Çukurova motorway
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Çukurova motorway is the unofficial name of the motorway  of Çukurova
Çukurova
Çukurova , historically known as Cilicia, is a geographic, economic and cultural region in south-central Turkey, covering the provinces of Mersin, Adana, Osmaniye and Hatay...

 (ancient Cilicia
Cilicia
In antiquity, Cilicia was the south coastal region of Asia Minor, south of the central Anatolian plateau. It existed as a political entity from Hittite times into the Byzantine empire...

) in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. It is actually composed of the motorways (from Mersin to Adana), (from Ceyhan to İskenderun) and a part of (between O-51 and O-53).

The list of junctions

Mersin Province
Mersin Province
The Mersin Province is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. The provincial capital is the city of Mersin and the other major town is Tarsus, birthplace of St Paul...

Adana Province
Adana Province
Adana Province is a province of Turkey located in south-central Anatolia. With a population of 2,085,225, it is the fifth most populous province in Turkey. The administrative seat of the province is the city of Adana, home to 78% of the residents of the province...

Hatay Province
Hatay Province
Hatay Province is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast. It is bordered by Syria to the south and east and the Turkish provinces of Adana and Osmaniye to the north. The province is part of Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region that covers the provinces of...


Junction code Location Distance from
prev. location (km.)
Distance from
prev. location (mi.)
K9 Çeşmeli
Çeşmeli
-Geography:Çeşmeli is a part of Erdemli district which itself is a part of Mersin Province. The midtown is situated two kilometers north of Mediterranean seaside and at the east of the rivulet Kargıpınarı . The town of Kargıpınarı is at the west of the rivulet...

 (Summer houses)
K7 Kuyuluk (West Mersin) 10.6 6.6
K6 Mersin
Mersin
-Mersin today:Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper , huge hotels, an opera house, expensive real estate near the sea or up in the hills, and many other modern urban...

 (North Mersin and Gözne)
14.5 9
K5 Serbest Bölge (Free zone of Mersin) 4.8 3
K4 West Tarsus
Tarsus, Mersin
Tarsus is a historic city in south-central Turkey, 20 km inland from the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of the Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Turkey with a population of 2.75 million...

24 14.9
K3 Çamtepe (Tarsus) 11 6.8
K2 East Tarsus (Yenice
Yenice
Yenice refers to various towns :In Turkey:*Yenice, Çanakkale, a district of Çanakkale Province in Turkey*Yenice, Karabük, a district of Karabük Province in Turkey...

)
2.1 1.3
K2 West Adana
Adana
Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...

19.1 11.9
K1 North Adana 8.6 5.3
K1 East Adana (Kozan
Kozan
Kozan may refer to:*Kozan, Hiroshima in Japan*Kozan, Adana in Turkey*Kozan, Shaft in Iran*Kozan, a village in Northern Cyprus...

)
15.1 9.4
K2 Misis 15.5 9.6
K3 Ceyhan
Ceyhan
Ceyhan is a city in southeast Turkey and with 105,000 inhabitants it is the second largest city of Adana Province after the capital Adana. Ceyhan is the transportation hub for Middle Eastern, Central Asian and Russian oil and natural gas. It is situated on the Ceyhan River, from which it takes...

-Yumurtalık
Yumurtalik
Yumurtalık is a small city and a district in Adana Province of Turkey. It is a Mediterranean port at a distance of about from Adana center. Yumurtalık's population does not exceed 5,000 in winter, but in summer, it rises to 30 to 40,000 people since many inhabitants of Adana have holiday homes here...

23.4 14.5
K4 Junction of O-52 11.5 7.1
K1.1 Industrial region (Free zone of Yumurtalık) 7.1 4.4
K2 Gözeneller 8.9 5.5
K3 Erzin
Erzin
Erzin, also known as Yeşilkent, is a city in the province of Hatay, on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The mayor is Kasım Şimşek .- Geography :...

2.4 1.5
K4 Dörtyol
Dörtyol
Dörtyol is a port city and oil terminus at the head of the Gulf of İskenderun, near the easternmost point of the Mediterranean coast. Dörtyol is located 26 km north of the city of Iskenderun in the province of Hatay in southeastern Turkey.-Geography:...

16.1 10
K5 Payas
Payas
-Geography:Payas is a town in Dörtyol district which is a part of Hatay Province. It is a Mediterranean coastal town situated at about . Distance to Dörtyol at the north is and to İskenderun is at the south is .The population is 33444 as of 2010.-History:...

13.8 8.6
K6 İskenderun
Iskenderun
İskenderun is a city and urban district in the province of Hatay on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The current mayor is Yusuf Hamit Civelek .-Names:...

16 9.9
K7 Çankaya (South İskenderun) 7.2 4.5
K8 Belen
Belen
-In places:*Belén, Catamarca, Argentina*Belén de Umbría, Risaraldam, Colombia*Belén, Honduras, Lempira, Honduras*Belen, Hatay, a town and district in Turkey*Belen, New Mexico, United States*Belen , rail station...

4.8 3


The total distance between the two ends is 236 kilometres (146.6 mi).

Connections

The main junctions of the motorway are as follows;
  • At junction K2; (east of Tarsus), it merges to another motorway; to north .
  • At junction K4; (east of Ceyhan), it continues as to east.
  • At junction K9; (Çeşmeli) it is connected to highway (Datça Mersin highway) to west.
  • At junction K3; (Çamtepe) it is connected to highway to north.
  • At junction K8; (Belen) it is connected to (E-91) highway to southeast.
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