| Predicate | route.segment |
| Subject | Istanbul → Lezhë (bus) (route) |
| Item | Corridor status (2026) |
| As of | 2026-07-01 |
| Status | Verified |
| Source | Stroom Travel 2026 Re-Check Sweep — Perplexity Deep Research (A1–A5) (trust 6.5/10) |
| Reference | — |
| Document hash | pending evidence-pack link |
| Provenance chain | |
| Claim ID | 6219fd3f-98d4-4720-bef8-cb120969a561 |
Raw value (vault-stripped)
{"item":"corridor_status_2026","as_of":"2026-07-01","label":"Corridor status (2026)","detail":"No scheduled Istanbul-Lezhe service exists (Busradar: zero results). Alpar Turizm is the sole scheduled operator on the corridor: daily Istanbul Otogar 15:00 to Tirana East Gate 05:00 next day, routing via North Macedonia/Kosovo — same corridor as the 2013 charter. Practical itinerary: Alpar to Shkoder (~50km from Lezhe) or Tirana + local onward.","report":"A3","confidence":"T2","source_url":"https://www.checkmybus.com/istanbul/tirana","status_2026":"no_direct_lezhe_service"}