According to the information compiled by the General Directorate of Meteorology of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change from the September 2026 Agricultural Meteorology Bulletin, different types of meteorological disasters occurred across Türkiye last month.
While 24 of the 66 meteorological disasters that occurred in September were heavy rain and floods, this type of disaster was followed by storms with 16 events. In the same period, 9 landslides, 7 hail and 7 lightning strikes were recorded. There were also 2 forest fires and 1 sandstorm.
Thus, approximately 61 percent of the meteorological disasters recorded in September were heavy rainfall, floods and storm events.
FLOODS AND FLOODS EXPERIENCED IN THE LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER
Heavy rains, especially in the last week of September, caused floods and floods in Ankara, Sakarya, Bursa and Istanbul. A flood occurred in Keçiören district of Ankara due to the heavy rain on September 22. While a section of the road on Gülgün Street collapsed, many parked vehicles were damaged. Due to the heavy rain in the same region on the 28th of the month, the entrance and basement floors of some buildings were flooded.
As a result of heavy rains on September 28-29 in Sakarya, streams overflowed in Geyve, Karapürçek and Karasu districts. While some houses, workplaces and agricultural lands were flooded, roads collapsed. In Bursa's Mudanya district, many houses and workplaces were flooded due to heavy rain. In Orhaneli district, the wall of a house collapsed due to the rain.
Some underpasses, houses and workplaces were flooded in Istanbul due to the heavy rain that started on September 27. Particularly in Sultanbeyli and Pendik districts, puddles on the streets caused disruptions in transportation. On the other hand, according to MGM's September Spatial Precipitation Report, an average of 32.4 kilograms of precipitation per square meter fell across Türkiye in September. Precipitation increased by 30 percent compared to normal and by 51 percent compared to the same month last year. While September rainfall in Sakarya and Kocaeli exceeded 3 times the normal, the highest September rainfall level of the last 66 years was reached in both provinces.
HEAVY RAINS WERE EFFECTIVE IN OCTOBER
After September, heavy rains, especially in the Marmara Region, caused floods and floods. Due to the heavy rain that increased in Istanbul on October 14, many houses and workplaces were flooded, and transportation was disrupted on the streets. The amount of rainfall per square meter in some parts of the city reached 242 kilograms.
Sarıyer's Ayazağa District was among the regions most affected by floods. 6 people died in Istanbul and 2 people died in Kocaeli's Gebze district in the floods caused by heavy rains this month. Due to the heavy rain that hit Yalova on October 14, some roads in Armutlu district were covered with water and transportation difficulties were experienced. Training was suspended on 15 and 16 October due to adverse weather conditions in the city.
