World · Middle East · 11 hrs ago
Dense fog disrupts traffic across Istanbul
Dense fog covered parts of Istanbul early in the morning.
It reduced visibility for people travelling to work and slowed traffic across the city.
Drivers had to proceed cautiously, and congestion formed in some places.
Chain-reaction crashes occurred in some areas because of the fog.
The weather also left tall buildings appearing to rise from a sea of fog, with sunlight shining through the clouds.
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Dense fog across Istanbul reduced visibility and disrupted traffic.
Some areas saw chain-reaction crashes, while traffic became heavy at several points.
Drivers had to proceed cautiously as people headed to work in the early morning.
Aerial footage showed sunlight filtering through the fog and high-rise buildings surrounded by it.
- Who
- Drivers and people travelling to work in Istanbul.
- What
- Dense fog reduced visibility, disrupted traffic and was associated with chain-reaction crashes in some areas.
- When
- Early morning on 9 November 2026.
- Where
- Istanbul, across different parts of the city.
- Why
- The fog significantly reduced visibility.
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Dense fog took effect across Istanbul.
Reduced visibility disrupted traffic, and chain-reaction crashes occurred in some areas.
- Location
- Istanbul
- Published
- 9 November 2026, 06:51 UTC
- Conditions
- Dense fog significantly reduced visibility
- Traffic effects
- Delays and chain-reaction crashes in some areas