Icy forecast: Turkey's coldest town Imranlı sinks to minus 26 degrees

Hovering at a frigid minus 26.5 degrees Celsius (minus 15.7 Fahrenheit), Imranli in central Turkey's Sivas province is the coldest place in the country.

Some parts of the River Kızılırmak have frozen over, Imranli, Turkey, Dec. 23, 2021.

A person stands on the completely frozen lake Serpincik in Sivas, Turkey, Dec. 23, 2021.

A dog stands in the snow-covered meadow, Sivas, Turkey, Dec. 23, 2021.

An aerial view of the lake Serpincik, Sivas, Turkey, Dec. 23, 2021.

Pieces of ice float on the surface of lake Serpincik in Sivas, Turkey, Dec. 23, 2021.

A partially frozen stretch of the river Kızılırmak in Sivas, Turkey, Dec. 23, 2021.

A close-up of snowflakes on a frozen lake, Sivas, Turkey, Dec. 23, 2021.

The frozen surface of Kızılırmak River in Imranli, Sivas, Dec. 23, 2021.

A small island is covered in snow amid freezing temperatures in Sivas, Turkey, Dec. 23, 2021.

The frozen surface of Lake Serpincik, Sivas, Turkey, Dec. 23, 2021.