While no major disruptions were observed on the main arterial roads of the city, a pileup of 11 trucks on the highway near the district of Bahçeşehir cut the traffic on the highway for a few hours. The highway was opened after fire trucks and municipality workers towed the collided trucks.
A total of 52 traffic accidents were recorded on the E5 and TEM highways.
More than 400 flights were cancelled overnight due to the heavy snowstorm.
Snowfall up to 40 cm in Istanbul disrupts traffic, flights
07 January 2017
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A snowstorm which started on Friday evening has disrupted Istanbul`s roads on late Friday and Saturday morning. As much as 40 centimeters (15.7") of snow fell in some parts of the city.
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