The summer of 2024 was the hottest summer recorded in Turkey in more than half a century, according to data provided by the Turkish State Meteorological Service (TSMS), confirming the alteration of weather patterns due to climate change.
According to Turkish media reports, during June, July and August Turkey recorded an average temperature of 26.1 degrees Celsius, 2.1 degrees above the normal average for this time of year. This resulted in record high summer temperatures across Turkey, with significantly higher temperatures and more intense heat waves, including a temperature of 47.8 degrees Celsius in Ceylanpınar in Şanlıurfa province, in south-eastern Anatolia.
In June the average temperature recorded in Turkey was 25.4°C, 3.6°C above the 1991-2020 average, while in July the average temperature was 26.7°C (1.7°C above average) and in August it was 26.4°C (1.3°C above average). Similarly, temperature anomalies have continued to be recorded during the past month of October, with several regions of the country recording above-normal heat levels: one example are the districts of Cizre (Şırnak) and Ceylanpınar (Şanlıurfa), where temperatures of up to 37.8°C were measured last month.
The data provided by the Turkish State Meteorological Service thus seems to confirm a change in weather patterns in Turkey that scientists have been warning about for some time, and which will bring consequences such as an increase in droughts and extreme weather events, including heat waves, torrential rains or tornadoes.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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