Striking picture after the flood in Istanbul: Rain that would last for months was received in one day...

Prof. Dr. Ceyhun Özçelik evaluated the rains that caused floods and floods in Istanbul and made statements about the latest situation in the region.

Özçelik said, "As a result of the rains that intensified on October 14 in Istanbul, we faced floods and floods in almost every part of the city. In Beykoz, we received approximately 40 percent of the rainfall that the city should receive in a year, and in Sarıyer, 30 percent in 1 day. Statistically speaking, we received the rainfall that we should have received until the first weeks of January in 1 day."

"Hoping for low rainfall does not provide us with ease in terms of flood protection in streams," said Özçelik and continued as follows:

"On the other hand, our citizens staying at home means that we are very deficient in terms of flood management and that we cannot overcome the problems in the urban infrastructure. At this point, it is necessary to distinguish between floods and floods. Rehabilitating dry stream beds and making them protected against the flood effects of excess precipitation coming from them will provide us with great protection in terms of floods. However, in order to be able to talk about floods that occur as a result of inadequacies in the urban infrastructure, our urban infrastructure needs to be protected. Otherwise, our citizens staying at home will result in us being insufficient in terms of water resources management."

'REGULATIONS NEED TO BE MADE'

Prof. Dr. Ceyhun Özçelik continued his words as follows:

"By taking these measures, if we determine at which points we will be exposed to floods and at what point the flood in the stream beds will be effective, our citizens will also develop protection measures at those points and only take local measures in that region, resulting in a result where we can overcome the effects of floods in the lightest way possible.

The point where the flood effects are most visible is Ayazağa and then Kağıthane Creek. Kağıthane Stream is exposed to the effects of floods as a result of both the problems in the stream bed and the covering of the stream bed along a line leading to Vadi İstanbul on the right above and Ayazağa point. In order to solve this problem as soon as possible, it is necessary to cover the dry stream bed in Ayazağa Square and rehabilitate the stream bed upstream, and to prepare an environment where surface flow water can flow into the stream bed in Vadi Istanbul and Sadabat section below. "Otherwise, we will face the effects of floods and floods even in short-term heavy rains in the coming periods."