D.100, popularly referred to as E-5, is a west-to-east state highway in Turkey. The route starts at Kapıkule, the Bulgarian border check point, and ends in Gürbulak, the Iranian border check point.Vatan Türkiye Turizm Atlası, Boyut Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 2009 Running all the way from west to east, it crosses most of the north-to-south state roads, including the D.650, D.750, D.850 and D.950.
The highway is joint into the European Route E-80 in some parts.
The highway's name was changed in 1992 to D.100, but the public refers to it as E-5 to this day. The actual E-5 highway is between Scotland and Spain spanning 3,100 kilometers.
Itinerary ProvinceLocationDistance from Kapıkule (km)Distance from Kapıkule (mile)Distance from Gürbulak (km)Distance from Gürbulak (mile)Edirne Province Kapıkule (Bulgarian border) Maritsa motorway0017881111Edirne231417651097Kırklareli ProvinceLüleburgaz955916931052Tekirdağ ProvinceÇorlu1428816461023Istanbul ProvinceIstanbulIn İstanbul the road crosses the strait of Bosphorous by the Eurasia Tunnel2531571535954Kocaeli Province Gebze3131941475917İzmit3642261426884Sakarya ProvinceAdapazarı4012491387862Bolu Province Bolu5153201273791Gerede5683531220758Çankırı ProvinceIlgaz7054381083673Çorum ProvinceOsmancık815506973605Amasya Province Merzifon873546910565Amasya924574864536Tokat ProvinceNiksar1030641758471Sivas ProvinceKoyulhisar (junction)1117694671417Erzincan ProvinceErzincan1288800500311Erzurum Province Aşkale1423884365227Erzurum1477918311193Horasan1561970227141Ağrı ProvinceAğrı1659103012980Doğubayazıt175110893522Gürbulak (Iranian border)1788111100
Helicopter crash
On March 10, 2017, a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter owned by Swan Aviation hit the antenna of the Endem TV Tower in heavy fog and crashed onto the State Road D100. All seven people on board were killed.
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