Location Adana Length 13.7 km | Inauguration 1950s | |
Part of 1/ (original roadway, up to the 1980s, when the state roadways' numbering system changed to present numbering system)
/ (present state roadway and international E-road network numbering scheme). To Just after the Kennedy Bridge (Turkish: Kennedy Köprüsü), where it becomes Girne Boulevard. Known for Trucks going from Europe (Sweden, Germany, Denmark, France, Greece, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Romania, rarely Spain and Portugal) to the Gulf countries in the Mid-East, especially Iraq, and Kuwait, were passed through this boulevard. (at that time, a road with a lane in each direction). | ||
The Turhan Cemal Beriker Boulevard is a major thoroughfare through the Seyhan district of Adana, Turkey. With the Girne (Kyrenia) and Cemal Gürsel Boulevards, the Turhan Cemal Beriker Boulevard forms the D400 state roadway through the city of Adana. Historically, the boulevard is located on the P1 state roadway and E5.
Map of Turhan Cemal Beriker Blv., Turkey
In the past, a large volume of freight traffic from Europe passed along this road on route to the Middle East, especially after the opening of the Bosphorus Bridge on 30 October 1973, the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey. As the economy of Turkey became capable of producing goods for the Middle East, trucks from Europe stopped using this route. The road is named after Turhan Cemal Beriker, former mayor of Adana.
The Turhan Cemal Beriker Boulevard is maintained by both the General Directorate of Highways of the Republic of Turkey, and the Metropolitan Municipality of Adana.