14.10.2026 23:53
Due to the heavy rainfall affecting the Marmara Region, schools were closed in Kocaeli, Sakarya, and Yalova, following Istanbul. In all three provinces, education will be suspended for one day on Thursday, October 15, while personnel meeting certain conditions, especially pregnant and disabled public employees, will be considered on administrative leave. In Yalova, motorcycles, scooters, and similar two-wheeled vehicles have also been banned from traffic until further notice.
The rainy weather that has affected the Marmara Region brought new measures in education and transportation. After Istanbul, it was decided to suspend education in Kocaeli and Yalova on Thursday, October 15, due to adverse weather conditions.
ALL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN KOCAELI CLOSED
The Kocaeli Governor's Office announced that current meteorological assessments indicate that the rainfall will continue throughout the city and may increase in intensity.
Within this scope, it was decided that classes will not be held in all educational institutions across the province on Thursday, October 15.
In addition, pregnant, disabled, chronically ill, veteran, and disabled veteran personnel working in public institutions will also be granted one day of administrative leave.
Female employees whose children attend a rehabilitation center, kindergarten, or nursery, as well as female public personnel with children under the age of 10, are also included in the leave scope.
Personnel who are required to be on duty for institutions to continue their activities will not benefit from this measure.
SCHOOLS WILL ALSO BE CLOSED IN YALOVA
The Yalova Governor's Office also announced that, due to the expectation of heavy rainfall and strong wind, education was suspended on Thursday, October 15, in official and private schools and special education institutions throughout the province.
It was stated that the decision was taken to ensure the safety of students and reduce risks that may arise in transportation.
Pregnant and disabled personnel working in the public sector, as well as female employees whose children attend kindergarten or nursery, will also be considered on administrative leave.
BAN ON TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES
In addition to suspending education in Yalova, a decision was also taken regarding traffic safety. The entry of motorcycles, scooters, and similar two-wheeled vehicles into traffic has been banned until a second announcement.
Meanwhile, in the Armutlu district of the city, where rainfall was effective, some roads were covered with water. While drivers had difficulty advancing, work machines worked to reopen the roads where puddles had formed to traffic.
EDUCATION ALSO SUSPENDED FOR 1 DAY IN SAKARYA
The Sakarya Governor's Office also announced that education was suspended for 1 day due to adverse weather conditions. In the statement made by the Governor's Office, it was stated that, according to meteorological data, an 'orange code' severe rainfall warning was issued for the city.
In the statement, which emphasized that the rainfall expected across the province on Thursday, October 15 is expected to be strong, that this would negatively affect the ordinary flow of daily life, and that it was assessed to cause disruptions in transportation, the following expression was used: 'Within the scope of measures taken to prevent possible adverse situations that may occur due to weather conditions, education and training have been suspended for 1 day on Thursday, October 15 in all official and private schools and institutions (excluding universities) throughout our province.'
In the statement, it was noted that on the day education is suspended in schools, female personnel whose children attend kindergarten and primary school, incapacitated, disabled, severely chronically ill, and pregnant public employees will be considered on administrative leave.