Attention Istanbul residents! Some roads will be closed to traffic on Sunday

The Istanbul Governor's Office has announced that some roads will be closed to traffic this Sunday due to the 46th Istanbul Marathon. Many roads, primarily the 15 July Martyrs Bridge, will be closed to traffic as of 03:00.

While the Eurasia Tunnel will be closed as of 06:00, adjustments will also be made to Metrobus services. Which roads are closed? When will the roads reopen? What are the alternative routes?

In the statement, the roads that will be closed as of 03:00 were listed as follows: "1- South Zincirlikuyu Junction, 2- North Uzunçayır Ramp Closure Point, 3- North Ünalan Ataşehir Sabiha Gökçen Junctions Closure Point, 4- D-100 South Entry in front of Gayrettepe Melas Hotel, 5- Barbaros Boulevard D-100 South Entry, 6- D-100 South Entry above Sait Çiftçi Variant, 7- Barbaros Boulevard Sait Çiftçi D-100 South Entry, 8- D-100 North Entry via Kısıklı Street Altunizade Bridge, 9- D-100 North Road Entry via Mahiriz Street Altunizade Bridge, 10- Entry to 15 July Martyrs Bridge North from Beylerbeyi Abdullahağa Street, 11- Tophanelioğlu Street D-100 North Entry, Tunnel Entrance, 12- Entry from West Ataşehir Kızıl Begonya Street towards North Ring Road Rıdvan Dedeoğlu Viaduct will be closed."

It was stated that the alternative routes are: "1- Traffic coming from the South O-1 Highway to the 15 July Martyrs Bridge will be completely cut off and directed to the Büyükdere-Balmumcu/Levent Sarıyer Junction. 2- Traffic will be directed to the Çamlıca Connection Road from the Sabiha Gökçen Junctions. 3- Traffic coming from the Çamlıca Tolls will be directed towards the Ünalan Ataşehir Çamlıca direction. 4- Mandatory direction will be given towards Yıldız Posta and Esentepe. 5- Mandatory direction will be given towards Beşiktaş. 6- Traffic coming from Fulya will be given a mandatory direction towards Sarıyer. 7- Mandatory direction will be given towards Sarıyer."

The roads that will be closed at 06:00 were recorded as: "1- Rauf Orbay Street North-South directions and all roads leading to this street, 2- Kennedy Street North-South directions and all roads leading to this street, 3- Ankara Street and all roads leading to this street, 4- Alayköşkü Street and all roads leading to this street, 5- Alemdar Street and all roads leading to this street, 6- Divanyolu Street and all roads leading to this street, 7- Ragıp Gümüşpala Street (will be closed to two-way traffic) and all roads leading to this street, 8- Reşadiye Street (Sirkeci Coastal Road) and all roads leading to this street, 9- Galata Bridge (will be closed to two-way traffic) and all roads leading to it, 10- Eurasia Tunnel will be closed in both directions and all roads leading to it, 11- Havuzlu Junction Underpass and all roads leading to it, 12- Sultanahmet Atmeydanı Street and all roads leading to this street."

The alternative routes were stated as: "1- Atatürk Boulevard, 2- Balat Coastal Road, 3- Unkapanı Bridge, 4- Fevzipaşa Street, 5- Vatan Street, 6- Millet Street, 7- New Airport Street, 8- Old Airport Street, 9- Ekrem Kurt Boulevard."

Other roads that will be closed as of 06:00 were announced as: "1- Barbaros Boulevard Zincirlikuyu D-100 North Entry - In front of Tat Towers (Mandatory direction to E-5 North will be provided.), 2- Metrobus Stops Balmumcu Tunnel Entrance (Balmumcu direction), 3- Balmumcu Junction, 4- Central Command Lights, 5- Yıldız Lights, 6- In front of Sabancı High School, 7- Akdoğan Street Entrance, 8- Ressam Hamdibey Street, 9- Bostancı Veli Street, 10- Serencebey Lights, 11- Abbasağa Street, 12- Ortaköy Turns, 13- Hasfırın Street, 14- Beşiktaş Square, 15- Çiğdem Street in front of Beşiktaş Pier, 16- Kadırgalar Street Altbaş Lights, 17- Dolmabahçe Gazhane Street, 18- Mete Junction Bedri Karafakihoğlu Street, 19- Inönü Street Start in front of AKM, 20- Inönü Street in front of MKE, 21- Dolmabahçe Lights, 22- Kabataş Lights, 23- İnebolu Street (from Setüstü), 24- Start of Akyol Street, 25- Start of Mebusan Yokuşu Street, 26- Fındıklı Lights, 27- Sea Port Exit, 28- Salı Pazarı Lights, 29- Boğazkesen Street Defterdar Yokuşu departures, 30- Boğazkesen Lights, 31- Tophane Lights, 32- Kılıç Ali Paşa Street Exit, 33- Revani Street arrival, 34- Kemeraltı Lights, 35- Karaköy Square, 36- Perşembe Pazarı Lights, 37- Entry to Perşembe Pazarı from Refik Saydam Street, 38- Entry to Perşembe Pazarı from Atatürk Bridge, 39- Entry to Bankalar Street from Şişhane Square, 40- Çırağan Street, 41- Tershane Street, 42- Meclis-i Mebusan Street, 43- Dolmabahçe Street, 44- Kemeraltı Street, 45- Necatibey Street, 46- Descent direction from Barbaros Boulevard Central Command Lights will be closed to traffic, 47- Barbaros Boulevard between Beşiktaş Square and Yıldız Lights will be closed to traffic, 48- Ortaköy Square Beşiktaş direction, 49- Dereboyu Street Muvakkit Street Entrance, 50- Palangalar Lights Beşiktaş Square direction."

