Roads to be closed to traffic due to the Istanbul Half Marathon...

Dear Member,

Through the attached letter conveyed to our Association headquarters by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's Spor İstanbul, the roads that will be closed to traffic due to the Istanbul Half Marathon to be held on 30 April 2017 have been announced.

For your information.

TÜROB Headquarters

The marathon run starts about 300 metres behind the toll booths of the Şehitler Bridge; after crossing the bridge it branches off at the Beşiktaş junction, descends to Beşiktaş via Barbaros Boulevard, and reaches Karaköy by following the coastal road.

After the Galata Bridge, the marathoners head toward Eyüp, then turn back after Feshane and descend to Yenikapı via Unkapanı.

The course, which runs along the coast from the turnaround at Bakırköy to Gülhane Park, passes through the park and emerges at Sultanahmet. The finish line is at the "Hippodrome", the gathering and sports centre of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires, between the entrance gate of the Sultanahmet Mosque and the Egyptian Obelisk.