
While primary and secondary schools will be closed tomorrow due to the heavy rains in Istanbul, many universities announced that education will be suspended or will continue online.
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Education was suspended due to adverse weather conditions and ongoing rains in Istanbul.
Following the effective rains in Istanbul, schools are closed tomorrow as well. Istanbul Governor Davut Gül made the following statements regarding the issue:
"Although it is not a major problem that has reached us, the safety of our children, the safety of our teachers, and the safety of our parents come first. Therefore, our schools are closed tomorrow. Likewise, our students will rest at home tomorrow. We will completely overhaul our schools on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and make them able to provide education in a healthy way on Monday. Likewise, the administrative leaves we announced for other public officials will continue tomorrow. The administrations of our universities will decide whether there will be a holiday for our universities, as is the case today. If they decide to take a holiday today, considering their own needs and situation, our hope is that it will be a holiday tomorrow. The reason is that the rain will continue for about 2-3 more days. Therefore, it is recommended not to go out and rest in the next 1-2 days unless it is necessary to avoid any road collapse, building collapse or similar problems even if it is 1 in 100 thousand. We do.
Some universities in Istanbul announced that education was suspended for one day due to the adverse weather conditions throughout the city.
Marmara University Rector Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emin Okur, in his post on his social media account, said, "Due to the adverse weather conditions in Istanbul and possible traffic disruptions, education activities at our university were suspended for one day on Thursday, October 15, in order to prevent our students from suffering any harm and to ensure their safety." he said.
Istanbul University, Istanbul Technical University and Health Sciences University also announced that education was suspended for one day.
Turkish-German University also shared the information on its social media account that education will continue online on October 15-16.
Medipol, Fatih Sultan Mehmet, Üsküdar, Beykoz and Demiroğlu Science universities also noted that training will be given online for one day.
While Boğaziçi University announced on its social media account that education was suspended for one day, Yıldız Technical University shared the information that education will continue online.
İbn Haldun, Istanbul Commerce, İstinye, Istanbul Gedik, Istanbul Health and Technology, Istanbul Rumeli, Nişantaşı, Bahçeşehir, Istanbul Aydın and Istanbul Kültür universities also announced that they will provide online education.
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