Istanbul Governor's Office Press Statement

Press Statement (2025-19)
19.03.2025

REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE
ISTANBUL GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
Provincial Directorate of Press and Public Relations
PRESS STATEMENT (2025-19)
 
 
In order to maintain public order across the province and to prevent any provocative actions that may arise, our Governor's Office has prohibited all manner of meetings, demonstrations, and press statements for a period of 4 days, between March 19 and 23.
 
In line with this decision, taken within the framework of Article 11/C of Provincial Administration Law No. 5442 and Article 15/H of Police Duties and Powers Law No. 2559, various precautionary measures will be implemented. Within the scope of these decisions:
- Effective from 06:00 on March 19, 2025; the Emniyet-Fatih Station of the M1A Yenikapı-Atatürk Airport and M1B Yenikapı-Kirazlı metro lines operated by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Metro A.Ş. will be cancelled (including all passenger entry and exit points) and closed to service,
- The Taksim Station of the M2 Yenikapı-Seyrantepe-Hacıosman metro line will be cancelled (including all entry and exit points) and closed to service. This decision has been taken.
In addition, it has been decided that the avenues and streets listed below will also be closed to vehicle traffic and that the designated alternative routes will be used. ROADS TO BE CLOSED AS OF 06:00 ON 19.03.2025
1-) Adnan Menderes Boulevard (Vatan Avenue) and All Roads Leading onto This Avenue (Between Aksaray Junction and the D100 Junction),
2-) Adnan Menderes Boulevard Side Roads (Two-way, between the Akdeniz Avenue – Oğuzhan Avenue junctions and the Kale Boyu Avenue – Sulukule Avenue junctions)
3-) Akşemsettin Avenue and all roads leading onto this avenue
4-) Kocasinan Avenue and all roads leading onto this avenue
5-) Mütercim Asım Avenue and all roads leading onto this avenue
6-) Oğuzhan Avenue and all roads leading onto this avenue
7-) Akdeniz Avenue and all roads leading onto this avenue
8-) Şair Cem Street, Safran Street, Sarı Nasuh Street, Hüsrev Paşa Street, Hoca Efendi Street, Korkut Ata Street, Neyzen İhsan Street, Albay Cemil Sakarya Street, Tuti Abdülatif Street, Zembilci Street, Yamak Street, Aktar Street, Yeni Bahçe Street, Keçeci Çeşmesi Street, Arpa Emini Köprüsü Street, Öztan Street, Keçeci Meydanı Street, Keçeciler Fırını Street, Kasideci Street, Mevlütçü Street.
 
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES
1- Turgut Özal Boulevard Millet Avenue
2- 2- Atatürk Boulevard
3- 3- Fevzi Paşa Avenue
4- 4- D-100
 
Respectfully announced to the public. 19.03.2025