2 thousand 518 notices were made due to heavy rain in Istanbul

In the statement made by the Governorship, it was noted that a crisis desk was established at AFAD Istanbul Regional Directorate due to the rain that has been effective since the morning hours, in line with the data of the General Directorate of Meteorology.

In the statement, it was stated that within the scope of the Turkey Disaster Response Plan (TAMP) regarding the notifications, the relevant institutions, especially AFAD, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) and district municipalities, intervened in the negativities caused by the rain in the field with 8 thousand personnel, 2 thousand vehicles and work machines.

In the statement of the Governorship, "On October 14, 2026, between 06.00 and 20.00, a total of 2 thousand 518 notifications were received by AFAD and 112 Emergency Call Center, and the notifications were directed to the relevant response teams. In the records, 1277 floods, 15 landslides, 47 strandings, 13 trees falling down, 2 roof blown off, 76 vehicles, 808 residences, "There are 280 workplace notification records." statements were included.

The highest rainfall was recorded in Beykoz-Ömerli

In the statement, which also included data on rainfall amounts, it was stated that 193.84 kilograms of rainfall fell per square meter in Beykoz-Ömerli, 124.72 in Sarıyer-İTÜ Maslak, 125.9 in Arnavutköy, 75.2 in Çatalca, 14.3 in Kartal and 6.8 kilograms in Bakırköy.

In the statement, it was reported that there were no closed roads in the city due to rain, the runways at the airports were open and there were no flights canceled.

In the statement, it was emphasized that the teams continued their efforts to respond to incidents arising from adverse weather conditions, and that the developments were closely followed by the relevant units.

In the statement, it was noted that in order to continue uninterrupted care services in residential social service institutions for children, elderly and disabled people in the city, social service personnel working in these institutions were excluded from the scope of the administrative leave decision.