Türkiye just built a road that turns your car into a Mozart jukebox
- This Turkish road plays Mozart’s Turkish March when you drive over it
- The sound is produced by grooves and ridges in the road’s surface
- They say the road serves a couple of different purposes
Published on May 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on May 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
Türkiye has introduced its first-ever ‘musical road’, which plays Mozart’s Rondo Alla Turcai or Turkish March as you drive down it.
The road was recently unveiled on the Nallihan–Beypazari State Highway in the province of Ankara.
The music is created by grooves in the road’s surface that make a sound when you drive over them.
As well as being a pretty cool idea, officials also say it will help encourage road safety as cars need to drive at a steady, consistent speed to hear the music.
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Türkiye isn’t the first place to get a musical road; there’s one in California, which, unfortunately, sounds terrible due to bad planning and execution of the project.
Thankfully, officials in Türkiye didn’t make the same mistake, and the Nallihan–Beypazari State Highway plays a pretty solid rendition of Mozart’s Turkish March.
The musical tune is produced by vibrations that are created by the ridges and grooves in the road’s surface.
Each of the grooves is arranged to create a different frequency, which, when driven over at a steady pace, comes together to form the song.
Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said the road combines the fun musical element with functionality as it encourages safer driving.
A big win for music lovers and safety experts.
“These marks or grooves are intended to provide a melodic sound, provided that cars go by at a specific pace. Every groove or marking on the surface is arranged to provide a distinct frequency tone,” Uraloğlu explained.
“When drivers maintain a steady speed, the vibrations and sounds generated by the vehicle align to create a clear musical tune.”
Uraloğl told reporters that the musical road works best on roads that don’t have heavy traffic to avoid damaging the grooves and ridges and ruining the song.
Officials said they were also careful to choose a spot that wouldn’t have a negative impact on local wildlife.
They also made sure it wasn’t near housing developments to avoid upsetting residents who would likely be unimpressed by hearing the same song over and over again.
A second installation is already underway in Ankara.
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Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Claire covers a wide variety of topics, with a special focus on cars, technology, planes, cryptocurrency, and luxury.
