Istanbul Governor's Office: 198 calls to 112 during storm, Şehir Hatları and İDO services cancelled

The Istanbul Governor's Office announced that the number of calls made to the 112 Emergency Call Center during the storm that began at 02.00 on 13 November and took the city under its influence was 198. According to the Governor's Office statement, the General Directorate of Meteorology issued a yellow code for the period between 02.00 on 13 November and 05.00 on 14 November, warning of strong wind and storm across Istanbul.

The Governor's Office informed 23 Disaster Groups, 39 district governorates and relevant institutions working within the scope of disaster management from 02.00 on 13 November, when the storm began to show its effect, until 11.30 on 14 November. It was requested that communication channels be kept open against possible adverse developments and that personnel, vehicles and work machines that might be needed be held ready.

It was stated that the 198 calls to 112 concerned roofs being blown off, trees being toppled and pieces posing a danger of falling onto the surroundings. It was reported that the relevant teams responded to all of the calls.

Assessing that the storm could cause trees and branches to topple, 9 groves and parks that had been temporarily closed for the safety of citizens were reopened to visitors. Hidiv Kasrı and Beykoz Korusu, however, will remain closed until the next meteorological assessment.

Due to the adverse weather conditions, services on the TF1 Maçka-Taşkışla and TF2 Eyüp-Piyer Loti cable car lines were halted as of 08.00 on 13 November.

Şehir Hatları announced that services could not be operated on many lines on 13 and 14 November on safety grounds. The cancellations affected the Bostancı-Moda-Karaköy-Kabataş, Büyükada-Sedef Adası, Maltepe-Adalar, Beşiktaş-Adalar, Sarıyer-Beykoz, Bostancı-Adalar Ring, Kabataş-Kadıköy-Adalar, Eminönü-Beşiktaş-Ortaköy, Kadıköy-Karaköy, Kadıköy-Kabataş and Kadıköy-Beşiktaş lines; Bosphorus tours were also among the cancelled services. It was decided that the Beşiktaş-Haliç Line would serve between Kabataş and Haliç, while Beşiktaş stops were removed on some lines, and it was reported that on two lines connected to Aşiyan, services would be operated on different routes until a second announcement.

Disruptions also occurred in Istanbul Sea Buses (İDO) services. On 13 November, many services linked to Bursa, Armutlu, Çınarcık, Esenköy, Marmara and Avşa were cancelled, foremost among them the Yenikapı-Yalova line services planned to be operated until the end of the day. For 14 November, it was announced that some services planned for the morning and noon hours on the Bursa-Armutlu-Yenikapı-Kadıköy, Bandırma-Yenikapı-Kadıköy and Kabataş-linked lines would not be operated.

It was stated that despite the storm, ordinary flights planned at Istanbul Airport and Sabiha Gökçen Airport continued. The Governor's Office called on citizens to be careful throughout the period in which the storm is effective, to take measures against possible risks and to follow the announcements of the authorized institutions.