02.01.2026 12:58
While snowfall is affecting Istanbul, the first holiday news from the megacity has arrived. Schools in the districts of Kağıthane, Beşiktaş, Şile, Sarıyer, and Beykoz have been closed today due to the snowfall. Additionally, many cities across Turkey have also taken a break from education due to the snow.
Schools were closed today in 5 districts of Istanbul due to snowfall.
SNOW SURPRISE IN ISTANBUL
Istanbul entered 2026 with a snow surprise. Following a series of warnings, snowfall was effective in 13 districts of Istanbul. As the megacity was covered in white, it became a matter of curiosity whether schools would be closed.
SCHOOLS CLOSED IN ŞILE DISTRICT
The first news of school closures in Istanbul came. The Şile District Governorship announced that education would be suspended for 1 day today due to the risk of icing that could occur in the district.
In a statement from the Şile District Governorship, it was stated, "Education has been suspended for 1 day on Friday, January 2, 2026, due to the risk of icing that may occur on the neighborhood roads of our district."
SCHOOLS CLOSED IN SARIYER AND BEYKOZ
After Şile, schools were also closed in two more districts. It was announced that schools in Sarıyer and Beykoz were closed today.
BEŞİKTAŞ AND KAĞITHANE
News of school closures also started to come from the central and nearby districts of Istanbul. Schools in Kağıthane and Beşiktaş were closed for today.
SCHOOLS CLOSED IN MANY CITIES
Due to heavy snowfall, news of school closures came one after another. Education was suspended in many cities for Friday.
Here are the cities where schools were closed:
Adıyaman
Gümüşhane
Elazığ
Kahramanmaraş
Şırnak
Hakkari
Gaziantep
Düzce
Bolu
Amasya
Kars
Malatya
Muş
Yozgat
Çorum
Bartın
Tokat
Siirt
Bingöl
Sinop
Diyarbakır
Batman
Sivas
Ağrı
Zonguldak
Tunceli
Ardahan
Karabük
Niğde
Ordu (In all schools in Akkuş, Altınordu, Aybastı, Çamaş, Çatalpınar, Çaybaşı, Gölköy, Gürgentepe, İkizce, Kabadüz, Kabataş, Korgan, Kumru, Mesudiye, Perşembe and Ulubey districts, and in Fatsa and Ünye, transportation education is suspended)
Osmaniye (Transportation education is suspended in Kadirli, Sumbas, Hasanbeyli and Düziçi)
Mardin
Erzurum
Kayseri
Kilis
Bitlis
Van
Afyonkarahisar
Aksaray
Artvin (Including the central district and Şavşat, Murgul, Ardanuç, Borçka and Yusufeli districts)
Karaman
Şanlıurfa
Adana (Transportation education is suspended in Tufanbeyli, Aladağ, Feke and Saimbeyli districts)
Bayburt
Giresun
Samsun
Sakarya
Trabzon
Kastamonu
Nevşehir
Kırşehir
Bursa
Rize
Ordu
Kütahya
Erzincan
Konya (In all schools in Kadınhanı, Karapınar, Sarayönü, Halkapınar, Doğanhisar, Seydişehir, Hadim, Taşkent, Cihanbeyli, Ereğli, Derbent, Bozkır, Akşehir, Ilgın, Emirgazi, Güneysınır and Derebucak districts)
Çankırı (In all schools in Çerkeş and Bayramören districts, transportation education is also suspended in Korgun district)
Iğdır
Eskişehir (Transportation education is suspended today in Sivrihisar, Seyitgazi, Günyüzü, Çifteler and Mihalıççık districts)
Kocaeli (All schools in Kandıra district, transportation education is suspended in İzmit)