Livestream, startlists and results from Istanbul Half Marathon which is held on Sunday 19th of April 2026.
Istanbul Half Marathon 2026
21st edition
Date
April 19
Place
Istanbul – Turkey
Distance
Road half marathon
The race will start at 8:10am local time (GMT +3)
Results
Men, top 30
| Pl. | Bib | Name | Aff | Gun Time | Mat Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ALEX NZİOKA MATATA | KEN | 1:00:01 | 0:59:59 |
| 2 | 91 | CHARLES MBATHA MATATA | KEN | 1:00:01 | 1:00:01 |
| 3 | 9 | ALİ KAYA | TUR | 1:00:12 | 1:00:11 |
| 4 | 6 | BENARD KİBET MURKOMEN | KEN | 1:00:21 | 1:00:20 |
| 5 | 21 | ROBERT KETER | KEN | 1:00:40 | 1:00:38 |
| 6 | 10 | MOSES CHERUİYOT | KEN | 1:00:48 | 1:00:46 |
| 7 | 8 | TERESA NYAKOLA | ETH | 1:00:51 | 1:00:51 |
| 8 | 25 | MENGİSTU BEKELE | ETH | 1:00:56 | 1:00:55 |
| 9 | 3 | SOLOMON KİRWA YEGO | KEN | 1:01:13 | 1:01:11 |
| 10 | 5 | SHURA KİTATA | ETH | 1:01:20 | 1:01:19 |
| 11 | 32 | RAMAZAN BASTUG | TUR | 1:02:21 | 1:02:21 |
| 12 | 17 | ELLİS CROSS | ENG | 1:02:28 | 1:02:27 |
| 13 | 14 | SHADRACK KİPKURUİ KENDUİYWO | KEN | 1:02:34 | 1:02:33 |
| 14 | 20 | KENNETH LAGAT | KEN | 1:02:35 | 1:02:33 |
| 15 | 154 | ÖMER AMAÇTAN | TUR | 1:02:52 | 1:02:51 |
| 16 | 31 | AHMET ALKANOĞLU | TUR | 1:03:17 | 1:03:16 |
| 17 | 92 | SHADRACK KİMUTAİ KOECH | KAZ | 1:03:25 | 1:03:24 |
| 18 | 12 | ARAS KAYA | TUR | 1:04:03 | 1:04:02 |
| 19 | 27 | HALİL YAŞIN | TUR | 1:04:05 | 1:04:04 |
| 20 | 22 | ENBİYA YAZİCİ | TUR | 1:06:37 | 1:06:36 |
| 21 | 7347 | RAMAZAN YILMAZ İMA | TUR | 1:07:26 | 1:07:23 |
| 22 | 156 | RECEP BERK ŞENYURT | TUR | 1:07:54 | 1:07:52 |
| 23 | 668 | ARTEM POPOV | RUS | 1:08:50 | 1:08:48 |
| 24 | 30 | BEKİRHAN KABADAYI | TUR | 1:09:19 | 1:09:18 |
| 25 | 153 | ERCAN KISRIK | TUR | 1:09:51 | 1:09:48 |
| 26 | 370 | AYHAN BAKAR | TUR | 1:10:48 | 1:10:46 |
| 27 | 380 | MATT SCARSBROOK | ENG | 1:10:57 | 1:10:55 |
| 28 | 23 | SULTAN ORHAN | TUR | 1:11:13 | 1:11:11 |
| 29 | 547 | YUSUF GÖKALP | TUR | 1:13:06 | 1:13:04 |
| 30 | 610 | ÇAĞLAR KASIM | TUR | 1:13:08 | 1:13:01 |
Women, top 30
| Pl. | Bib | Name | Aff | Gun Time | Mat Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111 | PURİTY KAJUJU GİTONGA | KEN | 1:06:50 | 1:06:48 |
| 2 | 102 | FTAW ZERAY | ETH | 1:06:57 | 1:06:54 |
| 3 | 117 | GLENROSE XABA | RSA | 1:07:03 | 1:07:02 |
| 4 | 109 | ASMARECH ANLEY | ETH | 1:07:14 | 1:07:12 |
| 5 | 119 | ZİMAM BARAKY REDAE | ETH | 1:07:31 | 1:07:30 |
| 6 | 103 | EVALİNE CHİRCHİR | KEN | 1:08:49 | 1:08:47 |
| 7 | 110 | BERİHA GEBRESLASİE | ETH | 1:09:21 | 1:09:18 |
| 8 | 116 | VİVİAN JEPKOGEİ CHEURİYOT | KEN | 1:09:23 | 1:09:21 |
| 9 | 56 | STELLA MAMİ CLEMENT LOKHİRİ | SSD | 1:11:17 | 1:11:14 |
| 10 | 105 | NURSENA CETO | TUR | 1:11:27 | 1:11:26 |
| 11 | 112 | ROSE CHELİMO | BRN | 1:11:40 | 1:11:38 |
| 12 | 118 | RABECCA CHEPKWEMOİ | KEN | 1:11:52 | 1:11:50 |
| 13 | 128 | GELANE BAYİSA | ETH | 1:12:48 | 1:12:45 |
| 14 | 158 | PINAR DEMIR | TUR | 1:13:49 | 1:13:47 |
| 15 | 124 | MARLA ELENA VALTİERRA | MEX | 1:14:25 | 1:14:23 |
| 16 | 159 | YAYLA KILIÇ | TUR | 1:16:37 | 1:16:36 |
| 17 | 464 | ÖZLEM KAYA ALİCİ | TUR | 1:17:05 | 1:17:02 |
| 18 | 130 | LİZ ROMO | MEX | 1:18:37 | 1:18:35 |
| 19 | 7357 | DEMET MUTLU | TUR | 1:18:50 | 1:18:49 |
| 20 | 157 | HASİBE DEMİR | TUR | 1:19:43 | 1:19:40 |
| 21 | 122 | BERFİN KAYA | TUR | 1:20:50 | 1:20:49 |
| 22 | 606 | ÖZGE ÇOLAK | TUR | 1:22:43 | 1:22:39 |
| 23 | 604 | ANDREA CORAZZARİ UGALDE | CRC | 1:22:56 | 1:22:50 |
