IMM will make you feel the spiritual atmosphere and helpfulness of Ramadan this year with its services. A full month of fasting will be experienced in Istanbul with iftars, food packages, family visits, aid packages and cultural events. IETT's night lines and Metro Istanbul's night metro application will continue to serve during Ramadan.
Istanbul, one of the world cities where the spiritual atmosphere of Ramadan is felt intensely; It will organize many events special for the month of Ramadan, hosted by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM). Many services, from public transportation to aid and cultural events, have been specially programmed for this month.
FOOD BOXES AND SHOPPING CARDS FOR 200 THOUSAND FAMILIES
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) delivers food parcels and shopping cards to 200 thousand families whose needs were identified before Ramadan. IMM Social Service Branch Directorate provides market card support of 100 thousand TL to 2 thousand families in need in Istanbul. Istanbulites can easily use these market cards in over 100 different models. In addition to market cards, food parcel aid is also provided to 100 thousand households that have difficulty meeting their basic needs. Food parcels containing 14 items are delivered to households in need before the month of Ramadan. In addition, cash support of 110 thousand TL to 2 thousand households continues. Those in need for assistance requests http://www.sosyalyardim.ibb.gov.tr You can apply to the address. Applications can also be made through 153 Solution Center.
IFtar MEAL FOR 16 THOUSAND PEOPLE DAILY
The iftar meal service, which was provided in 9 districts last year, is also available in 9 districts (Ataşehir, Avcılar, Bakırköy, Beylikdüzü, Esenyurt, Kadıköy, Küçükçekmece, Maltepe and Şişli) are planned to be given. This year, 11 Kent Restaurants will be in service. Iftar meals will be prepared for 1000 people daily for city restaurants, iftar meals for 10.000 people daily for districts, and iftar meals for 5000 people for iftar tents for a total of 16 thousand people.
MOBILE BUFFETS WILL ALSO BE IN SERVICE
Service will be provided through Mobile Buffets at 10 locations across Istanbul. During Ramadan, there are 6 Mobile Buffets on the European side, each with a capacity of one thousand people, before iftar time; Food rations will be distributed to our citizens at 4 points, including 10 on the Anatolian side.
Anatolian Side Mobile Buffet Points:
· Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
· Kadıköy Scaffolding
· Kozyatagi Metro
· 15 July Martyrs Bridge
European Side Mobile Buffet Points:
· Avcılar Metrobus
· Beşiktaş İskele
· Beylikdüzü Metrobus
· Cevizliconnection Metrobus
· Mecidiyeköy Metrobus
· Esenyurt Square
IFTAR TENT
During the month of Ramadan, food will be distributed to a total of 1 people in tents with a capacity of 2 people at 500 points, 5000 on each side. The points where the iftar tent will be set up are as follows:
Anatolian side:
· Üsküdar Square
European side:
· Eminönü Square
ISTANBUL PEOPLE ON THE ROAD ARE NOT FORGOTTEN TOO
For our citizens who are on the road at iftar time, iftar food and hot soup distribution packages will be given to vehicles in 18 main arteries, with support from tents. Points where food packages will be given:
· Kartal Metro
· Umraniye Metro
· Mahmutbey Toll booths
· Yenikapi Marmaray
· Eyüp Sultan Square
· Sultanahmet Square
· Çekmeköy Metro
· Pendik Ido Pier
· Fatih Saraçhane
· Mahmutbey Metro
· Sultanbeyli Square
· Başakşehir Metrokent Metro Station
· Esenler Oruç Reis Metro Station
· Sultangazi Square
· Bagcilar Square
· Çatalca Republic Square
· Davutpaşa Metro Stop
· Zeytinburnu Tram Stop
CITY RESTAURANTS
Kent Restaurants will continue to serve between 13.00-18.00. During Ramadan, tray bottoms specially designed for Ramadan will be used in our IMM Social Facilities and City Restaurants. Restaurants will be suspended at 18.00:XNUMX and preparations will be made for iftar time, and iftar meals will be served as many as there are seats.
