Winter storms, snowfall hit large parts of Turkey

Winter storms and snowfalls remain in effect for a large swath of Turkey, causing the closure of roads connecting thousands of villages and cities in many regions, days after the snow started blanketing the country.

Vehicles buried in the snow, which reached a height of 2 meters (6.5 feet), after heavy snowfall in the winter season in the Küre district of Kastamonu, Turkey, Jan. 25, 2022.

A view of a snow-covered forest after snowfall during the winter season in Küre, Kastamonu, Jan. 25, 2022.

A man sips his drink as a ferry cruises behind him at the Karakoy port covered by the snow in Istanbul, Jan. 24, 2022.

A man walks past a mosque in Bitlis, Jan. 24, 2022.

A local walks in the snow in the Küçükçekmece district of Istanbul, Jan. 24, 2022.

People are seen pushing a vehicle on a snow-covered road, Istanbul, Jan. 24, 2022.

Tourists walk along Sultanahmet Square next to the Sultanahmet Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, Jan. 24, 2022.

A cat rests on the tire of a car in deep snow in Bingöl, Jan. 25, 2022.

A fisherman stands on Galata Bridge covered by snow in Istanbul, Jan. 24, 2022.

An aerial view of the Ottoman town and UNESCO World Heritage Site Mudurnu, Jan. 24, 2022.

Children slide in the snow in the Küçükçekmece district of Istanbul, Jan. 24, 2022.

A chicken walking in the snow in Bingöl, Jan. 25, 2022.

People walk along Sultanahmet Square next to the Sultanahmet Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, Jan. 24, 2022.

A squirrel eats on a snow-covered tree in Seymenler Park in Ankara, Jan. 23, 2022.

A dog lies on the snow-covered rocks in Istanbul, Jan. 23, 2022.

Vehicles covered in snow in Antalya's Akseki, Jan. 25, 2022.

A local resident makes a snowman in the Küçükçekmece district, covered by the snow, in Istanbul, Jan. 24, 2022.

A child plays with a cat in a snowy park near the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Jan. 23, 2022.

Pedestrians walk as it snows in Istanbul, Turkey, Jan. 24, 2022.

Women use shovels to clean snow from the roof of a house in the Küre district of Kastamonu, Jan. 25, 2022.

Snow falls in Kocaeli, Jan. 23, 2022.

A view of the snow-covered Golden Horn in Istanbul, Jan. 24, 2022.

Local residents walk past snow-covered cars in Ankara, Jan. 23, 2022.

Local residents stuck in their cars due to heavy snowfall in Istanbul, Jan. 24, 2022.

An aerial view of the Küre mountains, Jan. 25, 2022.

Snow falls in Kocaeli, Jan. 23, 2022.

Local residents play in the snow in the Küçükçekmece district of Istanbul, Jan. 24, 2022.

A couple of boats stuck in ice in Konya's Beyşehir district, Jan. 25, 2022.

A group of swimmers run to warm up before they dive into the chilly waters of the Bosporus on a snowy day in Istanbul, Jan. 23, 2022.

An aerial view of Konya's Beyşehir district, Jan. 25, 2022.

A man digs his car out of the snow in Bingöl, Jan. 25, 2022.

A squirrel eats on a snow-covered tree at Seymenler Park in Ankara, Turkey, Jan. 23, 2022.