Sporadic snowfall that started on Wednesday in Istanbul continued well into the weekend. On Sunday, rainfall was limited but still disrupted the daily while forecasts shows the ordeal will end on Monday.
Weekend traffic was reduced in Turkey’s most populous cityIstanbul, and unlike Friday, accidents and traffic jams were less common. After heavy snowfall in January ended life in the citythe authorities and the public were more careful this time. Motorists heeded repeated warnings and did not hit the road, keep the roads clear. Municipality and road authority crews were stationed on main roads, constantly plowing snow and pouring salt on icy roads.
Called by some experts the “worst snowfall” before the first precipitation hitfour days of the snowfall did little to disrupt life this time, although a white blanket covered the cityof Asia side European style. Traffic has been slowed down down in rooms of the D-100 highway on Saturday, especially on the east Asian city side including Kadıköy, Üsküdar and Ataşehir, car some drivers abandoned Their cars.
However, unfavorable weather guarded the Bosphorus, the city it is main waterway, closed due to very low visibility as Turkish Airlines (THY) canceled 279 flights on Sunday to and from Istanbul Airport on the European side and Sabiha Gokcen Airport on the asian side. Temperatures also fluctuated slightly above zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) to times.
In January, hundreds of people have been blocked on roads when an unprecedented snowfall took hold city. Motorists and passengers had to abandon their vehicles Where took shelter in the nearest covered places when traffic has stopped on the city is main motorways – the E-5 and the Trans-European Motorway (TEM).
People have complained about the lack of efforts to keep the roads clear. However, this time, not to repeat the chaos of January, most drivers turned to public transport while the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) and the public agencies in load of roads deployed snowplows and hundreds of crews across the city early on.
As the snowfall slowed down down, people found the opportunity to play in the snow – building snowmen and engaging in snowball fights. However, one such a snowball fight got violent in Tophane Park in the city is the district of Beyoğlu. A group of some 50 people throwing snowballs at each other turned into a fight for a unknown reason on Saturday night. A of their took out his gun and shot the others. Six people were lightly injured while the suspect and four other people were arrested by police.
Fatih Isik, who made the headlines while skiing down a snowy street in the city’s Avcılar during the vague of January cold, emerged this time in other neighborhoods of the city. The physical education teacher skied down the steep, narrow streets leading to the seaside of historic Galata quarter, against the backdrop of the quarter of the eponymous tower, a popular monument of Istanbul. “I skied in of face of The most beautiful landscapes of Istanbul”, he shared his videos on his social media accounts.
Some preferred to swim in the icy waters of Bosphorus amid snowfall. About fifteen swimmers jumped into the sea from the coast of Fatih on Sunday as 10 other swimmers swam along the coast of Kuzguncuk on the city is asian side. The snowfall had stopped when they had swum, but the menfor most older swimmers, lay half-naked on the snowy coast after swimming. “We do it throughout the year. We are not cold”, Vehbi Kızılgedik, one of swimmers, Demirören told news agency near where they swam in Fatih, in of face of the city is ancient walls. “We recommend it to everyone. It’s like a drug for all diseases”, Hasan Güzel, one of swimmers in Kuzguncuk said.
Sporadic snowfall that started on Wednesday in Istanbul continued well into the weekend. On Sunday, rainfall was limited but still disrupted the daily while forecasts shows the ordeal will end on Monday.
Weekend traffic was reduced in Turkey’s most populous cityIstanbul, and unlike Friday, accidents and traffic jams were less common. After heavy snowfall in January ended life in the citythe authorities and the public were more careful this time. Motorists heeded repeated warnings and did not hit the road, keep the roads clear. Municipality and road authority crews were stationed on main roads, constantly plowing snow and pouring salt on icy roads.
Called by some experts the “worst snowfall” before the first precipitation hitfour days of the snowfall did little to disrupt life this time, although a white blanket covered the cityof Asia side European style. Traffic has been slowed down down in rooms of the D-100 highway on Saturday, especially on the east Asian city side including Kadıköy, Üsküdar and Ataşehir, car some drivers abandoned Their cars.
However, unfavorable weather guarded the Bosphorus, the city it is main waterway, closed due to very low visibility as Turkish Airlines (THY) canceled 279 flights on Sunday to and from Istanbul Airport on the European side and Sabiha Gokcen Airport on the asian side. Temperatures also fluctuated slightly above zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) to times.
In January, hundreds of people have been blocked on roads when an unprecedented snowfall took hold city. Motorists and passengers had to abandon their vehicles Where took shelter in the nearest covered places when traffic has stopped on the city is main motorways – the E-5 and the Trans-European Motorway (TEM).
People have complained about the lack of efforts to keep the roads clear. However, this time, not to repeat the chaos of January, most drivers turned to public transport while the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) and the public agencies in load of roads deployed snowplows and hundreds of crews across the city early on.
As the snowfall slowed down down, people found the opportunity to play in the snow – building snowmen and engaging in snowball fights. However, one such a snowball fight got violent in Tophane Park in the city is the district of Beyoğlu. A group of some 50 people throwing snowballs at each other turned into a fight for a unknown reason on Saturday night. A of their took out his gun and shot the others. Six people were lightly injured while the suspect and four other people were arrested by police.
Fatih Isik, who made the headlines while skiing down a snowy street in the city’s Avcılar during the vague of January cold, emerged this time in other neighborhoods of the city. The physical education teacher skied down the steep, narrow streets leading to the seaside of historic Galata quarter, against the backdrop of the quarter of the eponymous tower, a popular monument of Istanbul. “I skied in of face of The most beautiful landscapes of Istanbul”, he shared his videos on his social media accounts.
Some preferred to swim in the icy waters of Bosphorus amid snowfall. About fifteen swimmers jumped into the sea from the coast of Fatih on Sunday as 10 other swimmers swam along the coast of Kuzguncuk on the city is asian side. The snowfall had stopped when they had swum, but the menfor most older swimmers, lay half-naked on the snowy coast after swimming. “We do it throughout the year. We are not cold”, Vehbi Kızılgedik, one of swimmers, Demirören told news agency near where they swam in Fatih, in of face of the city is ancient walls. “We recommend it to everyone. It’s like a drug for all diseases”, Hasan Güzel, one of swimmers in Kuzguncuk said.