Otoyol 2
Otoyol 2 (English: Motorway 2), abbreviated as O-2, locally referred to as 2. Çevreyolu[1] (English: The Second Ring Road), is a motorway in Istanbul, Turkey that forms the outer ring road of the city connecting European and Asian parts via the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge.
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The Second Beltway 2. Çevreyolu | ||||
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Length | 38 km (24 mi) | |||
Restrictions | No through trucks or buses allowed on the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | Turkey | |||
Regions | Marmara | |||
Provinces | Istanbul Province | |||
Major cities | Istanbul | |||
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It starts in Mahmutbey East on the European part, where the Avrupa Otoyolu (English: Europe Motorway) O-3 links, runs through the northern outskirts of the city passing over the Bosporus Strait, and terminates at the western end of the Anadolu Otoyolu (English: Anatolia Motorway)
O-4, before the toll plaza is situated. Otoyol 2 is toll-free, however the Fatih Sultan Bridge is a toll bridge in the eastward direction only, having its toll plaza at the European side. O-2 is connected via three feeder highways to İstanbul 1. Çevreyolu (First Beltway)
O-1 and one highway to Avrupa Otoyolu (Europe Motorway). As the connecting highway of the motorways
O-3 and
O-4, it is part of the international routes European
E80 and Asian
AH1.

District | Km | Mi | Exit No. | Destinations | Notes |
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Bağcilar | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() |
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Bağcilar | 2.2 | 1.4 | ![]() |
Fetih Cd. | No west bound entrance |
Esenler | 3.8 | 2.4 | ![]() |
Metris/Esenler Connector- ![]() |
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Esenler | 4.2 | 2.6 | ![]() |
Eski Edirne Asf.-Arnavutköy | |
Gaziosmanpaşa/Sultangazi | 7.3 | 4.5 | ![]() |
Hekimsuyu Cd. | |
Eyüpsultan | 8.7 | 5.4 | ![]() |
O-2/O7 Connector- ![]() |
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Eyüpsultan | 11.5 | 7.1 | ![]() |
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Eyüpsultan/Kağıthane | 12.6 | 7.8 | ![]() |
Hasdal/Okmeydaı Connector-![]() |
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Sarıyer | 16.0 | 9.9 | ![]() |
Büyükdere Cd. | West bound entrance and east bound exit only |
Beşiktaş | 16.6 | 10.3 | ![]() |
Harp Akademileri Tunnel[2] 456 m (1,496 ft) |
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Sarıyer | 18.1 | 11.2 | ![]() |
Levent 1 Connector- Levent, Etiler and Baltalimanı | East bound entrance and west bound exit only |
Sarıyer | 18.8 | 11.7 | ![]() |
Cengiz Topel Cd. | |
Sarıyer | 19.2 | 11.9 | ![]() |
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge Toll Plaza Electronic toll payment only. |
₺8.50 toll |
Sarıyer/ Beykoz |
20.5 | 12.7 | ![]() |
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge 1,510 m (4,950 ft) |
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Beykoz | 23.6 | 14.7 | ![]() |
Yeni Riva Yolu- Beykoz, Çayağzı, Riva and Anadoluhisarı | |
Ümraniye | 28.6 | 17.8 | ![]() |
O-2/O7 Connector- ![]() |
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Ümraniye | 30.9 | 19.2 | ![]() |
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Ataşehir | 34.7 | 21.6 | ![]() |
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Kadıköy | 36.2 | 22.5 | ![]() |
Halk Cd. | |
Kadıköy | 37.7 | 23.4 | ![]() ![]() |
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See also
- List of highways in Turkey
References
- Usually colloquially called TEM yolu or TEM in Turkish—which refers to Trans-European Motorway.
- "Turkey". World's Longest Tunnels. Archived from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2009.