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| Route information | |
| Length | 641 km (398 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Karasu (Black Sea coast) |
| South end | Antalya (Mediterranean Sea coast] |
| Location | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Highway system | |
D.650 is a north-to-south state road in Turkey. It starts at Karasu at the Black Sea coast and ends at Antalya at the Mediterranean Sea coast. [1] Since it runs across Turkey from north to south, it crosses many state roads, including the D.100, D.200, and D.300.
| Province | Location | Distance from Karasu (km) | Distance from Karasu (mile) | Distance from Antalya (km) | Distance from Antalya (mile) |
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| Sakarya | |||||
| Karasu | 0 | 0 | 641 | 398 | |
| Adapazarı | 53 | 33 | 588 | 365 | |
| Bilecik | |||||
| Bilecik | 159 | 99 | 482 | 299 | |
| Bozüyük | 190 | 118 | 451 | 280 | |
| Kütahya | Kütahya | 270 | 168 | 371 | 231 |
| Afyon | |||||
| Junction 1 [2] | 363 | 226 | 278 | 173 | |
| Junction 2 [2] | 370 | 230 | 271 | 168 | |
| Sandıklı | 416 | 258 | 225 | 140 | |
| Burdur | |||||
| Burdur | 516 | 321 | 125 | 78 | |
| Bucak | 560 | 348 | 81 | 50 | |
| Antalya | Antalya | 641 | 398 | 0 | 0 |
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