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Transportation is a prominent human activity that shapes space and is also affected by space. Transportation activities, which cover all kinds of spatial connections and mutual relations, are also an important part of the natural landscape as they leave visible impacts on the earth’s surface. Transportation, which shapes space, plays an active role in the formation of landscape similarities and differences. For this reason, transportation has been one of the areas of interest of geography. In this study, the density and capacity of transportation activities in Denizli are revealed from a geographical perspective. After briefly mentioning the historical background of transportation systems, the transportation geography of Denizli was examined with the statistical information obtained from various institutions. Attention has been drawn to the geographical factors affecting the transportation systems of railways, highways, and airlines. Despite the increasing transportation technologies, it has been understood that physical factors continue to be effective on transportation systems of Denizli. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Uşak is situated in İnner Western Anatolia Subregion. In terms of transportation, it is on a important route, to the big cities in the west and for the goods and passengers that transported to İzmir harbour. Highways represent the most important type of transportation in the research area. D-300 highway that possess from Uşak, one of the most intense way in Turkey . As well as the highways in the district, historical railway and the airlines which is not important as these two transportation types, provide a specific employment. In this study, the state of transportation, problems and employment have been examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]