SAHUR SERVICE FOR HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICES
During Ramadan 2024, 13 thousand sahur meals will be distributed 18 hour before sahur time in hospital emergency departments at 1 locations on the Anatolian side and 150 locations on the European side. The hospital mobile points to be distributed are as follows:
Anatolian side:
· Beykoz State Hospital
· Maltepe State Hospital
· Pendik State Hospital
· Tuzla State Hospital
· Sultanbeyli State Hospital
· Üsküdar State Hospital
· SBU. Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Ataşehir
· Medeniyet University Göztepe Training and Research Hospital
· Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Pendik
· Sancaktepe Dr. İlhan Varank Training and Research Hospital
· SBU. Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, Ümraniye
· SBU. Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital
· Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital
European side:
· Arnavutköy State Hospital
· Avcılar Murat Kölük State Hospital
· Başakşehir State Hospital
· Bayrampaşa State Hospital
· Büyükçekmece Mimar Sinan State Hospital
· Esenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu State Hospital
· Eyüpsultan State Hospital
· İstinye State Hospital
· Kağıthane State Hospital
· Beylikdüzü State Hospital
· Esenler Gynecology and Children's Diseases Hospital
· SBU. Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital
· SBU. Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital
· Taksim Training and Research Hospital
· SBU. Haseki Training and Research Hospital
· SBU. Suleiman the Magnificent Training and Research Hospital
· Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital
· Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital
IETT'S NIGHT LINES WILL CONTINUE IN RAMADAN
Night Lines, which IMM subsidiary İETT operates on 11 lines to prevent Istanbulites from experiencing traffic problems, will continue to serve during Ramadan. Night Lines are:
· 25G Sarıyer-Taksim
· 40 Rumeli Feneri/Garipçe-Taksim
· 11ÜS Sultanbeyli-Üsküdar
· 19S Newborn-Sarıgazi-Kadıköy
· 15F Beykoz-Kadıköy
· 130A Naval Academy-Kadıköy
· E-10 Sabiha Gökçen Airport/Kurtköy-Kadıköy
· H-2 Mecidiyeköy-Istanbul Airport
· H-6 Yunus Emre District-Istanbul Airport
· KM13 Tuzla-Pendik Metro/YHT/Pendik (*Only serves on Saturdays)
· UM73 Sabiha Gökçen HL/Sultanbeyli-Necip Fazıl Metro (*Only serves on Saturdays)
THE BEST TIME IN ISTANBUL IS RAMADAN
IMM Department of Culture and Culture Inc.; During the month of Ramadan, it will organize programs that will reflect the enthusiasm and spirit of Ramadan in Istanbul's squares, parks, streets, villages and cultural centers affiliated with IMM.
Art Istanbul Feshane, Fatih Anıt Park, Beyoğlu Piyalepaşa Square, Başakşehir, Tuzla Sahil Square, Pendik, Ümraniye Dudullu, Kartal Neyzen Tevfik Park, Kadıköy Festival Park, Yerebatan Street, Eminönü Square will meet Istanbulites with Ramadan events. The events, which will start at 16.00 in the areas, were planned considering the children, young people and families of Istanbul. It will be full of street arts for children, workshops, meddah, kavuklu and pisekar, illusion shows, Karagöz - Hacivat, and refreshments offered by mascots.
Ramadan for all Istanbulites sohbetMusic, instrumental concerts, folk dance performances and concerts of popular artists after iftar, as well as the opportunity to shop at women's labor markets set up in the squares, will also be offered. Thus, events to be held at different points on both sides of Istanbul will emphasize the cultural richness of the city and the culture of coexistence. Free concerts, children's and adult theatres, film screenings and workshops organized every month in the cultural centers of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on the European and Anatolian Sides will continue throughout the month of Ramadan.
We Carry Ramadan Enthusiasm Everywhere
We carry the Ramadan enthusiasm everywhere in Istanbul. Mobile Ramadan Trucks will go to villages on the European and Anatolian sides and offer special Ramadan programs to Istanbulites of all ages, children and adults, living on the outskirts of the city. Our Cumhuriyet Bus will also be on the roads throughout Ramadan. Stagebus, cinemabus and science bus will meet children in neighborhoods in 39 districts.
