Istanbul MCP
Read-only Istanbul open city data: transport, parking, water, nearby services and datasets.
What it does
Istanbul MCP is an MCP server, a connector that lets an AI assistant use it as a tool. It is hosted: an assistant connects to it over the internet, nothing to install.
No capability identified yet from its description.
Facts come from the Official MCP Registry, as declared by the publisher. Capabilities are matched automatically (low confidence). None of this is a test of the tool.
At a glance
How to connect
As declared in the Official MCP Registry · hosted endpoint tested by Electra Index 2h ago (live check)Hosted endpoint
https://istanbulmcp-production.up.railway.app/mcp/streamable-http
In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http istanbul-mcp https://istanbulmcp-production.up.railway.app/mcp/
MCP settings (Claude Desktop, Cursor and other MCP clients)
{
"mcpServers": {
"istanbul-mcp": {
"url": "https://istanbulmcp-production.up.railway.app/mcp/"
}
}
}Live check
Electra Index connected to the hosted endpoint 2h agoONLINE Istanbul MCP answered an MCP connection on 25 Oct 2026 and introduced itself as istanbul-mcp 0.2.4 (MCP protocol 2025-06-18).
18 tools offered to AI assistants
istanbul_health· Return Istanbul MCP service readiness.istanbul_search_datasets· Search the IBB open data catalog.istanbul_get_dataset· Return metadata and resources for one IBB dataset.istanbul_get_resource_schema· Return DataStore field schema for a resource.istanbul_query_resource· Query IBB CKAN DataStore records with guarded filters and limits. API reference: https://docs.ckan.org/en/latest/maintaining/datastore.html Uses datastore_search, not SQL; field names come from the resource schema.istanbul_nearby· Find city services by kind and coordinates, or parking/pharmacy by district. bbox and types apply only to city_feature (parking, metro_station, air_quality_station, public_transport_stop, wifi, ev_charging, taxi_stand, market). air_qualityistanbul_traffic_status· Return Istanbul citywide traffic index.istanbul_water_status· Get ISKI active faults (district or fault_number) or dam occupancy. Dam filters apply only to dams; fault_number is exclusive with district. Nearby faults are provided by istanbul_nearby(kind="water_fault"). Results carry fallback freshnessistanbul_mobility_nearby· Summarize mobility near a static place reference or coordinates. district (all 39 Istanbul districts) is exclusive with place/coordinates and returns parking only, without distances. District-only place names do the same. For Acıbadem speciistanbul_city_services_nearby· Summarize WiFi near a static reference point and district-level libraries/culture. district (all 39 Istanbul districts) is exclusive with place/coordinates; district-only place names also return district address lists, without WiFi or invenistanbul_neighborhood_profile· Return a joined neighborhood profile from social, building, and earthquake scenario records.istanbul_transit_line· Get IETT line info, ordered stops or planned main-terminal departures. limit applies only to departures. This is not live intermediate-stop ETA. Cross-operator service notices are provided by istanbul_transport_disruptions.
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istanbul_transport_disruptions· Return current official disruptions and service announcements across supported transport operators.istanbul_metro_accessibility_status· Return official Metro İstanbul equipment/total counts and current equipment fault details, optionally filtered by line, station, or equipment type. This is not an end-to-end accessibility guarantee.istanbul_datastore_query· Run a bounded SELECT over records from one allowlisted CKAN resource. SQLite dialect: use table records and published column names. GROUP BY and aggregates are supported; no writes, arbitrary functions or application DB. A complete boundedistanbul_market_schedule· Return the published weekly İBB market schedule, optionally by district/day. day accepts Turkish/English weekdays, today/yesterday/tomorrow, or an ISO date. Results are a static weekly schedule, not proof a market is open today; coordinatesistanbul_next_departures· Search GTFS stop names or return published departures for selected stops. Use stop_query with limit only to discover stop_id candidates by name, including Turkish/ASCII spellings (Kadıköy/kadikoy). This mode returns stops, NOT departures. Sistanbul_gtfs_snapshot_status· Inspect local GTFS load age, calendar validity, row counts and skipped rows. No upstream request or refresh is made. A missing or warming snapshot is unavailable, not an empty timetable. Cache age is not feed publication age; a loaded snaps
What "online" means: the server answered an MCP connection at the time of the check. It is not a guarantee of security, quality or continuous uptime. How we test: we open an MCP session and ask for the tool list, as an AI assistant would. We never run a tool and never send a key. Checked every few days. Method
Is this your server? Monitoring Pro: a check every 30 minutes and an email within the hour when it stops answering. Launch offer: $39.99 once, for life.
Facts & evidence
Each fact shows where it was seen and when.| Fact | Value | Evidence | Source | Last confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.6 | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 13m ago |
| Hosted endpoint | https://istanbulmcp-production.up.railway.app/mcp/ | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 13m ago |
| Local install (package) | no | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 13m ago |
| Remote access (hosted) | yes | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 13m ago |
| Website | https://github.com/Batu1-1an/istanbulmcp#readme | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 13m ago |
| Repository | https://github.com/Batu1-1an/istanbulmcp | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 13m ago |
| Registry status | active | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 13m ago |
| MCP server | yes | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 13m ago |
Change history
- VERSION25 Oct 20260.2.5 → 0.2.6
- VERSION25 Oct 20260.2.4 → 0.2.5
- NEW25 Oct 2026first seen in the index
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How do I connect Istanbul MCP?
Use the hosted endpoint https://istanbulmcp-production.up.railway.app/mcp/ in your assistant's MCP settings. The exact settings are in "How to connect" above, as declared in the Official MCP Registry.
What tools does Istanbul MCP offer?
When Electra Index connected on 25 Oct 2026, it listed 18 tools: istanbul_health, istanbul_search_datasets, istanbul_get_dataset, istanbul_get_resource_schema, istanbul_query_resource, istanbul_nearby, istanbul_traffic_status, istanbul_water_status and more. The full list is in "Live check" above.
Is Istanbul MCP online?
Yes. Its hosted endpoint answered an MCP connection from Electra Index 2h ago.