Politics · Turkey · 9 hrs ago
Turkey raises flood support for Istanbul to 430 million lira
Turkey’s government added 230 million lira in aid for people affected by flooding in Istanbul.
Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş said the new funding is intended to cover residents’ basic needs.
The total support for Istanbul has reached 430 million lira since the floods.
The announcement did not specify how many people were affected or how the money will be distributed.
The minister also offered condolences to families of people who died.
The ministry says it will continue supporting residents with the resources available to it.
Turkey’s Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş said the government had raised flood support for Istanbul to 430 million lira.
The ministry transferred an additional 230 million lira to meet the basic needs of people affected by the flooding.
Göktaş announced the additional funding on social media on October 22.
She offered condolences to people who died and sympathy to their relatives.
- Who
- Turkey’s Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş announced the funding.
- What
- An additional 230 million lira was transferred, bringing total flood support for Istanbul to 430 million lira.
- When
- October 22, 2026.
- Where
- Istanbul, Turkey.
- Why
- To help meet the basic needs of people affected by flooding.
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- Additional funding
- 230 million lira
- Total support
- 430 million lira
- Location
- Istanbul
- Announced by
- Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş
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What people are saying
We transferred an additional 230 million lira to our province to meet the basic needs of our citizens affected by the flood disaster in Istanbul.
Thus, the total support we have provided to Istanbul following the flood disaster has reached 430 million lira.