13.10.2026 18:43
In Istanbul, during the evening hours, traffic congestion reached 89 percent, also due to the effect of the rainy weather.
After the end of working hours in Istanbul, traffic congestion increased on the D-100 highway, TEM Motorway and connecting roads on the Anatolian and European sides.
THERE IS CONGESTION UP TO ATAŞEHİR ON THE ANATOLIAN SIDE
On the Anatolian Side, while traffic congestion is experienced in both directions on the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, vehicle queues on the TEM Motorway extend up to Ataşehir. While congestion is seen on the D-100 highway from Acıbadem area to Maltepe, traffic is also moving slowly from Maltepe toward Kozyatağı.
Vehicles are also barely moving in the section of the TEM Motorway between Sancaktepe and Çamlıca. On the European Side, two-way traffic congestion is experienced around the Haliç Bridge, Okmeydanı, Mecidiyeköy and the 15 July Martyrs Bridge on the D-100 highway.
While traffic congestion occurs in both directions at the Cevizlibağ area of the highway, vehicles are also moving slowly in the Beylikdüzü area in the direction of Büyükçekmece. On the TEM Motorway, heavy traffic prevails in the section from Hasdal and Seyrantepe areas to the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, as well as in the Altınşehir area.
TRAFFIC GRIDLOCK ON THE BEŞİKTAŞ COASTAL ROAD
While traffic congestion is seen on Büyükdere Avenue in the Sarıyer direction and on the Levent TEM connecting roads, vehicles are moving slowly on the Karaköy-Beşiktaş coastal road and Barbaros Boulevard.
Along with the traffic congestion, crowds have also formed at public transport stops, and on some routes drivers are forced to proceed at low speed.
According to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality traffic density map, congestion across the city rose to 89 percent. Density was measured as 89 percent on the Anatolian Side and 85 percent on the European Side.