Turkey Forecast: Widespread Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Expected During Holiday Week

Turkey is bracing for a week of unsettled weather as the Kurban Bayram holiday approaches, with forecasts indicating widespread showers and thunderstorms across much of the country. Fevzi Burak Tekin, a weather forecasting expert at the Directorate General of Meteorology, provided an assessment of the upcoming conditions.

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Especially on Thursday, we predict that the rainfall will be strong in the vicinities of Uşak, Afyonkarahisar, Niğde, Kayseri, Gümüşhane, Bayburt, Erzurum, Erzincan, Tunceli.

Tekin stated that over the next four days, the majority of Turkey will experience scattered clouds and light rain. However, rainfall is expected to be more significant in the southern Aegean, western Mediterranean, and the interior of the eastern Black Sea region, as well as around Iğdır and Kars. The forecast indicates that Thursday, the second day of the holiday, will see the country enter a new weather system with rain continuing in Marmara, Aegean, Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, Black Sea, and northern and western parts of Eastern Anatolia.

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We predict that the rainfall will be strong in the vicinities of Uşak, Afyonkarahisar, Niğde, Kayseri, Gümüşhane, Bayburt, Erzurum, Erzincan, Tunceli.

Residents in several provinces, including Uşak, Afyonkarahisar, Niğde, Kayseri, Gümüşhane, Bayburt, Erzurum, Erzincan, and Tunceli, are particularly cautioned about heavy rainfall on Thursday. The expert warned of potential risks such as flash floods, waterlogging, lightning strikes, strong winds, and transportation disruptions. On Friday, rain is expected to affect the entire country except for Thrace and Istanbul, with particularly heavy downpours anticipated in the Eastern Mediterranean and Eastern Black Sea regions. The rain system is forecast to move out of the country after affecting the northern regions on the final day of the holiday.

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We predict that the rainfall will be strong in the vicinities of Uşak, Afyonkarahisar, Niğde, Kayseri, Gümüşhane, Bayburt, Erzurum, Erzincan, Tunceli.

Temperatures are expected to remain around seasonal averages during the holiday period. However, a notable drop below seasonal norms is predicted for Friday in the northern, central, and eastern parts of the country. In Ankara, temperatures will range between 22-25 degrees Celsius over the four days, with rain expected on Thursday and Friday. Istanbul will see similar temperatures (23-26 degrees Celsius) with rain on the second day of the holiday. İzmir is forecast to have sunny conditions on the coast with rain inland, and temperatures will be between 28-30 degrees Celsius throughout the holiday.

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We predict that the rainfall will be strong in the vicinities of Uşak, Afyonkarahisar, Niğde, Kayseri, Gümüşhane, Bayburt, Erzurum, Erzincan, Tunceli.