The Presidential Half Marathon began in Ankara in front of the July 15 Democracy Museum on Presidential Boulevard. The races are being held in 21-, 10- and 4.4-kilometer categories.
The 21-kilometer course runs along Beştepe Street, Bahriye Üçok Boulevard, Marshal Fevzi Çakmak Street, İsmet İnönü Boulevard, Atatürk Boulevard, Cumhuriyet Street, Hippodrome Street, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Boulevard and Presidential Boulevard.
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Hamza Yerlikaya, Ankara Governor Yakup Canpolat and Türkiye Athletics Federation President Ahmet Karadağ jointly started the races.
