Roads to Be Closed to Traffic for the İstanbul Marathon
The İstanbul Marathon race will take place on Sunday, 5 November 2023. Vehicle traffic will be halted as of 03:00 on the marathon route and on all roads leading onto these routes, and these roads will remain closed until the end of the event. It has been announced that vehicle access to the 15 Temmuz Şehitler Bridge will also be cut off within the scope of the route, and that the bridge and the roads along the route will be gradually reopened to vehicle traffic from 12:30 onwards.
The roads to be closed to traffic for the İstanbul Marathon to be held in İstanbul on Sunday, 5 November 2023, are presented for your information;
- Abdullahağa Street, Beylerbeyi Naval Education and Training Command,
- 15 Temmuz Şehitler Bridge connecting roads and Beylerbeyi Pier (flow to be directed towards Beylerbeyi Çamlıca Street),
- Kısıklı Street, D-100 north and south on-ramps, Kuşbakışı Street D-100 highway south on-ramp in front of Petrol-İş,
- Mahiriz Street D-100 south on-ramp, Altunizade overpass D-100 south-north on-ramp,
- Tophanelioğlu Street D-100 south-north on-ramp in front of Gold Bilgisayar,
- Beylerbeyi on-ramp, South Zincirlikuyu junction, Sait Çiftçi on-ramp,
- the on-ramp coming from Fenerbahçe Göztepe joining the TEM junction, the on-ramp from the Botanical Garden towards Rıdvan Dedeoğlu,
- the on-ramp from North Ataşehir to Rıdvan Dedeoğlu,
- coming from the FSM toll booths, the 1st Ring Road junction, the on-ramp coming from the south joining the north,
- the on-ramp from under the Mustafa Kemal Bridge joining the north,
- under the Altunizade overpass where the fun run begins, the area between the marathon and the fun run, the park entrance, where the marathon begins, the park exit, the area between the park exit turnstiles, and the north turnstile area,
- on the European side: the Central Command traffic lights, in front of Opel Gerçek, the Sait Çiftçi bridge on-ramp (E-5 highway south on-ramp),
- in front of Sabancı High School, Yıldız traffic lights, the entrance to Akdoğan Street, and Ressam Hamdi Bey, Bostancı Veli, Abbasağa, Hasfırın and Serence Bey streets,
- the Ortaköy turns, Beşiktaş Square, Vestel traffic lights, Palangalar traffic lights, Ortaköy Square, the entrance to Muhakkik Street, Akaretler traffic lights, in front of the VIP Otel, the bottom of Bayıldım, in front of Süzer Plaza, the dirt-road turns on Kadırgalar Street,
- Mete Junction, the head of Gümüş Street, the descent from Gümüşsuyu to the dirt road, Dolmabahçe traffic lights, in front of Kahve Dünyası, the head of Akyol Street, the head of Meclis-i Mebusan Hill, next to Aydilimi Pastry Shop, Kabataş traffic lights,
- Fındıklı traffic lights, the harbour exit, Salı Pazarı traffic lights, the approach to Boğazkesen Street, Boğazkesen traffic lights, Tophane traffic lights, the approach to Revani Street, Kemeraltı traffic lights, Karaköy Square, Perşembe Pazarı traffic lights, the mandatory direction from Azapkapı to Tarlabaşı, the entrance to Bankalar Street from Şişhane Square, the entry from Tarlabaşı to Perşembe Pazarı,
- the mandatory direction from the Şişhane traffic lights to Kasımpaşa, the Unkapanı Bridge junction from Kasımpaşa,
- the Unkapanı Bridge junction from Perşembe Pazarı, the northbound and southbound directions of Sahil Kennedy Street from the Ataköy Pool Junction to the Sirkeci traffic lights,
- Ragıp Gümüşpala Street, Reşadiye Street, Atatürk Boulevard, Mustafa Kemal Paşa Boulevard, Sultanahmet Hippodrome,
- Yerebatan Street, Klodfarer Street, Nuruosmaniye Street, Ayasofya Square, along with the Galata and Unkapanı bridges and the Eurasia Tunnel, will be kept closed to traffic.