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Turkey allocates 40 million lira for flood-hit provinces
Turkey has allocated 40 million lira to three flood-hit provinces: Antalya, Kocaeli and Sakarya.
The money is intended to help residents meet basic needs after flooding caused by heavy rain.
In Sakarya, flooding damaged some roads and bridges, and Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi visited the Kanlıçay area in Karapürçek district.
Fourteen pieces of machinery are supporting work there, and Çiftçi said the lack of reported deaths was a relief.
Social support teams are visiting households to identify needs, while psychosocial support teams are working in affected areas.
Officials say the danger has not passed and warned people in provinces under an orange weather alert to stay indoors.
Recovery work and assessments of residents' needs are continuing.
Turkey allocated 40 million lira to support people affected by floods in Antalya, Kocaeli and Sakarya.
Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş said the funds were for residents’ immediate basic needs.
The ministry said psychosocial support teams were working in affected areas and household visits were being made to identify needs.
Flooding in Sakarya damaged roads and bridges, and affected homes, businesses and farmland.
Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi said there had been no deaths in the flooding in Sakarya.
- Who
- Turkey’s Family and Social Services Ministry allocated the funds, announced by Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş.
- What
- A total of 40 million lira was allocated for people affected by floods.
- When
- The allocation was announced on October 16, 2026.
- Where
- Antalya, Kocaeli and Sakarya, Turkey.
- Why
- To meet flood-affected residents’ immediate basic needs.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Bloomberg HT reported that the government allocated 40 million lira to flood-affected Antalya, Kocaeli and Sakarya.
Sabah reported that Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi visited flood-hit areas in Sakarya.
Habertürk reported that heavy rain continued in Sakarya and floodwater inundated parts of Darıçayırı.
- Total allocation
- 40 million lira
- Affected provinces
- Antalya, Kocaeli and Sakarya
- Announcement date
- October 16, 2026
- Sakarya field response
- 14 pieces of heavy machinery
- Darıçayırı floodwater
- Up to 50 centimetres in some places
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What people are saying
We allocated a total of 40 million lira to our three provinces to meet the basic needs of our citizens in the first stage.
The fact that there were no deaths is our greatest consolation; the rest can be dealt with somehow.
The danger has not passed. Do not leave your homes in provinces under an orange-code warning.