Priority over oncoming trafficTurkey
Traffic rules
Turkey
1. Priority over oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming traffic means that drivers travelling in one direction have priority through a narrow section of road over drivers approaching from the opposite direction. The rule is normally indicated by a priority sign facing one direction and a corresponding give-way sign facing the other.
Drivers with priority must still approach cautiously and must not force their way through when the passage is blocked or already occupied. The signs regulate priority through the narrow section, not speed, parking or priority at nearby intersections.
How is priority over oncoming traffic controlled in Turkey?
Turkey’s highway-authority chart distinguishes Karşıdan Gelene Yol Ver from Önceliği Olan Yön, the direction with priority. Follow the control facing your approach to the narrow passage.
🔗 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
Can you enter an occupied narrow passage when you have priority in Turkey?
Do not force a conflict. Check the full available width and let a vehicle already committed to the passage clear it when both vehicles cannot pass safely. A priority control does not permit creating danger or disregarding a red signal or authorised instruction.
🔗 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
Does priority through a narrow passage extend to nearby junctions in Turkey?
No. A control releasing your direction or giving priority over opposing traffic concerns that passage. Junction priority, speed limits, crossings and any later restriction must be assessed separately from their own signs and rules.
🔗 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
🔗 kgm.gov.tr • KGM — official 2025 sign-standard updates
Road narrowing, oncoming drivers have to give way.
English • Traffic sign B-37 • Priority direction. Vehicles travelling in this direction have priority over oncoming traffic at the narrow section.
Türkçe • B-37 • Önceliği olan yön. Dar kesimde bu yöndeki araçlar, karşı yönden gelen araçlara göre geçiş önceliğine sahiptir.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0)
🔗 Kgm.gov.tr • KGM • Karayolu Trafik İşaretleme Standartları 1 • B-37<
SVG source: Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0 • Original revision 2022-05-25. Wikimedia original unmodified.
