Güven Özdemir

Concrete jungle and unplanned urbanization are the reasons for floodings witnessed in various provinces, including the capital Ankara where three people died and a man went missing due to flash floods, meteorologists have said.

Turkey will witness a wave of scorching heat across the country by the weekend, especially in the country's west with the temperatures rising between 4 to 12 degrees Celsius above the norms, the Turkish State Meteorological Service has said.

Weather warnings have been issued across Turkey's northwest and Black Sea region for sudden downpours as meteorologists expect temperatures to drop around 10 and 12 degrees Celcius tomorrow.

Turkey witnessed the second hottest July last month, according to data by the State Meteorological Service.

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For years, the average temperature in July across the country has been 24.5 degrees Celsius, whereas this July, temperature climbed up by 1.8 degrees Celsius, reaching 26.3 degrees Celsius.

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A heatwave is expected to hit Turkey during Eid al-Adha, a four-day holiday that is set to take place between July 20 and July 23 this year, a meteorologist has warned.

According to the latest figures, the temperature across the Marmara, Aegean, eastern Mediterranean, and certain parts of Central Anatolia will be around 5 to 7 degrees Celsius above the seasonal averages.