31.10.2026 08:41
The Istanbul Police Department announced the roads that will be closed to traffic due to the Istanbul Marathon to be held on Sunday, November 1. The July 15 Martyrs' Bridge and its connecting roads will be closed to two-way vehicle traffic starting at 03:00, while the Eurasia Tunnel and Galata Bridge will be closed starting at 06:00. Drivers will be able to use the Fatih Sultan Mehmet and Yavuz Sultan Selim bridges.
The Istanbul Police Department announced the roads that will be closed to traffic and alternative routes due to the Istanbul Marathon to be held on November 1.
THE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED AS OF 03:00
Under the decision taken by the Traffic Inspection Branch Directorate, the July 15 Martyrs Bridge and some roads connecting to it will be closed to vehicle traffic as of 03:00.
Within this scope, traffic flow will be stopped at the South Zincirlikuyu junction, the North Uzunçayır ramp closure point, the North Ünalan Ataşehir Sabiha Gökçen junction closure point, the D-100 highway south access in front of the Gayrettepe Melas Hotel, the Barbaros Boulevard Zincirlikuyu and Sait Çiftçi D-100 highway south accesses, and the connection points on the variant route.
Access to the D-100 northbound direction on Kısıklı Street and Mahir İz Street over the Altunizade Bridge, the connection from Beylerbeyi Abdullahağa Street to the July 15 Martyrs Bridge northbound direction, and the D-100 north access from Tophanelioğlu Street will also be closed to traffic.
At these points, drivers will be directed to Büyükdere, Balmumcu, Levent, Sarıyer, Çamlıca Connection Road, Ünalan, Ataşehir, and Beşiktaş.
THE EURASIA TUNNEL AND GALATA BRIDGE WILL ALSO BE CLOSED
Due to the marathon, the Eurasia Tunnel and the Galata Bridge will be closed to two-way vehicle traffic as of 06:00.
From the same time, traffic flow will also be stopped in both directions on Ragıp Gümüşpala, Reşadiye, Kennedy, and Rauf Orbay streets.
The Havuzlu Junction Underpass, Ankara, Alemdar, Divanyolu, Ahırkapı, Genç Osman, Gazi Mustafa Kemalpaşa, and Namık Kemal streets, as well as Aksakal Street, will also be among the places closed to traffic.
In these areas, alternative routes have been designated as the D-100 highway, Yeni Havaalanı Street, Ekrem Kurt Boulevard, 10. Yıl Street, Atatürk Bridge, and Atatürk Boulevard.
As of 06:00, the Barbaros Boulevard Zincirlikuyu D-100 north access, in front of TAT Towers, the metrobus stops, the Balmumcu tunnel entrance, Balmumcu Junction, the Central Command, Yıldız, Serencebey, Dolmabahçe, Kabataş, Salı Pazarı, Fındıklı, Tophane, Kemeraltı, Perşembe Pazarı, Boğazkesen and Kadırgalar Street lower-end lights, Ressam Hamdibey, Bostancı Veli, Abbasağa, Mete Junction Bedri Karafakihoğlu, İnebolu, Akyol, and Hasfırın streets will be closed to traffic.
In addition, Sabancı High School, Çiğdem, Beşiktaş Pier, İnönü Street Head AKM and İnönü Street MKE front streets, Ortaköy turns, Beşiktaş Square, Karaköy Square, the Sea Port exit, the approach from Revani Street, the head of Mebusan Slope Street, the outbound directions from Boğazkesen Street to Defterdar Slope, the entrance to Perşembe Pazarı from Refik Saydam Street and Atatürk Bridge, the entrance from the square in Şişhane to Bankalar Street, and the entrance to Dereboyu Street Muvakkit Street will be among the roads closed to traffic.
Çırağan, Tersana, Meclis-i Mebusan, Dolmabahçe, Kemeraltı, Necatibey, and Dolmabahçe Gazhane streets, as well as the downhill direction from the Barbaros Boulevard Central Command lights, the section of Barbaros Boulevard between Beşiktaş Square and Yıldız lights, the Ortaköy Square direction toward Beşiktaş, and the Palangalar Lights direction toward Beşiktaş Square will be closed to vehicle traffic.
Drivers arriving at the points closed to traffic will be directed to Sarıyer, Zincirlikuyu, Balmumcu, Palangalar Street, Taksim, Maçka, Tarlabaşı Boulevard, Unkapanı Bridge, into Akyol Street, Defterdar Slope, Divan Junction, Asker Ocağı Street, Okçu Musa Street, and Kuruçeşme, depending on their route.
ROADS TO BE CLOSED ON THE ANATOLIAN SIDE
On the Anatolian Side, as of 06:00, the access to the D-100 highway southbound from Kısıklı Street Altunizade Bridge and the D-100 highway south connection from Kuşbakışı Street in front of Petrol-İş will be closed to traffic.
The section of Şile Road between Libadiye Junction and Kısıklı Street, the Eurasia Tunnel D-100 north road entrances, and Mahir İz Street from the junction of Fahrettin Kerim Gökay Street and Akagündüz Street onward on the same road will not be allowed for vehicle passage.
Traffic flow toward Beylerbeyi will be stopped starting from the intersection of Gümüşyolu Street with Baba Nakkaş Street, from the intersection of Yalıboyu Street with Beylerbeyi Çamlıca Street, and from the intersection of Abdullahağa Street with Kuzguncuk Street.
Passages from the intersection of Abdullahağa Street with Eski Çınar Street toward Beylerbeyi, and from the junction of Kısıklı Street, Bağlaryolu Street, and Nurbaba Street toward the July 15 Martyrs Bridge will also be closed.
Drivers will be able to use Nuhkuyusu Street, the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, and the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge.