Public transportation will be free in Istanbul during the holiday. Metro will run 24 hours. 23 thousand personnel will be on duty during the Ramadan Feast and April 25 National Sovereignty and Children's Day. Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has completed its preparations. Are the Istanbul Metros, Metrobus, IETT buses free of charge during the holiday? Is public transport free during the holidays?
Public transportation will be provided free of charge to Istanbul residents using personalized cards. Metros will carry passengers on a 24-hour basis. In public transportation, the passenger density will be monitored instantly, and additional flights will be placed on the necessary lines. All cleaning and maintenance works were carried out for holiday visits and trips. During holidays; water, natural gas, fire brigade, police, cleaning and security services will continue without interruption. Halk Bread products, specially produced for PKU and Celiac patients, were sent as gifts to families in Istanbul.
While Turkey and Istanbul are preparing for the 23-day holiday, which includes the 3,5 April National Sovereignty and Children's Day, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) will be on the field with 25 thousand personnel, thousands of vehicles and equipment for a peaceful holiday.
PERSONALIZED CARDS CAN BE USED
During the 21-day holiday, which includes April 22-23 and April 3 National Sovereignty and Children's Day, public transportation will be provided free of charge to those using personalized Istanbulkarts. IETT will organize expeditions on the first 2 days of the holiday on Saturday, according to its plan, on the bus lines and the metrobus. On April 23, the tariff will be applied on Sunday. Spare buses and drivers will be available in the garages for three days. When necessary, the passenger density will be intervened immediately with additional flights. Vehicle and driver competency checks will continue uninterruptedly in order to ensure a safe and comfortable journey. In order to prevent passenger grievances, controls will also be provided in the route and stop areas.
METROS WILL WORK 24 HOURS
Metro Istanbul will operate a total of 18 daily trips on 16.588 lines that it operates during the holiday. Night Metro; On the M1, M2, M4, M5, M6 and M7 metro lines, services will continue uninterruptedly from Friday, April 21 until midnight on April 23. Moreover; M3 Kirazlı-Kayaşehir Central Metro, M9 Bahariye-Olympic Metro, T4 Topkapı-Mescid-i Selam Tram, T5 Cibali-Alibeyköy Pocket Bus Terminal Tram, F1 Taksim-Kabataş F4 Bosphorus University/Hisarüstü-Aşiyan Funicular will continue its services until 01.00. T1 Kabataş-Bağcılar, M8 Bostancı-Dudullu-Parcels, T3 KadıköyFlights on the Moda, TF1 Maçka-Taşkışla and TF2 Eyüp-Piyer Loti lines will end at their regular time.
On the City Lines, between 21-31 April, Sunday/Official Holidays tariff will be applied. Kadikoy-Karakoy-Besiktas night flights, which are only on Friday and Saturday, will also be held on the night of April 21-22 and April 22-23. Again, depending on the passenger density, additional flights will be added when necessary.
The IMM WiFi service, which is offered in public transportation, will also be continued throughout the holiday without any interruption. ISBAK teams will ensure that all transportation technologies such as traffic signaling, maintenance and repair, camera, eds, mobile eds, tunnel eds control center, rail system turnstiles continue to serve for 3 days without any interruption.
Touristic buses (BusForUs) affiliated to Istanbul Transportation Inc. will continue to provide transportation services between 12 stops (Sultanahmet, Eminönü, Karaköy, Galataport, Dolmabahçe Palace, Naval Museum, Beylerbeyi Palace, Beşiktaş Bazaar, Taksim Square, Şişhane, Spice Bazaar).
RELIGIOUS ARTICLES, CEMETERIES AND SQUARE CLEARED
IMM Teams; He completed the cleaning works to prepare mosques, tombs, martyrdoms and cemeteries in Istanbul for Eid visits. Cleaning and washing works will continue in the city's squares and main streets during the holiday.
During the holiday, the collection and disposal of medical, industrial and excavation wastes will be carried out without interruption. Sea and coastal cleaning will continue without interruption. In addition, the main roads, squares, Marmaray and metro entrances and exits, overpasses-underpasses, bus platforms/stops throughout Istanbul will be cleaned. In addition to Bayrampaşa and Ataşehir stores, mechanical washing, mechanical sweeping and manual sweeping will be carried out in public areas of public use, such as hospitals and various public institutions.
GREEN AREAS MAINTAINED AND CLEANED
Work has also been completed so that Istanbul residents can safely and peacefully perform activities such as rest, picnic and sports during the Bayram holiday. With a team of 2 thousand people in total, services such as maintenance, cleaning, irrigation and mowing the grass of the green areas of more than 70 million square meters in Istanbul are carried out. Planting and pruning works, as well as seasonal flower plantings, will continue during the holiday.
During the holiday, a 15 percent discount will be applied at the checkout in all Garden Markets of AĞAÇ AŞ. Moreover http://www.bahcemarket.com A 15 percent discount campaign was launched on the online sales site due to the holiday.
WATER AND NATURAL GAS WILL NOT BE CUT
İSKİ will continue its wastewater and drinking water maintenance-repair services 3/7 for 24 days. İGDAŞ, with its hundreds of teams, will continue to serve in the field for possible emergency interventions. During the holiday, infrastructure work will not be carried out, except in case of malfunctions, and water and natural gas supply will be provided uninterruptedly and safely.
SECURITY, HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES WILL NOT BE FAILURED
The IMM Police will be on duty to prevent the disruption of municipal services and to assist the Police Department in traffic. Fire and ambulance services will continue 7/24.
İBB subsidiary İSTGÜVEN AŞ; All facilities belonging to IMM, student dormitories, piers, metrobus, cemeteries, green areas and mosques will be on duty.
IMM Home Health Unit will continue to serve with teams on duty during the holiday. The Istanbul Hospice Directorate will provide electronic and visual communication between the residents of nursing homes and nursing homes during the holiday with their relatives. Earthquake victims will continue to stay in the Florya and Şile Disabled Camps.
Gürpınar Fisheries Market, operating under İSYÖN AŞ, a subsidiary of İBB, Kadıköy Sales and production activities in the Producer Market and 13 seedling greenhouses will continue throughout the holiday.
HOLIDAY GIFT FROM IMM TO PKU AND CELIAC PATIENTS
IMM subsidiary Istanbul Halk Bread will send its products specially produced for PKU and Celiac patients as gift packages due to Ramadan Feast. 2.955 gift boxes consisting of gluten-free starchy mixtures and gluten-free bread and cookies will be delivered to PKU and Celiac patients before the holiday.
BELTUR IS ALSO AT YOUR SERVICE ON BAYRAM
Beltur AŞ, a subsidiary of IMM with its delicious and varied menus, is also ready for the Eid al-Fitr. 102 businesses consisting of restaurant, cafe, mini, buffet, burger and cafe plus concepts will be at the service of Istanbulites throughout the holiday.