investment on both sides of it is a good option.

O2-4 Highway

2 is a highway that starts from the Mahmutbey area on the European side and passes over the Bosphorus Strait through the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge and ends at the Anatolian Expressway on the Asian side.
The Turkish people call it Tim, and it is preferred by trucks and mass transit vehicles.
4 or the Anatolian Expressway, which connects the capital, Ankara, with the city of Istanbul. It starts at Junction 1 and 2 and ends in Ankara. It also extends to international European routes and is also part of the Asian network.

The longest highway!

It is one of the longest highways in the world, passing through Europe from the far west such as Lisbon in Portugal, cutting 10 countries with a length of 6,102 km. It ends in the far east of Europe in the Turkish village of Gurupulak on the Iranian border and meets the Asian EH1 highway that ends in Japan!

Basin Express road

The highway is located in Basin, one of the most prestigious European regions in Istanbul, where the Istanbul Municipality has given it a top priority as a destination for the most important residential, commercial and service investments. It is the heart of business in Istanbul
It meets the famous Tim Road and the E5 at two different points. As well as being the main road to one of the most important airports in the world, the new Istanbul Airport.

MetroBus

It is a 52-kilometer long line, and the number of transiting it continuously exceeds 800,000 passengers daily. Metro buses have contributed to alleviating traffic congestion in Istanbul in addition to reducing the emission of harmful and toxic gases, making it an environmentally friendly means of transportation that facilitates access to all areas of the city in a safe, fast and convenient way. It is distinguished from other means of transportation by the presence of a dedicated lane that does not share the road of ordinary cars, despite passing through a major highway. One of its most important features: is that it works 24 hours a day without stopping, and it connects night and day and from east to west.
It passes through Zengirlikyu, Avcilas, and the Bosphorus Bridge, where a special lane is allocated for buses along its entire length. Its construction began in 2005 and its first part was completed in 2007.
Turkish authorities helped build a similar system in Lahore, Pakistan, named after the Turkish-Pakistani partnership.

Contrasting theories!

Highways connect all parts of Turkey with each other and form a huge network, most of which pass through the most important node in Turkey, which is the city of Istanbul. These methods are periodically subject to study and maintenance in order to maintain their efficiency and the sustainability of their work. Turkish universities in civil engineering faculties also give special importance to the materials and research dealing with these methods and their improvement.
The highways in Istanbul reflect the theories of human life that believed that the largest human gatherings were found around the rivers, as it proved that these highways are comparable in their vitality to the largest and oldest gatherings.