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In the event of a disaster after the rain in Istanbul, Minister of Environment Murat Kurum shared a situation update on his social media account and shared the future weather warnings of the General Directorate of Meteorology.
Murat Kurum, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, made a statement regarding the disaster in Istanbul in his post on his social media account.
Expressing his wishes for a speedy recovery to Istanbul, Kurum said, "We have been following the disaster in our city on the field from the first moment. Our Provincial Directorate teams, under the coordination of our Governorship, started damage assessment work at the points where the rainfall decreased."
WARNING CODEED YELLOW WITH 42, ORANGE WITH 6
The General Directorate of Meteorology's forecast for tomorrow is yellow with 42 provinces, including Istanbul; Stating that it issued an orange code warning to Bursa, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Yalova, Zonguldak and Düzce, the Authority noted the following:
"Our relevant institutions are taking every necessary precaution. We also ask our citizens to follow meteorological warnings closely and be careful about risks."

The downpour, which started in the morning hours in Istanbul, concentrated in Sarıyer Ayazağa and created water puddles in the streets. In this situation, an IETT bus and some vehicles were stranded and dragged. Citizens climbed on top of the vehicles and waited to be rescued, and the incident was recorded with a mobile phone camera.

The heavy rain in Istanbul blocked a strip of the TEM Kartal-Samandıra connection road in Kartal with soil and mud. This situation caused difficulties for drivers and caused traffic congestion in the region. The incident was recorded with a mobile phone camera.

Due to the heavy rain in Istanbul, a street in Sarıyer district turned into a lake. A person who lost his balance and fell into the water during the current that was dragging vehicles in Ayazağa District was rescued by swimming and the incident was recorded with a mobile phone camera.
According to the Governorship statement, due to the heavy rainfall in Istanbul since the morning hours, a crisis desk was established at AFAD Istanbul Regional Directorate, and intervention efforts were carried out with 8 thousand personnel and 2 thousand vehicles; A total of 2 thousand 518 reports were received by AFAD and 112 Emergency Call Center between 06.00-20.00 on October 14, 2026, the highest rainfall was measured as 193.84 kilograms per square meter in Beykoz-Ömerli, and no road closures or airport cancellations were reported.
The heavy downpour in Istanbul caused flooding in many districts, filling roads, underpasses and tunnels with water. Vehicles were stranded, trips were canceled on some transportation lines, and damage such as overflows and falling trees were reported.

Heavy rain, storms and floods occurred in Istanbul. CNN Türk Meteorology Expert Prof. Dr. Orhan Şen warned that the rain would last for 3-4 days, would be effective in regions such as the Bosphorus, Eyüpsultan, Ataşehir and Çekmeköy, and that floods could be expected tomorrow morning, and brought up the risks of soil saturation, landslides, collapse and tree fall.