page_title: Otoyol
section_title: Toll
hierarchical_section_title: Otoyol / Toll
caption_attribution_description: English: An OGS RFID transponder for non-stop passing through toll booths on Turkish motorways (otoyol)
context_page_description: The Otoyol is the national network of controlled-access highways in Turkey. The network spans 2,542 kilometres and was first opened in 1973. Another term for the system is Otoban, which is a popular but unofficial term transcribed from the German word autobahn. The term Otoyol translates to motorway while the literal meaning is auto-route.
  The Otoyol system is still in development as the entire network is not connected to each other. There are three separate networks of motorways that are currently being linked through the construction of new motorways. The network is expected to expand to 4,773 kilometres by 2023 and to 9,312 kilometres by 2035. The minimum speed limit on the Turkish otoyols is 40 km/h while the maximum speed is 120 km/h.
context_section_description: Most motorways are toll roads. The toll is based on the distance traveled. On most sections, the toll can be paid only with RFID-based HGS and OGS. Cash and KGS card payment methods have mostly been abolished in recent years. Only the newly opened Otoyol 5, and Otoyol 7 have sections where it is possible to pay by cash or with credit card. Apart from motorways, the other state roads in Turkey are free of charge.
  The revenue from tolls in 2001 were still about $203 million, rising by 2012 to approximately $542 million. In 2012, the Bosphorus bridges saw 150 million vehicles pass and the other toll roads saw over 210 million vehicles. In 2015, both bridges were used by 141 million vehicles while the other toll motorways were used by 271 million vehicles, generating a total revenue of $391 million (both bridges and motorways combined).
caption: An OGS transponder. An active (battery powered) RFID unit for non-stop passing through toll booths on Turkish motorways
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