The alternative routes were stated as: "1- Those coming from the Sarıyer direction will be directed to the Zincirlikuyu D-100 North direction. 2- Traffic coming to the Balmumcu Junction closure point will be directed to the Sarıyer direction. 3- Traffic coming from the Sarıyer direction will be directed from the Central Command Lights to the opposite direction back to Balmumcu or to Palangalar Street. 4- Traffic coming from the Ortaköy direction to Beşiktaş Square will be directed following the Old Yıldız Street to the Barbaros Boulevard Sarıyer direction. 5- Traffic coming from the Bomonti Tunnel direction to Dolmabahçe will be directed from behind İstaç to the Taksim Maçka direction. 6- Traffic coming to the Stadium Back Gazhane Street will be directed from behind Süzer Plaza to Asker Ocağı Street. 7- Traffic coming from the Mete Junction will not be sent to the Bedri Karafakihoğlu Street direction but will be directed to the Divan Junction. 8- Traffic coming from Inönü Street will be directed from in front of MKE back to the Taksim Square direction. 9- Traffic coming from Akyol Street will not be sent to Mebusan Yokuşu but will be directed to the Bol Ahenk Street direction or back into Akyol Street. 10- Traffic coming from Boğazkesen Street will not be sent to the Tophane direction but will be directed to Defterdar Yokuşu. 11- Traffic coming from Atatürk Bridge will not be sent to Tershane Street but will be directed to Tarlabaşı Boulevard. 12- Traffic coming from the Tarlabaşı Boulevard Taksim direction will not be sent to Tershane Street but will be directed to the Unkapanı Bridge direction. 13- Traffic will not be sent from the Şişhane Junction to Bankalar Street but will be directed to the Okçu Musa Street direction. 14- Traffic coming from Portakal Yokuşu and Dereboyu Street will be directed to the Muallim Naci Street - Kuruçeşme direction. 15- Traffic coming from the Palangalar Street direction will be directed to the Ortaköy Square direction. 16- Traffic coming via Muvakkit Street will be directed to the Ortaköy Square direction."

Other roads that will be closed as of 06:00 were stated as: "1- Entry to D-100 South Road via Kısıklı Street Altunizade Bridge, 2- D-100 Highway South Entry from in front of Kuşbakışı Street Petrol-İş, 3- Şile Road between Libadiye Junction and Kısıklı Street will be closed to traffic, 4- Eurasia Tunnel D-100 North Road Entrances, 5- Traffic will not be allowed in both directions towards the Beylerbeyi direction starting from the Gümüşyolu Street Baba Nakkaş Street intersection. 6- Traffic will not be allowed in both directions towards the 15 July Martyrs Bridge direction starting from the Yalıboyu Street Beylerbeyi Çamlıca Street intersection. 7- Traffic will not be allowed in both directions towards the Beylerbeyi direction from in front of the Abdullahağa Street Kuzguncuk Street intersection Coastal Safety General Directorate. 8- Tophanelioğlu Street Ring Road direction, 9- Beylerbeyi Lights, 10- Sinan Street K Blocks in front of Çamlıca Connection Entry Point, 11- Sinan Street in front of Ziraat Bank Çamlıca Connection Entry, 12- In front of Çengelköy Shell Gas Station (Traffic will be allowed towards the Güzeltepe Street direction)."

The alternative routes were stated as: "1. Nuhkuyusu Street, 2. Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, 3. Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge."