Pro-government trolls were quite active in blaming the mayor, İmamoğlu- I have to admit I do not like him much but still better than his accusers- but the fault is mostly due the government nepotism and failures. I should remind you that government-operated intercity highways between İstanbul-Ankara are not accessible at the moment. Much touted İstanbul Airport cannot operate due to the snowstorm and the roof of a cargo building there collapsed… As we have destroyed their life-worlds, not wild boars can be seen in some neighbourhoods. My take is from Maslak, last night:
Snowstorm blankets eastern Mediterranean closing airports, schools and vaccination centres
ne yazık ki çalışanlardan birinin enkaz altında kaldığı görülüyor (istanbul havalimanı thy kargo bölümü) pic.twitter.com/LUkASspPBc
— metin cihan (@metcihan) January 24, 2022
Winter walk in #Istanbul ❄️ We don’t get to see the city blanketed in white very often. Simply beautiful! pic.twitter.com/hCKh5znoIb
— Julia Hahn (@juliahahntv) January 24, 2022
People give up and start walking on a frozen motorway in Istanbul https://t.co/np9d5iXQky
— Ankaralı Jan (@06JAnk) January 24, 2022
Istanbulites been stuck for more than 6 hours on the roads after heavy snowfall. Haven’t seen anything like it in Turkey before honestly. #Snow #Turkey https://t.co/dCGymRRfsu
— Hatice ‘Deniz’ AVCI (@HaticeDenizAVCI) January 24, 2022
Turkey attempted to turn Istanbul into an air hub.
BUT, sacrificed it to nepotism.
New airport was located at a super cold, windy spot. Destroyed all habitat, was exorbitantly expensive -$12 billion!
Single snow storm caused: Roofs to cave, 1000s stranded and flights✈️ diverted. https://t.co/2R3Fv6D4hc— Evren Celik Wiltse (@EvrenWiltse) January 24, 2022
Ocak 2022, İstiklal Caddesi – Galata 🤍❄️ pic.twitter.com/aOmPGFLERj
— Burcu Demirbas (@dmrbsbrc) January 24, 2022
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