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İstanbul braces for heavy snowfall throughout weekend

İstanbul braces for heavy snowfall throughout weekend

The governor and the mayor have warned the city's residents not to use their private cars. Motorcycles and scooters have been banned from traffic. Some flights have been suspended.

Snowfall in Turkey | Education suspended, roads closed

Snowfall in Turkey | Education suspended, roads closed

Schools will remain closed in İstanbul, Rize, Trabzon till March 21; 402 residential areas are inaccessible in the Black Sea. While it will also snow in the east and southeast, frost is expected in agricultural areas in the Mediterranean and Aegean.

New cold wave | Snowfall to hit Turkey again, education suspended in 6 cities

New cold wave | Snowfall to hit Turkey again, education suspended in 6 cities

The Directorate General of Meteorology has warned that Turkey will be hit by cold weather and snowfall again, starting from tomorrow, March 17. Snow showers are expected in the capital city of Ankara on March 17 and in İstanbul after March 18.

Snowfall in eastern Turkey, İstanbul in pictures

Snowfall in eastern Turkey, İstanbul in pictures

The Marmara region in Turkey’s northwest and the country’s eastern provinces were hit by heavy snowfall over the weekend. While the İstanbul Strait was closed to traffic for some time, the roads of 1,044 residential areas were closed in the east.

Snowfall in İstanbul: Trucks, articulated lorries banned from traffic

Snowfall in İstanbul: Trucks, articulated lorries banned from traffic

The İstanbul Governor has announced that the articulated lorries and trucks that want to enter İstanbul from Anatolia and Thrace will not be allowed to enter the city.

Bracing for heavy snowfall, İstanbul suspends schools until March 14

Bracing for heavy snowfall, İstanbul suspends schools until March 14

All civil servants and workers in public institutions will be put on administrative leave, the governor has announced.

'Most severe cold wave in decades' expected in Turkey this week

'Most severe cold wave in decades' expected in Turkey this week

In İstanbul, the most populous city of the country, the snowfall will start on Wednesday night and is expected to continue until Monday.

Firm fined over North Marmara Highway’s closure due to snowfall in İstanbul

Firm fined over North Marmara Highway’s closure due to snowfall in İstanbul

The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has fined the company operating the North Marmara Highway, which was partially closed due to heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions in İstanbul on January 24. The company will pay 6.8 million lira.

31 January 2022

Mayor İmamoğlu files a complaint about disclosure of city surveillance camera footage

Mayor İmamoğlu files a complaint about disclosure of city surveillance camera footage

Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of opposition-led İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, has filed a criminal complaint regarding the disclosure of the city surveillance camera footage of “the dinner that he had at a fish restaurant” during snowfall.

28 January 2022

İstanbul Airport amid snowfall: Why did the cargo terminal's roof collapse?

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İstanbul Airport amid snowfall: Why did the cargo terminal's roof collapse?

The İstanbul Branch of the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers has made a statement about the collapse of the cargo terminal’s roof at the 3rd Airport: “It has turned out that the roof was built without necessary calculations and measures.”

28 January 2022

İstanbul Airport partially resumes flights, all highways opened to traffic

İstanbul Airport partially resumes flights, all highways opened to traffic

Heavy snowfall and blizzards have disrupted transportation in the city since the start of the week.

26 January 2022

Why does a plane fail to take off from 3rd Airport while it can do so from Atatürk Airport?

Why does a plane fail to take off from 3rd Airport while it can do so from Atatürk Airport?

While the Atatürk Airport and Sabiha Gökçen Airport were mostly open to air traffic except for a few minor problems during the snowfall in İstanbul, the recently constructed İstanbul Airport, one of the mega projects, was severely affected. But why?

26 January 2022 Tansu Pişkin

'We need hotel': Tourists protest as many stranded in İstanbul Airport after blizzards

'We need hotel': Tourists protest as many stranded in İstanbul Airport after blizzards

All flights have been canceled at İstanbul Airport since yesterday. Passengers had to sleep on cardboards. Riot police have been deployed as tourists started chanting slogans.

25 January 2022

İstanbul hit by heavy snow: Airports and highways closed

İstanbul hit by heavy snow: Airports and highways closed

Amid heavy snowfall in İstanbul, İstanbul Airport has been closed until 1 pm and Atatürk and Sabiha Gökçen Airports until 4 am today, January 25. Entries to İstanbul through the TEM highway from Anatolia and Thrace have also been stopped.

25 January 2022

Heavy snowfall across Turkey: Roads closed, flights cancelled

Heavy snowfall across Turkey: Roads closed, flights cancelled

Amid heavy snowfall in Turkey, pregnant public workers and the ones with disabilities are given administrative leave in 28 cities. While today and tomorrow are snow days for universities in İstanbul, motorcycle couriers will not work until further notice.

24 January 2022

Thousands stranded on snow-hit highway in southeast Turkey

Thousands stranded on snow-hit highway in southeast Turkey

Traffic has stopped in 115 locations on the country's highways while roads to more than 700 villages have been closed due to snowfall and blizzards, according to the authorities.

19 January 2022

Heavy snowfall in Turkey cuts off access to 552 residential areas in 4 cities

Heavy snowfall in Turkey cuts off access to 552 residential areas in 4 cities

Turkey’s eastern provinces of Van, Muş, Hakkari and Bitlis have been severely affected by heavy snowfall; access to 552 residential areas has been cut off.

17 January 2022

Heavy snowfall in western Turkey

Heavy snowfall in western Turkey

Trees have toppled down and electricity has been cut off in some districts of İstanbul amid heavy snowfall. While snow has closed village roads in Kütahya and Balıkesir, face-to-face education has been postponed in Karabük, Bartın, Uşak and İstanbul.

15 February 2021

Fill rate of İstanbul’s dams is now over 40 percent

Fill rate of İstanbul’s dams is now over 40 percent

With the recent snowfall and rainfall over the past few weeks, the fill rate of İstanbul’s dams has risen from 19.16 percent to 40.39 percent.

1 February 2021

In photos: İstanbul sees first snowfall of winter after warm December

In photos: İstanbul sees first snowfall of winter after warm December

The snowfall is expected to continue on the weekend as the occupancy rates in the city's dams have also increased amid a water shortage threat following dry months.

15 January 2021