Minister Kurum: Istanbul has had its heaviest rainfall in 83 years

Minister Kurum said Istanbul had received its heaviest rainfall in 83 years. In his statement, he described the rainfall affecting the city as the greatest recorded there over the past 83 years.

Kurum’s remarks place the scale of the rainfall in a historical comparison with Istanbul’s previous 83 years. The minister said: “Istanbul has had its heaviest rainfall in 83 years.”

The focus of the statement was the rainfall’s place in the city’s history: Kurum characterized the event as Istanbul’s heaviest rainfall in 83 years.