BREAKING NEWS Ministry of Internal Affairs warned! Watch out for Saturday; Heavy rain alert in Istanbul and many provinces

Following the flood disaster that affected Istanbul and many provinces, a new warning came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In the warning made according to meteorological data; It was reported that the rains in Istanbul will be expected to be very strong and severe in places, increasing their impact especially on the Anatolian Side after noon on Saturday.

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The following statements were made in the statement, which called for caution and caution against negativities such as sudden floods, floods, lightning, local hail, strong winds during rainfall, roof blown off during storms and disruptions in transportation:

On Saturday, October 17, 2026; Rainfall is locally heavy in Istanbul today after the evening hours; It is expected to increase its impact especially on the Anatolian Side after noon on Saturday and be very strong and severe in places.

It is locally very strong and severe in Yalova, Kocaeli and Sakarya; Heavy and very heavy showers and occasionally thunderstorms are expected around Bursa and Bilecik.

Locally very strong and heavy showers and occasionally thunderstorms are expected in the northern districts of Zonguldak, Bartın, Düzce and Kastamonu.

Locally strong around Antalya, Burdur and Isparta; Very heavy showers and occasionally thunderstorms are expected in the inner parts of the east of Antalya.

Locally heavy showers and occasionally thunderstorms are expected in the east of Izmir, Aydın and Manisa provinces, Denizli, Uşak, Kütahya, west of Konya and, over time, around Afyonkarahisar and Eskişehir.

The heavy rains seen in Ankara are expected to increase their effect starting from the evening hours today.

Local heavy rain is expected in Çankırı, Kırıkkale and Bolu.

Local heavy showers and occasional thunderstorms are expected in the surroundings of Adana and Osmaniye, the coastal districts of Mersin and Hatay, and the southwestern districts of Kahramanmaraş.

On Saturday, the wind is expected to blow strongly and stormily from southern directions in the Western Mediterranean, the inner parts of the Eastern Mediterranean, the south and east of Central Anatolia, the inner parts of the Central and Eastern Black Sea and the west of Eastern Anatolia.

After Saturday evening hours, storms came from the west and northwest directions in the north of the Anatolian Side of Istanbul and around Kocaeli and Sakarya; A strong storm is expected from the west and southwest directions in Düzce, Zonguldak, Bartın after the night hours, and in the north of Kastamonu, Sinop surroundings and the inner parts of Samsun as of Sunday morning.

Our citizens should be careful and cautious against negativities such as sudden floods, floods, lightning, local hail, strong winds during rain, roof blown off during storms and transportation disruptions; We strongly remind people to take into account the warnings of the competent authorities.