Earthquakes recorded by AFAD in Türkiye on Thursday, October 8, 2026 showed shaking of different magnitudes in the Aegean Sea, the Mediterranean and inland regions. The largest earthquake occurred at 09:10:15 near Canakkale with a magnitude of 3.4.
COP31, the 31st session of the UN Climate Summit, is being held in Türkiye this year. Murat Kurum, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, is the term chairman of COP31. The institution attended the Pre-COP meeting held in Fiji and emphasized the things to be done in Antalya.
COP31 President and Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Kurum attended the Pre-COP meetings held in Tuvalu and Fiji before COP31 to be held in Antalya. In his speech, he emphasized that the 1.5 degree target is a matter of existence for countries like Tuvalu, emphasized the climate regulating role of the ocean, and put forward a 35% electrification target by 2035.
COP31 President Kurum visited the Pre-COP meetings held in the Pacific island countries Tuvalu and Fiji and emphasized the effects of the climate crisis. He stated that the 1.5 degree target is a matter of the existence or extinction of countries such as Tuvalu, and suggested that electrification would reduce fossil dependence and the climate regulating role of the ocean. He announced that preparations for COP31 are continuing in Antalya.
COP31 President Institution made inspections in Tuvalu, one of the countries most affected by climate change. The crisis experienced by Tuvalu, where 95% of its territory is expected to be submerged by 2100, will be one of the main agenda items of the COP31 summit in Antalya.
According to the General Directorate of Meteorology, partly cloudy and sometimes very cloudy weather is expected in the northern and western parts of Türkiye, while local showers and thunderstorms are predicted in 30 provinces. Fog and haze are possible at night and in the morning.
Prof. from Konya Technical University. Dr. Fetullah Arık stated that the rains have not yet been reflected in the groundwater and the decline continues. While farmers were advised to plant with soil moisture instead of groundwater, it was reported that there were 734 sinkholes in the region, 704 of which were in Konya.
The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change made changes to the Regulation on Environmental Management Services. With the new regulation, companies were required to obtain a Bureau Registration Certificate, minimum price increases and administrative fines for failure to report violations.
Konya Technical University Geological Engineering Department Head Prof. Dr. Fetullah Arık stated that the rains have not yet stopped the decline in groundwater and called on farmers to benefit from soil moisture instead of groundwater.
It was determined that untreated leachate from the solid waste storage facility in Yalova was mixed into the Marmara Sea through the stream. The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change imposed an administrative fine of 5 million 34 thousand TL on YAKAB.
The heavy downpour and hail that hit the coastal districts of Hatay in the morning hours caused floods in homes and workplaces, damaged agricultural lands, and caused disruptions in transportation on the Arsuz-İskenderun highway.
Three earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.9, 5.2 and 4.8 occurred in Adana's Saimbeyli and Osmaniye's Sumbas districts within 24 minutes. According to AFAD data, earthquakes occurred at a depth of 7-8.67 kilometers and no damage or adverse events were reported. Experts stated that the earthquakes are related to the accumulated energy from the February 6, 2023 earthquakes and that the fault activity may continue in the form of an earthquake storm.
According to FAO and UNEP data, 13.2% of global food is lost in the supply chain, while unconsumed food accounts for 8-10% of greenhouse gas emissions. It is emphasized that reducing food waste is an integral part of climate action. It is stated that small-scale farmers play an important role in food production on a global scale and 40% of this workforce is women. 92% of women working in the agricultural sector in Türkiye are in unregistered employment, and the climate crisis disproportionately affects the income and productivity of women farmers. Samandağ Women's Solidarity Association President Hülya Rencüzoğulları and FAO Türkiye Deputy Representative Dr. Ayşegül Selışık says that increasing the visibility of women's roles in food production, processing and consumption and their greater representation in decision-making mechanisms will make food systems more resilient and sustainable.
Earthquake activity was intense in Türkiye on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. According to AFAD's data, earthquakes of magnitude 1.1 to 2.6 were recorded in Adana, Kahramanmaraş, Izmir and other provinces. The strongest earthquake occurred in Balıkesir with a magnitude of 2.6.
According to the General Directorate of Meteorology, temperatures in Türkiye will increase this week and will reach 30 degrees in some cities at the weekend. While temperatures will be between 20-27 degrees in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, heavy rain is expected in the Mediterranean, Southeastern and Eastern Anatolia and a yellow code alarm has been issued in 19 cities.
The General Directorate of Meteorology announced that it is forecasting very cloudy weather with showers and thunderstorms in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean, southern Central Anatolia, Black Sea coasts and Eastern Anatolia regions of Türkiye. While heavy rainfall is expected in some regions such as Osmaniye, Kahramanmaraş, Hatay and southeastern provinces, dust transport may also be seen in southeastern Anatolia.
COP31 President Kurum announced that he chaired the Pre-COP meetings in Fiji and Tuvalu before the negotiations in Antalya. The institution shared the COP31 Action Agenda with the Pacific region countries at the Pre-COP Stakeholder Meeting held in Fiji and stated that it drew attention to the Pacific Islanders' struggle against the climate crisis. He also shared the 10 priority themes of the Action Agenda and 6 implementation targets for 2035.
The 37-day period, the longest rainy period recorded in Tokyo since 1886, has ended. The effects of climate change were observed in the city, which received three times the normal rainfall between 27 August and 2 October.
The General Directorate of Meteorology predicts that there will be showers and thunderstorms in Türkiye's Eastern Mediterranean Toroslar Region, the Eastern Black Sea, the north and west of Eastern Anatolia, the west and east coasts of Antalya, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye and Hatay. In the morning, haze and occasional fog are expected in the south and east of Marmara, the Central Aegean, the east of Central Anatolia, the inner parts of the Western and Central Black Sea and the west of Eastern Anatolia. Air temperatures will be around seasonal norms in the west and 2-4 degrees below normal in the central and eastern parts.
Muğla Metropolitan Municipality's construction waste recycling project made it to the finals in the 2026 Local Sustainability Award competition of ICLEI Europe and the European Committee of Regions.
Within the scope of the preparations for COP31 to be hosted by Türkiye, it is aimed to develop solution suggestions for climate change by starting the "81 Young Delegates from 81 Provinces" study with secondary school students.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs requested attention and precautions from citizens, stating the possibility of local heavy rainfall, showers, thunderstorms, flash floods, floods, lightning and strong winds in the provinces of Bingöl, Muş, Bitlis, Tunceli, Elazığ, Hakkari, Siirt, Şırnak, Diyarbakır, Batman, Adıyaman, Malatya, Van, Erzurum, Kars, Ağrı, Iğdır, Hatay and Osmaniye on Tuesday, October 6.
Earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.8 and 4.9 occurred in Saimbeyli district of Adana and magnitude 5.2 in Sumbas district of Osmaniye. Earth scientist Prof. Dr. Naci Görür stated that the tremors were on the Eastern Anatolian Fault and warned that the earthquakes were approaching the Gulf and Adana.
