The dense fog that enveloped Istanbul over the weekend continues to stall day by day life in Türkiye’s most populated metropolis, though it seems to be progressively clearing up.
Dense fog on the primary day of the yr, ranging from midnight, disrupted some technique of transportation over the weekend, together with ferry providers between Istanbul and different cities, suspending air, operations and shutting highways for a time.
On the Asian aspect, the July 15 Martyrs’ Bridge and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in addition to the Maltepe, Pendik and Kartal districts and sections of the D-100 freeway noticed heavy visitors jams because of dense fog, which additionally diminished visibility. Drivers proceeded slowly and punctiliously on the D-100 Highway as a precaution.
The nighttime fog that began in Istanbul intensified after midnight. The E5 freeway, which turned slippery because of the extra moisture within the air, was particularly troublesome to navigate.
In the assertion made on the social media account of Sabiha Gökçen Airport: “Due to the fog reducing the visibility, the runway was closed to traffic at 5:45 a.m., with the first landing and then take off at 6:20 a.m.” Its operations later returned to regular at 10 a.m. It was additionally reported that 22 plane unable to land at Sabiha Gökçen Airport have been diverted to Istanbul Airport.
Due to the lower in visibility within the dense fog within the Dardanelles, the strait was closed to transit ships in each instructions at round 5:30 a.m. Çanakkale Strait Ship Traffic Services Directorate officers warned the ship captains who would enter from the north and south by radio and introduced that the strait was closed to two-way transit ships. It was acknowledged that ship visitors would return to regular after the fog lifted.
However, postcard-quality photographs emerged when the fog created lovely landscapes at dawn on the Bosporus. Foreign vacationers and residents who didn’t wish to miss the improbable view gathered within the metropolis’s Ortaköy district to admire and seize this distinctive view of the Bosporus and 15 July Martyrs Bridge.
At one level, the Bosporus fully disappeared, shrouded by a thick layer of fog.
