Climate change continues to cause temperatures to reach unprecedented records this summer, and Turkey is no exception: thermometers have not stopped rising and places in Central Anatolia such as the Eskişehir province has recorded the highest temperature in the history of Turkey, which has reached 49.5 ºC, as reported by the Environment Ministry. Meanwhile, the dams that supply large cities like Istanbul are just at 33% of their capacity, and only have water for two months.
Previously, the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in the history of Turkey had been detected on July 20, 2021 in the Cizre district of Şırnak province, in southeastern Anatolia: then, thermometers registered 49.1 ºC. Also, high temperatures and heat waves have caused wildfires to proliferate: in the last 2 days, up to 5 wildfires have broken out in as many provinces. The Environment, Urban Planning and Climate Change minister, Mehmet Özhaseki, has recalled once again the importance of becoming aware of the warming climate, and has asked the population to avoid going outside during the hottest hours of the day.
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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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