Field inspection tour held in the Fatih district's "Pedestrianization" area...

As is known, under the "pedestrianization project" implemented in cooperation with the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and the Fatih Municipality, Cankurtaran, Laleli, Aksaray and Sultanahmet, among Istanbul's historic and touristic areas, along with Ordu Avenue, one of the district's main transport routes, and the surrounding streets were closed to traffic and pedestrianized as of Monday, 16 August 2021, between 10.00 and 21.00, for vehicles other than official, logistics and touristic vehicles. 

Certain update needs that have emerged within the scope of the project were assessed on site during a field inspection tour attended by Utku Cihan, Head of the Transportation Department of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Dr. Şengül Altan Aslan, Director of the IBB Tourism Platform, Hüseyin Gazi Coşan, IBB Tourism Manager, IBB and Fatih Municipality officials, TÜROB Board Members Ayhan Hacıbektaşoğlu and Kasım Zoto, and representatives of the relevant professional organizations.

Based on the matters identified following the field inspection tour, certain new arrangements regarding the pedestrianization efforts in the district will be implemented shortly by the IBB and the Fatih Municipality