Istanbul Water and Sewage Administration

With fear over drought rising in Istanbul as water levels in dams continue to drop due to prolonged heatwaves and hot weather, the Istanbul Water and Sewage Administration (İSKİ) has announced the installation of water-conservation devices in houses with high consumption.

With Türkiye facing blazing temperatures fueled by El Nino, an expert has expressed concerns over the amount of water lost by evaporation from Istanbul dams, as the Ömerli Dam is losing alarming 17,000 tons of water with each passing hour.

With the drought caused by the lack of rainfall aggravating, the water levels of dams in Istanbul have dropped visibly, raising concerns.

The water level at Büyükçekmece Dam Lake was recorded at 30.94 percent as of March 9.

As the water level in dams and reservoirs is decreasing significantly due to the lack of precipitation, the Istanbul Water and Sewage Administration (İSKİ) has called on citizens to save water, stating that the drought obliges the water usage habits to change in Türkiye.

The level of water in Istanbul's dams stands at 31 percent, the head of the Istanbul Water and Sewage Administration (İSKİ) has said, stressing that there will be no water shortage in 2023.

A total of nine dams with different capacities meet the water needs of Istanbul, Şafak Başa said, adding that the current amount of water in these dams is 31 percent.

As the color of the Riva Stream in Istanbul has turned black again and the pungent odor rising following the formation of an oil slick over its surface, the Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Ministry has started an investigation by taking samples from the water.

Water levels in the dams supplying Istanbul have reached 84 percent, the highest rate measured in the last 12 months, thanks to the latest rainfalls.

Data from the Istanbul Water and Sewage Administration (İSKİ) showed that the rise in the water level reached 5 percent in one week.

Recent snowfall has been good news for Turkey's most crowded metropolis of Istanbul, as the province was troubled by drought fears last year.

Water levels in the dams supplying the city have reached 64.66 percent thanks to the precipitation and melting of snowdrifts.

The lack of oxygen in Istanbul's Küçükçekmece and Büyükçekmece lakes are the reason for recent mass deaths of fish and crabs, according to research conducted recently.

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The recent rainfalls have been good news for Turkey's most crowded metropolis Istanbul, as the province was troubled by drought fears earlier this year.

Water levels in the dams supplying the city have finally reached 90 percent thanks to precipitation.