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Türkiye İş Bankası Istanbul Marathon 2026

✓ Verified date — November 1, 2026
Date
November 1, 2026
Location
Istanbul, Turkey
Distance
42.2 km
Difficulty
Not rated
Field
6,000 finishers

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The course

The only transcontinental marathon: it starts in Asia, crosses the Bosphorus Bridge into Europe, and finishes in front of the Sultanahmet Mosque. About 6,000 marathon runners and 42,000 total participants in 2025.

Course summary source: maraton.istanbul

Course map & elevation

No GPS track for this course yet.

We haven't mapped the Türkiye İş Bankası Istanbul Marathon route yet. Elevation data will appear here once a licensed or organizer-verified course map is available.

Race-week weather

Typical high

19°C

Typical low

12°C

Year-to-year swing

±2.0°C

Rain

1.7 mm/day

Based on 2020-2025 of race-week history, with peak gusts around 19 km/h.

Difficulty

ClimbingNot rated
DownhillNot rated
Heat2/3
Altitude0/3

Race facts

Official race site
maraton.istanbul ↗
Start time
09:00
Field size
6,000 finishers (2025)
Boston qualifier
No

Distances: 42.2 km

When is the Türkiye İş Bankası Istanbul Marathon 2026?

The 2026 Türkiye İş Bankası Istanbul Marathon takes place on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Training for the Türkiye İş Bankası Istanbul Marathon?

Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness and your schedule.

Predict your finish time

Enter one recent race result and get predicted finish times across 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon.

Race Time Predictor
Enter a recent race result to predict your finish time at another distance, using Riegel's formula.
Hours
Minutes
Seconds

Predicted Finish Time

52:07

Pace / km

5:13

Pace / mile

8:23

DistancePredicted Time
5K25:00
10K52:07
Half Marathon1:55:00
Marathon3:59:47

Predictions assume similar fitness, course, and conditions — they are a starting point for goal setting, not a guarantee.

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