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Thank you for the pictures. We will visit the Kemaliye Road on our way back.

On our way to Georgia, we will ride the Bayburt-Caykara road in any case.

Just out of curiosity, can you tell me what is now the situation with the road police in Turkey? During our last visit to Turkey, 4 years ago, we did not see _any_ road police during whole 2 weeks.

I hear now that they are very strict and present on the roads. Do they have any toleration towards motorcycles or do they strictly follow the law and the limit of 80 km/h?

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Oh they are out and about, certainly in the South. The limit for motorbikes is 70kph, not 80. Fines are issued on the spot but you dont pay on the spot. If you pay at a bank within 7 days you get a 20 per cent discount. Pleasant chaps to deal with though.

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During our last visit to Turkey, 4 years ago, we did not see _any_ road police during whole 2 weeks.

I hear now that they are very strict and present on the roads. Do they have any toleration towards motorcycles or do they strictly follow the law and the limit of 80 km/h?

Tesekur ederim!

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I can tell you that I rode a large part of Turkey two years ago while going and returing from Syria and Jordan, and Police patrols where very spread on roads.
I got fined in the south because I was 35 km/h over the speed limit (I was riding at 105 km/h with limit of 70).
There was a plain police car (a green Subaru) parked on the side of the road that had the radar machine inside, and I was pulled over by uniformed patrolmen two km ahead, there were warned by the cop sitting in the Subaru.
The road fine was 130 Euro (about) reduced to 100 because of my friendly and cooperating behaviour and fault admission.

Zero tolerance against bikers, so. A friend of mine was fined last year and he was in central Turkey (caught with the radar pistol some 500 meters ahead).
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Hi, We spent a month in Turkey and had no problems with police and like yourself never even saw a police speed trap. We did get stopped a few times by military police with big machine guns but these were routine check points, a flash of our passports got us through immediately. I had also read about over efficient police and for a few days rode slowly but after that we cruised at about 70mph. The people in Turkey are very very friendly, enjoy your trip. Andy B
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