Minister Çiftçi announced that 865 people were evacuated due to the flood that occurred in Sakarya. Çiftçi spoke after the meeting. Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi reported that efforts are continuing nationwide with 60 thousand personnel under AFAD coordination due to the rains that began on October 14, that a yellow code has been issued for 42 provinces and an orange code for 6 provinces, and that the orange warning will continue in 5 provinces tomorrow.
Work in the city continues today as well. In Sakarya, 275 kilograms of rain per square meter fell in Ferizli and 224 kilograms in Karasu. While 1,621 personnel and 617 vehicles are working in the city, 8 boats are also on duty in the field, and schools were closed for two days. Citizens were informed via SMS.
Damage and outages were reported. While 865 people were evacuated, 2 buildings and 5 bridges collapsed. As the city experienced electricity and water outages, phone service was also cut, and 573 of the 641 reports received by 112 turned into incidents. There were also animal losses. 170 thousand poultry perished, and 209 beehives were damaged.
Stating that DSİ is working with 44 vehicles and 100 personnel and that 120 construction machines and 20 trucks have been allocated from AFAD, Çiftçi noted that a damage assessment will be carried out. Çiftçi called on citizens to take precautions. “We cannot say that the danger has fully passed yet,” he said.
Why it matters
The fact that the rainfall is not limited to Sakarya — with a yellow code issued in 42 provinces, an orange code in 6 provinces and the warning set to continue tomorrow in 5 provinces — shows that the development is a weather event concerning the entire country, not just a single city. The electricity, water and phone outages in Sakarya, along with schools being closed for two days, show that daily life and essential services in the city were directly affected; 573 of the 641 reports turning into incidents demonstrates the intense demand directed at the emergency hotline. The loss of 170 thousand poultry and the damage to 209 beehives show that the losses are not limited to collapsed buildings and bridges but also extend to producers. The minister’s announcement that a damage assessment will be carried out and his statement that the danger has not fully passed indicate that the announced figures constitute an initial toll and that the full picture has not yet emerged.
Background
Çiftçi is not a new name in the FikirPilot archive: we have published 2 stories featuring this name in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated September 16, 2026.