Historical disasters

The floods are actually natural and normal environment events. The contribution of mankind plays a great role in turning this nature event into a disaster. Some of the great floods that took place in many parts of our country from past to now.

ISTANBUL 24 August 1553, it gave a big harm to the city.In 1563 and 1750 another flood hit İstanbul .However, the flood in 1789 was a great disaster. 64 people died.houses and baths were destroyed. Edirne floods FOR YEARS ,After the heavy raining in GREECE and BULGARIA , Tunca and Meriç River reached the highest level of flow and this area was always in the danger of flood.One of the most important previous floods in historical records happened in 1571. Edirne was damaged by floods and Edirne Palace and other important structures stayed under water.

By this flood which took place in II. Selim Period, Edirne Palace was flooded and its inside stayed under water. In this pre study conducted; it is seen that Edirne was damaged by floods and Edirne Palace and other important structures stayed underwater and the frequency of floods in the effect of disaster occurred in a few ten years or more.

TOKAT FLOOD, 12 June 1908

The biggest flood disaster in our history was on 12 June 1908 in Tokat.In 1908,223 people died in the flood in tokat.459 buildings collapsed.

TURKISH REPUBLIC TIME

The most flood disasters in our country are in the Black Sea Region and in the ovals of the valleys of the big rivers.Flood disasters such as Artvin-Şavşat, Ordu-Perşembe, Bartın, Hatay-Yayladağı, Erzurum, Tekirdağ and Edirne have also been seen in our provinces in Eastern Anatolia and the Mediterranean region.These flood disasters caused serious loss of life and property. Houses and businesses are damaged. Agricultural land, drinking water and sewage systems, bridges and roads have suffered serious damages.

ANKARA FLOOD

It was the greatest disaster in history of TURKISH REPUBLIC.169 people died in this disaster.

2009 , Istanbul Flood

The 2009 Turkish flash floods were a series of flash floods that occurred on 9 September 2009 in and around Istanbul, Tekirdağ, and the rest of the Marmara Region of Turkey. The floods led to the death of at least 31 people and the cost of damage has been estimated as being in excess of $70 million. At least 31 people were killed across the region and dozens were stranded in cars or on rooftops and an unknown number remain missing. Three of the deaths occurred in western suburbs of Istanbul on 8 September, 21 people lost their lives in Istanbul on 9 September .

In some places the water reached a metre (3 ft) in height, cutting access to Istanbul's main airport and the highway running to Bulgaria and Greece. According to state-run news agency Anatolia News, one building collapsed, although there were no reported casualties. In north-west Turkey two bridges on the Bahçeköy–Saray highway were also destroyed by floods at the same time. More than 200 cars have been washed into the Marmara Sea and dozens of trucks damaged.

EDİRNE FLOOD , 2015

Heavy rainfall hit Edirne, a northwestern province on the border with Greece, causing the Tunca and Meriç riverbeds to overflow and forcing hundreds of people to be evacuated from their villages to safer zones on Sunday. 
1,500 people had to evacuate in the Karaağaç neighborhood and all residents living in Değirmen Village. The evacuated residents were placed in a public gymnasium hall, as experts expect the river discharge to rise to 2,500 cubic meters per second. 

The overflow of Tunca and Meriç rivers as a result of heavy precipitation caused closures on the main road in Karaağaç neighborhood, where 5000 people reside.