General Directorate of Highways (Turkey)

{{short description|Turkish state agency in charge of public roads}}

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| nativename = Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü

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| formed = {{Start date and age|1950|03|01}}

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| jurisdiction = Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure

| headquarters = Ankara, Turkey

| region_code = TR

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| employees = 27.175 (2021)

| budget = 21 Billion ₺

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| chief1_name = Ahmet Gülşen

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The General Directorate Of Highways ({{langx|tr|Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü}} or 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. {{cite web |url=http://www.kgm.gov.tr/Sayfalar/KGM/SiteEng/Root/MainPageEnglish.aspx |publisher=KGM |title=Main Page |access-date=2011-02-13 }}

With its 18 regional divisions across the country, the agency maintains a road network totaling 68,633 km, comprising {{convert|3523|km|mi|abbr=on}} of motorways (Turkish: Otoyol, prefixed by "O"), {{convert|30974|km|mi|abbr=on}} 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).{{cite web |url=http://www.kgm.gov.tr/Sayfalar/KGM/SiteEng/Root/Communication.aspx |publisher=KGM |title=Communication |access-date=2011-02-13 }} This network includes related infrastructure such as bridges, viaducts, and tunnels.{{cite web |url=https://www.kgm.gov.tr/Sayfalar/KGM/SiteEng/Root/Gdh/GdhRoadNetwork.aspx|title= Road Network }}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.kgm.gov.tr/Sayfalar/KGM/SiteEng/Root/MainPageEnglish.aspx|title=Main Page}}