Minister Kurum: 2024 was Türkiye's hottest year and 2025 was its driest year

The institution shared the global and national temperature and drought analyzes of the General Directorate of Meteorology (MGM) for the period 2016-2025 on its NSosyal account.

Emphasizing that climate change is a matter of today, not the future, Kurum said, "According to the global and national temperature and drought analyzes of the 2016-2025 period shared by our General Directorate of Meteorology, 2024 was Türkiye's hottest year on record, and 2025 was the driest year since 1964." gave the information.

Underlining that the fight against climate change is now a necessity, Kurum said, "We continue to work with the goal of a climate-resistant Türkiye." he said.

The period 2016–2025 is the warmest 10-year period on a global scale

According to the statement made by the Ministry, according to the analysis report of the General Directorate of Meteorology on the measurement data of different international organizations, the 2016-2025 period was the hottest 10-year period on a global scale.

While a significant temperature jump was recorded in 2023, 2024 became the hottest year recorded on a global scale with an average temperature of 15.1 degrees.

2025 was classified as the third warmest year in the Copernicus/European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) data sets.

In 2025, global ocean heat content broke a record, reaching the highest level in modern observation history.

Türkiye's hottest year on record will be 2024

The temperature increase in Türkiye is in line with the global trend, and many high temperature records have been recorded in the last 10 years.

According to MGM values, the average temperature in Türkiye, which was 15.1 degrees in 2023, was approximately 1.2 degrees above the 1991-2020 normal, making 2023 the third hottest year in Türkiye.

2024 was Türkiye's hottest year on record, with an average temperature of 15.6 degrees.

In Türkiye, the average temperature between 2016 and 2025 was 14.9 degrees.

2025 will be the driest year since 1964

In terms of drought in Türkiye, the period 2020-2022 and especially the year 2025 stood out. In the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Copernicus/ECMWF assessments, 2025 was recorded as Türkiye's driest year since 1964.

In 2025, annual rainfall was 27.6 percent below normal, and the rainfall deficit exceeded 60 percent in some parts of Southeastern Anatolia.

In the MGM analysis, it was pointed out that high temperature conditions were experienced in Türkiye in the same year, and it was reminded that the national maximum temperature was reported as 50.5 degrees on July 25 in the Silopi district of Şırnak.

In line with these measured data, it was emphasized that the average temperature values ​​between 2016 and 2025 in Türkiye and all regions except the Black Sea Region were above the "optimistic and pessimistic scenario" expectations.

On the other hand, according to the World Meteorological Organization evaluations, all 11 years between 2015 and 2025 were recorded as the 11 hottest years.

In the conclusion section of the report, it is stated that the 2016-2025 period clearly reveals the speed of warming in the global climate system and its reflections on Türkiye, adding: "Temperature differences have become evident in Türkiye and 2024 has been recorded as a new national temperature record. In terms of drought, the 2020-2022 period and especially 2025 stand out. 2025 is considered the driest year after 1964." determination was included.