Priority roadTurkey
Traffic rules
Turkey
1. Priority road
A priority road is a road whose traffic is given priority over traffic entering from intersecting roads. It is normally identified by a priority-road sign, while an end sign indicates where that continuing priority status stops.
Drivers on a priority road must still obey traffic lights, authorised officers, speed limits, crossings and turning rules. Having priority never allows a driver to proceed when doing so would create danger or block an intersection.
How does priority-road status work in Turkey?
Turkey’s highway-authority chart includes Ana Yol, a main-road priority indication, and its end sign. Follow the priority controls rather than assuming that every numbered or wider road has identical status.
🔗 mevzuat.gov.tr • Türkiye — Article 57; B-38/B-39 main road/end
🔗 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
Start of a priority road.
English • Traffic sign B-38 • Priority road. Traffic approaching from the other junction arms must give way to you.
Türkçe • B-38 • Anayol. Ana yol üzerindesiniz; kavşağın diğer kollarından yaklaşan araçlar size yol vermelidir.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0)
🔗 Kgm.gov.tr • KGM • Karayolu Trafik İşaretleme Standartları 1 • B-38<
SVG source: Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0 • Original revision 2022-05-25. Wikimedia original unmodified.
End of the priority road.
English • Traffic sign B-39 • End of priority road. Priority-road status ends here.
Türkçe • B-39 • Anayol sonu. Ana yol statüsü burada sona erer.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0)
🔗 Kgm.gov.tr • KGM • Karayolu Trafik İşaretleme Standartları 1 • B-39<
SVG source: Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0 • Original revision 2022-05-25. Wikimedia original unmodified.
How can you tell where a priority road applies in Turkey?
Read the priority-road sign, the corresponding end indication and any supplementary junction diagram. Distinguish a continuing road designation from a sign that regulates only one junction. If a diagram shows the priority route turning, follow that diagram rather than assuming the straight-ahead road has priority.
🔗 mevzuat.gov.tr • Türkiye — Article 57; B-38/B-39 main road/end
🔗 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 having road priority let you ignore other controls in Turkey?
No. Obey the applicable traffic signals and authorised directions, speed limits and crossing rules. Turning or changing lanes can require yielding, and having priority never permits entering a conflict that cannot be crossed safely.
🔗 mevzuat.gov.tr • Türkiye — Article 57; B-38/B-39 main road/end
🔗 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
