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| Route information | |
Part of  E90 | |
| Length | 722 km (449 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Zonguldak |
| South end | Tarsus |
| Location | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Highway system | |
D.750 is a north-to-south state road in Turkey. It starts at Zonguldak at the Black Sea coast and ends at the junction of D.400 near Tarsus in the Mediterranean Region. Across its length of 722 km, it crosses many state roads, including the D.100, D.715, D.300, D.330 and D.805. [1]
| Province | Location | Distance from Zonguldak (km) | Distance from Zonguldak (mile) | Distance from Tarsus (D400) (km) | Distance from Tarsus (D400) (mile) |
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| Zonguldak | |||||
| Zonguldak | 0 | 0 | 722 | 449 | |
| Devrek | 45 | 28 | 677 | 421 | |
| Bolu | |||||
| Mengen | 102 | 63 | 620 | 385 | |
| D100 | 122 | 76 | 600 | 373 | |
| Gerede [2] | 133 | 83 | 589 | 366 | |
| Ankara | |||||
| Kızılcahamam [2] | 195 | 121 | 527 | 327 | |
| Ankara (D140) | 272 | 169 | 450 | 280 | |
| Konya | D715 | 371 | 231 | 351 | 218 |
| Ankara | Şereflikoçhisar | 418 | 260 | 304 | 189 |
| Aksaray | Aksaray [2] (D300) | 496 | 308 | 226 | 140 |
| Konya | |||||
| D330 (north) [3] | 565 | 351 | 157 | 98 | |
| D330 (south) [4] | 587 | 365 | 135 | 84 | |
| Niğde | |||||
| Ulukışla | 602 | 374 | 120 | 75 | |
| D805 | 607 | 377 | 115 | 71 | |
| Adana | Pozantı | 645 | 401 | 77 | 48 |
| Mersin | Tarsus (D400) | 722 | 449 | 0 | 0 |
There are a number of connections to motorways of Turkey. [5] Connections to O-4 are in Bolu and Ankara provinces. Connections to O-21 are in Konya, Adana and Mersin provinces and connection to O-51 is in Mersin province.
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Main highways highlighted | ||
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