15.10.2026 17:40
After the downpour that hit Istanbul yesterday, in the overflowing Kağıthane Creek, a vehicle was found overturned and submerged under the bridge in Sarıyer's Ayazağa Neighborhood. In Kağıthane, the lifeless body of a 46-year-old man was found caught on a bridge pier by the creek. As the death toll from the flood rises to 3, search efforts continue for 5 missing people. It is being investigated whether the overturned vehicle is connected to the missing people and whether anyone was inside it.
In Sarıyer, after floodwaters receded, a vehicle was seen overturned in the Kağıthane Stream. Teams launched an operation to determine whether anyone was inside the vehicle.
VEHICLE OVERTURNED UNDER THE BRIDGE
After yesterday’s downpour that affected Istanbul, in the Ayazağa Neighborhood where flooding occurred, a vehicle was noticed under the bridge over the Kağıthane Stream. Teams were dispatched to the site where the vehicle was lying overturned and submerged in water. Work is underway to inspect the inside of the vehicle.
LIFELESS BODY CAUGHT ON BRIDGE PIER IN SADABAD
In the Sadabad area in Kağıthane Merkez Neighborhood, a tragic scene was encountered by the streamside. After the waters receded, local residents noticed a motionless person caught on a bridge pier and reported the situation to police and medical teams. Medical teams arriving at the area determined that the man, stated to be 46 years old, had died.
According to initial findings, it is assessed that the man was swept away by floodwaters in the Ayazağa area of Sarıyer. Work has begun to identify the person, whose identity has not yet been determined. Crime scene investigation teams’ work in the area continues.
DEATH TOLL RISES TO 3, NUMBER OF MISSING PEOPLE TO 5
With the lifeless body found in Kağıthane, the number of people who lost their lives in the flood in Istanbul rose to 3. In Fatih, at Çukurbostan Park, 14-year-old M.I., who stepped into a puddle, was electrocuted and died. On Dereboyu Street in Sarıyer’s Ayazağa Neighborhood, 34-year-old S.Y., who was trying to cross through floodwaters, slipped and fell and hit his head on the sidewalk. S.Y. could not be saved at Seyrantepe Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, where he was taken.
Search efforts continue for 5 people reported to have been swept away by floodwaters. The identities of the missing people and where they went missing have not yet been announced.
SADABAD MOSQUE FLOODED
With the downpour, the overflowing Kağıthane Stream also affected the surrounding historic areas. Hasbahçe and the historic Sadabad Mosque were submerged. In the mosque, water was seen to have risen up to the lower part of the minbar. Municipal enforcement teams closed the gates of the mosque courtyard for security reasons. In the city, the Cendere Stream and the Nakkaş and Ayamama streams in Küçükçekmece also overflowed.
JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED
Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced on his social media account that a judicial investigation had been launched regarding the floods and loss of life in Istanbul. Gürlek stated that work is ongoing to identify possible negligence and faults and offered condolences to those who lost their lives.