Gazi Mustafa Kemal Boulevard
Native name | GMK Bulvarı (Turkish) |
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Length | 16.25 km (10.10 mi) |
Location | Mersin, Turkey |
Major junctions | İsmet İnönü Boulevard |
Gazi Mustafa Kemal Boulevard, abbreviated as GMK Boulevard, is a major avenue in Mersin, Turkey. It is named after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938), the founder of Turkish Republic.
Geography
The boulevard is a part of the state highway D.400, where it passes through the urban fabric of Mersin.
The eastern end of the boulevard is to the north of the
Then the avenue turns to south for 2.8 km (1.7 mi), where it is the boundary line between the two second level municipalities of Mersin namely, Akdeniz and Toroslar.
After crossing
Beyond the university, the boulevard continues for another 4.8 km (3.0 mi) in Mezitli second level municipality before merging to D-400.[2]
History
In the 1950s, the boulevard was constructed to the northwest of the city as a bypass road to ease the traffic of the state highway. But after the construction of the boulevard, the population of the city increased about ten-fold, and many new quarters appeared to the north of the boulevard. Thus the boulevard as well as two more recent boulevards to the north became intracity boulevards. Now, the GMK Boulevard with heavy traffic is one of the main arterial roads of Mersin.
References
- ^ Mersin map
- ^ "Mezitli map". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-07-07.