The 20th Istanbul Half Marathon is tomorrow... Which roads will be closed to traffic?

The 20th International Türkiye İş Bankası Istanbul Half Marathon, organized by Spor Istanbul, a subsidiary of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, will take place on Sunday, April 27. As part of this event, certain roads in the Fatih and Beyoğlu districts will be closed to traffic between 04:30 and 13:30. Starting from 11:05, roads will be gradually reopened to traffic, beginning with the Balat route.

The marathon has reached a record participation of 18,000 runners across the 21K and 10K categories. Consequently, there will be changes to public transport services on the day of the event. The T1 Kabataş-Bağcılar Tram Line will only operate between the Sirkeci and Bağcılar stations from 07:00 to 13:30. Those traveling by IETT buses will be able to track route and service changes via iett.gov.tr and the IETT's "Where is My Bus?" (Otobüsüm Nerede?) application.

Drivers are advised to use alternative routes, as major arteries such as Kennedy Street, Galata Bridge, Ragıp Gümüşpala Street, and Abdülezelpaşa Street will be among the roads closed to traffic. Other closed roads are as follows:

'Yenikapı-Kumkapı-Sarayburnu-Cankurtaran-Sirkeci-Ahırkapı: Kennedy Street,

Çatladıkapı: Ferruh Kayha Street

Galata Bridge: Galata Bridge

Karaköy: Kemeraltı Street

Eminönü-Unkapanı: Ragıp Gümüşpala Street

Cibali-Balat: Abdülezelpaşa Street

Cibali: Atatürk Bridge

Balat-Ayvansaray: Ayvansaray Street

Ayvansaray: Savaklar Street, Ayvansaray Junction, Ayvansaray Kuyusu Street, Çember Street, Çınçınlı Çeşmesi Street, Ferruh Kayha Street, Balat Kapısı Street, Çiçekli Bostan Street

Balat: Mürselaşa Street, Akçin Street, Yıldırım Street, Dr. Sadık Ahmet Street, Miralay Nazım Bey Street, Ayakapı Street, Şerefiye Street, Seferikoz Street

Cibali: Kadir Has Street, Kadir Has Junction, Atatürk Boulevard Connection

Unkapanı: Yavuz Sinan Mosque Street

Küçükpazar: Yeni Hayat Street, Kazancılar Street, Küçükpazar Street

Eminönü: Kıble Çeşme Street, Ord. Prof. Dr. Cemil Birsel Street, Çanakçılar Street, Mahkeme Street, Asmaaltı Street, Kalçin Street, Sirkeci: Arpacılar Street, Yalı Köşkü Street, Ankara Street, Sirkeci Station Street

Sarayburnu: Gülhane Park Coastal Entrance

Cankurtaran: Ahırkapı Street

Ahırkapı: Kalyon Hotel Restaurant

Kumkapı: Aksaka Street, Eurasia Tunnel “U” Turn, Şair Sermet Street, Kumluk Street, Çap Ariz Street

Yenikapı: Yenikapı Exit, Namık Kemal Street.'