Bike pathTurkey
Traffic rules
Turkey
1. Bike path
A bike path is a part of a road or a separate route intended primarily or exclusively for people riding bicycles. It may be physically separated from motor traffic, marked on the road surface or identified by traffic signs.
Bike paths may be one-way, two-way or shared with other road users. The permitted users, direction of travel, priority rules and obligation to use the path depend on local traffic signs and regulations.
What does Turkey’s blue circular bicycle sign mean?
It identifies a compulsory cycle path, Mecburi Bisiklet Yolu. Article 66 requires cyclists and users of legally defined electric scooters to use a provided separate cycle path or cycle lane instead of the carriageway. Follow the actual designation and any additional access restrictions.
🔗 mevzuat.gov.tr • Türkiye — Articles 46(l) and 66; compulsory cycle-path/end signs
🔗 kgm.gov.tr • KGM — full national traffic-sign standards, meanings and placement
🔗 kgm.gov.tr • KGM — national sign chart, including shared and separate walking/cycling signs
May motorcycles use a Turkish compulsory cycle path?
No. Article 46(l) excludes vehicles other than bicycles and legally defined electric scooters from cycle paths and cycle lanes. A motorcycle does not qualify as either. The electric-scooter allowance is subject to the separate statutory operating restrictions; it is not permission for motorcycles or every motorised two-wheeler.
🔗 mevzuat.gov.tr • Türkiye — Articles 46(l) and 66; compulsory cycle-path/end signs
🔗 kgm.gov.tr • KGM — full national traffic-sign standards, meanings and placement
🔗 kgm.gov.tr • KGM — national sign chart, including shared and separate walking/cycling signs
How is the end of a Turkish compulsory cycle path indicated?
The cycle-path end sign marks the end of the obligation established by the compulsory cycle-path sign. Its official name is Mecburi Bisiklet Yolu Sonu. After the end, follow the rules and signs for the next road surface.
🔗 mevzuat.gov.tr • Türkiye — Articles 46(l) and 66; compulsory cycle-path/end signs
🔗 kgm.gov.tr • KGM — full national traffic-sign standards, meanings and placement
🔗 kgm.gov.tr • KGM — national sign chart, including shared and separate walking/cycling signs