IMM AFFILIATES ALSO COMPLETED THEIR RAMADAN PREPARATIONS
The price of Ramadan pita is 10 TL
The price of Istanbul Halk Ekmek AŞ's (IHE) 340 gram Ramadan pita has been determined as 10 TL. Moreover; A stand will be set up to sell Ramadan pita to IMM staff in Saraçhane, Bakırköy and Kasımpaşa. Citizens who buy bread and pita from IHE Buffets will also be given Ramadan Imsakiye (500 thousand pieces). Social services will also distribute 150.000 pitas from mobile kiosks.
Dates and Water Offered at Taxi and Minibus Stops from İSPARK
İSPARK will offer dates and water at some taxi and minibus stops. The stopping points are as follows: Üsküdar Marmaray Minibus Taxi Dolmuş Storage Area, Maltepe minibus platforms, Mehmet Özgün minibus platforms, Dudullu minibus storage area, Topkapı minibus platforms, CevizliBağ taxi stop, Zincirlikuyu metrobus taxi stop, Çırpıcı metro taxi stop, Kadıköy-Beşiktaş pier taxi stop, Rıhtım street taxi stop, Söğütlüçeşme metrobus taxi stop, Üsküdar İDO pier taxi stop, Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital taxi stop
Free Museum from Iftar to Sahur
In the Basilica Cistern, Şerefiye Cistern, MiniaTürk and Panorama 1453 History Museum, operated by KÜLTÜR AŞ; During Ramadan, our museums will be open to visitors from iftar to sahur and will be equipped with special lighting and decorations for Ramadan.
Discount at Istanbul Bookstore
Istanbul Bookstore will offer a 40 percent discount on Ramadan-themed books, specially for the month of Ramadan. With this special discount, readers will be able to experience the Ramadan atmosphere with their books at more affordable prices. During the campaign, advantageous shopping opportunities will be offered on selected Ramadan-themed books.
ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE METRO WITH THE MUSIC OF OLD TURKISH MOVIES
Metro Istanbul AŞ will announce iftar time in vehicles and stations during the month of Ramadan, accompanied by the music of old Turkish movies.
Karagöz-Hacivat and Nasreddin Hodja in the subway
The Karagöz and Hacivat event, which was held for the first time during Ramadan last year, will accompany passengers in stations and vehicles for 10 days this year. Passengers will have pleasant moments with special lines explaining the travel rules. In addition, Nasreddin Hodja will accompany the passengers on the M1, M2, M4, M5, M7 and M8 lines for 09.00 days between 11.00-16.00 and 18.00-10. Nasreddin Hodja will remind the travel rules regarding the station and vehicles and will give the passengers a joyful time with stories about the district where the train passes.
Iftar service at stations
Not forgetting the passengers caught on the road during iftar time, Metro Istanbul will offer dates and water to passengers at metro stations. The event, which started at 136 stations, will continue at 150 stations, with new stations to be opened in March.
Night of Power Treats
The sherbet and paste distributions that Metro Istanbul has been making for the last two years and which have become traditional, will continue at the stations this year as well. The stations where sherbet and paste will be distributed are:
- M1-M2 Yenikapi
- M2 Taksim
- M4 Ünalan
- M5 Uskudar
Metro Istanbul Experience Tour and Iftar Meeting
Metro Istanbul, which has been hosting different events at its Headquarters campus in Esenler since 2019, will spend the month of Ramadan with its neighbors again this year. Istanbulites; After the technical tour to be held at the company's Esenler Campus between 11-29 March (except 13-14 March) every weekday between 18.15-21.00, they will come together at the iftar table. To join the program https://metro.istanbul/metrodeneyimlemeveiftarbulusmasi You need to register at.
RAMADAN SETTING FOR METRO TRAVEL
Operated by Metro Istanbul during the month of Ramadan; Services on the M1A, M1B, M2, M3, M4, M6, M7 and M9 metro, T1, T4, T5 tram and F1, F4 funicular lines will continue until 01.00. Moreover; Night Metro application will continue to operate on the nights connecting Friday to Saturday and Saturday to Sunday.