Istanbul Marathon

42K RACE COURSE The race starts approximately 250 meters before the toll booths in front of the 15 July Martyrs Bridge bus stop. After crossing the bridge, the track goes down to the coastal road by following the Beşiktaş turnoff and Barbaros Boulevard. Afterward, it enters the Galata Bridge by following the road to Dolmabahçe Street, İnönü Stadium, Dolmabahçe Palace, Mebusan Street, Fındıklı, Tophane, Kemeraltı Street, Salı Pazarı, Karaköy. The course, which turns in Sirkeci direction after Galata Bridge, follows the coastal road to Sirkeci, Kennedy Caddesi, Cankurtaran, Kumkapı, Yenikapı, Yedikule, Zeytinburnu, Bakırköy, Rauf Orbay Street, and finally to the Air Force Academy vehicle evacuation gate. Then, the course, which turns from here and follows the same coastal road, enters from the lower gate of Sirkeci Gülhane Park. After passing through Gülhane Park, it leads to Sultanahmet Square via the Tramway Road and the race ends at the “At Meydanı (Hippodrome)” between the entrance gate of the Blue Mosque and the Obelisk, the meeting and sports center of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires. START and FINISH POINTS Start: In front of the 15 July Martyrs Bridge Metrobus Station 42K Finish: The Blue Mosque Square IMPORTANT POINTS and HISTORICAL PLACES 1K the 15 July Martyrs Bridge 5K The Naval Museum 6K Dolmabahçe Palace, Dolmabahçe Mosque 7K Fındıklı Mosque 9K Galata Bridge 10K Yeni Camii (New Mosque), Egyptian Bazaar, Sirkeci Railway Station 11K Sepetçiler Pavilion, Topkapı Palace 12K Ahırkapı Fog Horn and Lighthouse 13K Little Hagia Sophia Mosque (Church of the Saint Sergius and Bacchus) 27K Baruthane (The Gunpowder Factory) 28K Air Force Academy 40K Gulhane 42K The Blue Mosque 15K RACE COURSE The race starts approximately 400 meters (behind the Marathon Runners) before the toll booths in front of the 15 July Martyrs Bridge. After the marathon run starts, the 15 K Runners come 150 meters ahead (at the Marathon start point) and wait. After crossing the bridge, it leaves the Beşiktaş turnoff and goes down from Barbaros Boulevard to Beşiktaş and reaches Karaköy by following the coastal road. After the Galata Bridge, it turns in the direction of Sirkeci, following the coastal road, the race ends on the opposite street of the Yenikapı Rally Area, after passing the underpass. START and FINISH POINTS Start: In front of the 15 July Martyrs Bridge Metrobus Station 15K Finish: Yenikapı Coast IMPORTANT POINTS and HISTORICAL PLACES 1K the 15 July Martyrs Bridge 5K The Naval Museum 6K Dolmabahçe Palace, Dolmabahçe Mosque 7K Fındıklı Mosque 9K Galata Bridge 10K Yeni Camii (New Mosque), Egyptian Bazaar, Sirkeci Railway Station 11K Sepetçiler Pavilion, Topkapı Palace 12K Ahırkapı Fog Horn and Lighthouse 13K Little Hagia Sophia Mosque (Church of the Saint Sergius and Bacchus) 15K Yenikapı