At least three people died, and three were reported missing as of 14:07 LT (11:07 UTC) on October 15, 2026, after heavy rain that began on October 13 intensified across Istanbul on October 14, flooding roads, homes, and businesses. Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi said 2 727 people had been evacuated, while schools were ordered to remain closed through October 16.
The European Severe Weather Database (ESWD) listed multiple tornado reports across southeastern Türkiye on May 3, 2026, during a severe storm episode that caused casualties, injuries, widespread damage, power disruption, and localized flooding. The Şanlıurfa Governorate confirmed 1 death and 40 injuries in Birecik and Viranşehir during the outbreak, while a later report quoted Governor Hasan Şıldak as saying the death toll had risen to 2.
Multiple tornadoes hit Antalya Province, Turkey, late on January 26, 2026, causing major damage to coastal and inland districts. Hundreds of acres of fruit and vegetable crops across greenhouses in the province were damaged by the tornadoes, while much of the region reeled from the recent flooding.
Prolonged drought and extreme weather events during the 2024/25 agricultural year have caused crop losses of up to 85% in parts of Türkiye, according to the Türkiye Agricultural Chambers Union (TZOB). The impacts are most severe in Central and Southeastern Anatolia, while national output of key cereals, pulses, and vegetables is expected to decline significantly.
Rare snowfall blanketed high-altitude regions of Rize and Trabzon in northeastern Turkey in early July, creating a winter-like landscape amid peak summer.
At least eight major wildfires erupted across western Türkiye between June 24 and 26, 2025, forcing evacuations, destroying homes, and threatening infrastructure across İzmir, Muğla, Antalya, Çanakkale, Bilecik, Hatay, and Sakarya.
Crops worth hundreds of millions of dollars have been reportedly damaged across Turkey as the worst agricultural frost event since 2014 struck the country during a three-day cold spell from April 10 to 12, 2025. Farmers across the country are trying desperate measures such as lighting fires around the crops to save them from the frost and avoid further losses.
A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall struck the Cayeli district of Rize, Turkey, on November 19, 2024. The disaster buried the ground floors of two adjacent apartment buildings under debris, resulting in one fatality and three injuries.
A sudden and severe snowfall impacted various regions of Turkey, especially high-altitude areas, beginning in mid-October 2024. On October 21, the General Directorate of Meteorology issued a Yellow Alert for seven provinces, Samsun, Ordu, Giresun, Trabzon, Rize, Gümüşhane, and Artvin, warning of heavy rain and snowfall.
A low pressure area forming over the eastern Black Sea brought heavy rains of up to 165 mm (6.5 inches) to the eastern districts of Trabzon Province, Turkey on September 20, 2024, causing floods and landslides.
