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The Istanbul Police Department issued a written statement regarding the roads that will be closed from 04:00 until the end of the event as part of 'May 1st Labor and Solidarity Day.' According to the statement; Tarlabaşı Boulevard, Mete Avenue, Gümüşsuyu Avenue, Sıraselviler Avenue, Halaskargazi Avenue and Cumhuriyet Avenue will be closed to traffic.

ALTERNATIVE ROUTES

Traffic coming from the Unkapanı Bridge and Perşembe Pazarı will be directed toward Kasımpaşa and Karaköy. Traffic coming from Kasımpaşa will be directed from the salt warehouse traffic lights toward Hasköy and Karaköy. Traffic coming from Dolapdere will be directed from the Divan Junction via the tunnel toward Şişli, or via the stadium toward Beşiktaş. Traffic coming from Dolmabahçe Gazhane Avenue will be directed toward Beşiktaş and Karaköy without being routed to Gümüşsuyu. Traffic coming from Şişhane will be directed toward Kasımpaşa and the Unkapanı Bridge. Traffic coming from Şişli will be directed to Yedikuyular Avenue and via the Taksim tunnel toward Beşiktaş.

The road going up to Taksim from Defterdar Yokuşu will be closed, and traffic at Firuzağa Square will be directed toward Akarsu Yokuşu and Taktaki Yokuşu. The exit direction of Mebusan Yokuşu Avenue will be closed at its intersection with Meclis-i Mebusan Avenue, and traffic will be directed toward Karaköy. It was announced that, as an alternative to Halaskargazi Avenue, traffic will be directed toward Abide-i Hürriyet Avenue.

ROADS TO BE CLOSED ON THE ANATOLIAN SIDE

It was stated that Turgut Özal Boulevard (the section between the Büyükyalı Bridge and the Piri Reis Avenue junction) and all streets opening onto this avenue, Feyzullah Avenue (the section between Maltepe Bağdat Avenue and İstasyon Avenue), Maltepe İstasyon Avenue (the section from the Feyzullah Avenue junction to the Şehit Nedim Özpolat Street junction), and Şehit Nedim Özpolat Street will be closed to traffic.

ALTERNATIVE ROADS ON THE ANATOLIAN SIDE

It was announced that traffic will be directed toward Büyükyalı Avenue, Maltepe Bağdat Avenue, the D-100 and Mimar Sinan Avenue.