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Bayraklı Tunnels (Turkish: Bayraklı Tünelleri), formerly Karşıyaka Tunnels, are two motorway tunnels in series located on the İzmir's northern beltway, motorway 
O-30 
E87, in Bayraklı district between Karşıyaka and Bornova of Izmir Province, western Turkey.
 Bayraklı-1 Tunnel | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bayraklı - Bornova, Izmir Province |
| Coordinates | 38°29′04″N 27°08′26″E
  Bayraklı Tunnels Location of Bayraklı Tunnels in Turkey. |
| Route | O-30 E87 |
| Operation | |
| Constructed | Kutlutaş-Dillingham Consortium |
| Opened | 4 February 2007 |
| Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
| Traffic | automotive |
| Technical | |
| Length |
|
| No. of lanes | 2 x 3 |
| Operating speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) |
The tunnels were built by Kutlutaş-Dillingham Consortium, and the construction completed on 30 April 1999.[1] However, the construction of the motorway lasted until 2007. Along with the motorway, the tunnels were opened to traffic on 19 January 2007.[2] The official opening took place in presence of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 4 February 2007.[3]
Named initially Karşıyaka Tunnels, they were renamed later to Bayraklı Tunnels upon the request of the Bayraklı district's governor.[4] The 320 and 317 m (1,050 and 1,040 ft) (Bayraklı-1) and 1,865 and 1,876 m (6,119 and 6,155 ft)-long (Bayraklı-2) twin-tube tunnels carry three lanes of traffic in each direction. Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.[5] Instead, they have to use either of the given routes:
