Heavy snow caused traffic chaos in Turkey on Wednesday, with locals abandoning their cars and piling into subway stations.

Snow in Istanbul led to 13 flights to and from the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport being cancelled on Friday. The flights were cancelled after snow in and around the city saw Turkey’s transport ...

Students play with snow in Istanbul, Türkiye, Feb. 19, 2025. Affected by the cold front, Türkiye's largest city Istanbul underwent heavy snowfall on Wednesday. The bad weather caused serious ...

The storm brought a significant drop in temperature and heavy snowfall, peaking on Friday. Disruptions were reported at Istanbul's two major airports, namely Istanbul Airport on the European side ...

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but Istanbul's rainy, snowy and chilly conditions (temps are in the high 30s to high 50s) mean you'll have to don cold weather attire and lug an umbrella during your stay. Data sourced from the ...

Observed at 09:00, Wednesday 19 February BBC Weather in association with MeteoGroup, external All times are GMT+03:00 (Europe/Istanbul, GMT+3) unless otherwise stated.

The flights were cancelled after snow in and around the city saw Turkey’s transport ministry reduce Istanbul airport’s capacity by 15 per cent on Thursday and 20 per cent on Friday,… ...