| 24 | 594 | EKATERİNA TRİFONOVA | RUS | 1:23:08 | 1:22:58 |
| 25 | 6954 | ELİF MERT | TUR | 1:23:21 | 1:23:19 |
| 26 | 626 | DUYGU BAŞKAYA SEZER | TUR | 1:24:20 | 1:24:02 |
| 27 | 361 | DİLAN ATAK | TUR | 1:24:40 | 1:24:26 |
| 28 | 328 | TUĞÇE ÖZKAN | TUR | 1:26:25 | 1:26:21 |
| 29 | 632 | NİLAY ESEN | TUR | 1:27:36 | 1:27:34 |
| 30 | 393 | SVETLANA KAYA | TUR | 1:28:32 | 1:28:29 |
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About Istanbul Half Marathon
The Istanbul Half Marathon (Turkish: İstanbul Yarı Maratonu) is an annual road running event over the half marathon distance (21.1 km) that takes place on the streets of Istanbul, Turkey in April. The event is sponsored by Vodafone. It was promoted to the IAAF Gold Label status for 2017.
The event was established in 1987 under the name «Haliç Yarı Maratonu» («Golden Horn Half Marathon»), and continued to run until 1993. After a break of 17 years, it revived in 2010 under the name «8th International Golden Horn Half Marathon» with participation of around 1,500 athletes from 22 nations.
The organization of the half marathon took afour-year break until 2015 when the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality re-established the road running event under the name «Istanbul Half Marathon», and Vodafon took over the sponsorship. The start-finish line of the event was relocated to Balat on the coast of Golden Horn.
The first edition immediately attracted high caliber elite runners, resulting in quick winning times of 1:00:13 minutes in the men’s category and 1:06:38 minutes in the women’s race. A total of 2,095 runners finished the inaugural mass race in Istanbul.
The event was organized by Istanbul Sports Events – the organizer of the long-running Istanbul Marathon event. The half marathon course begins and ends in Eyüp in the central-western part of the city, following a route south to the seafront area of Eminönü. Among other sights, it passes the Golden Horn, Yenikapı square and Kadir Has University. A 10K run is also hosted for amateur runners and this section had over 1500 finishers in 2016.
The 2016 edition of the race gained IAAF Bronze Label status and the field included world record breakers Zersenay Tadese and Leonard Patrick Komon. That year, the event was staged on the same weekend as the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey.
In December 2016, it was announced that the event was promoted to IAAF Gold Label status for 2017.
The race in 2021 ended with a course record in 59:32 by Kenyan Kibiwott Kandie and a world record for women in 1:04:02 by Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich.
Previous winners of Istanbul Half Marathon
| Year | Men’s winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women’s winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Fetene Regasa (ETH) |
1:05:20 |  Bahar Doğan (TUR) |
1:16:33 |
| 2015 |  Evans Kiplagat (KEN) |
1:00:13 | Gladys Cherono (KEN) |
1:06:37 |
| 2016[10] | Ali Kaya (TUR) |
1:00:16 | Violah Jepchumba (KEN) |
1:08:18 |
| 2017[1] |  Ismail Juma (TAN) |
1:00:09 | Ruth Chepngetich (KEN) |
1:06:19 |
| 2018 | Amedework Walelegn (ETH) |
59:50 CR |
Ababel Yeshaneh (ETH) |
1:06:22 |
| 2019 | Benard Ngeno (KEN) |
59:56 | Ruth Chepngetich (KEN) |
1:05:30 CR |
| 2020 | Sezgin Ataç (TUR) |
1:03:16 | Fatma Demir (TUR) |
1:13:17 |
| 2021 | Kibiwott Kandie (KEN) |
59:35 CR |
Ruth Chepngetich (KEN) |
1:04:02 WR |
| 2022 | Rodgers Kwemoi (KEN) |
59:15 CR |
Hellen Obiri (KEN) |
1:04:48 |