Türkiye regulations · 18 October 2026
Weather warnings for 36 Turkish provinces on 18 October: 10 on orange alert
The ministry’s announcement dated 17 October reports orange warnings for 10 provinces and yellow warnings for 26 for the following day. Residents were urged to follow meteorological updates.
Türkiye’s Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change announced weather warnings covering 36 provinces in a report dated 17 October 2026. Minister Murat Kurum said 10 provinces had orange warnings and 26 had yellow warnings for the following day, urging residents to remain alert to possible adverse conditions. [Source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/36-il-icin-yagis-ve-firtina-uyarisi-307003)
Which day does the announcement cover?
The ministry’s report reproduces remarks from Kurum’s social media account. Read against the publication date of 17 October 2026, his reference to “tomorrow” points to 18 October 2026. The announcement therefore concerns warnings reported for the day after publication. It does not specify their starting or ending hours or provide separate time windows for individual provinces. Its focus is the distribution of warnings and the request to follow meteorological updates. [Source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/36-il-icin-yagis-ve-firtina-uyarisi-307003)
Official source: Republic of Türkiye — Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ↗The 10 provinces under orange warnings
The provinces named under orange warnings for heavy rainfall are İstanbul, Bursa, Kastamonu, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Sinop, Zonguldak, Bartın, Yalova and Düzce. These are all 10 provinces explicitly listed in the statement. The ministry’s report does not break down their warnings by district, provide expected rainfall totals or give province-specific forecast values. Heavy rainfall is the reason directly identified for the orange warnings in the quoted remarks. [Source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/36-il-icin-yagis-ve-firtina-uyarisi-307003)
Official source: Republic of Türkiye — Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ↗Yellow warnings and the limits of the detail
The statement also reports yellow warnings for 26 provinces, but does not name them. Together, the two warning groups account for the announced total of 36 provinces. While the report’s headline refers to both rainfall and storms, the quoted statement focuses on heavy rainfall in the orange-warning provinces. It does not separately identify the locations expected to experience storms or supply numerical wind-speed forecasts. [Source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/36-il-icin-yagis-ve-firtina-uyarisi-307003)
Official source: Republic of Türkiye — Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ↗Residents asked to monitor official updates
Kurum said all institutions were taking the necessary precautions and asked residents to monitor meteorological warnings closely for as long as the rainfall continued. The announcement specifically stresses following warnings from the General Directorate of Meteorology. Its public message is to exercise greater care against possible adverse conditions; it does not set out a detailed precaution checklist or describe individual institutions’ preparations. This is a weather-warning announcement and appeal for vigilance, rather than a new regulation or legal obligation. [Source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/36-il-icin-yagis-ve-firtina-uyarisi-307003)
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