Travel on bridges and highways in Turkey will be free during 9 holidays

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu announced that by the decision of the President, bridges, tunnels and motorways belonging to the Main Directorate of Highways will be free for 9 days (starting tomorrow). Citizens can get information about closed and working roads, weather conditions and other relevant information via the Alo123 or 159 toll-free line, as well as on the KGM website (https://www.turkiye.gov.tr/karayollari-genel-mudurlugu ). The presidential decree on the free use of certain types of public transport in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir in connection with the holiday was published in the Official Gazette. Abdulkadir Uraloglu also said that checks on 68.680 kilometers of highways will be strengthened during the holiday.

The head of the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality also informed about the special working conditions of transport on holidays. Buses of the metropolitan municipality with official (black) license plates, the Antray light rail network and the Nostalji Tramvayı tram line will transport citizens free of charge during the holidays on April 10, 11 and 12.