Lightning strikes in Turkey
The detection network has located 1,817 lightning strikes in Turkey since the archive began, including 1,628 in the last 7 days. That is 0.02% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Turkey #57 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Turkey is counted under Asia in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 31 |
| 2026-08-13 | 436 |
| 2026-08-12 | 41 |
| 2026-08-11 | 435 |
| 2026-08-10 | 465 |
| 2026-08-09 | 208 |
| 2026-08-08 | 12 |
| 2026-08-06 | 1 |
| 2026-08-03 | 9 |
| 2026-08-02 | 34 |
| 2026-08-01 | 57 |
| 2026-07-31 | 63 |
| 2026-07-30 | 23 |
| 2026-07-29 | 2 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Turkey's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unassigned | 676 | 676 | 37.2% |
| 2 | Erzurum | 177 | 129 | 9.7% |
| 3 | Samsun | 177 | 174 | 9.7% |
| 4 | Artvin | 170 | 129 | 9.4% |
| 5 | Rize | 91 | 85 | 5.0% |
| 6 | Düzce | 80 | 80 | 4.4% |
| 7 | Ardahan | 69 | 27 | 3.8% |
| 8 | Kars | 43 | 29 | 2.4% |
| 9 | Bingöl | 30 | 30 | 1.7% |
| 10 | Karabük | 29 | 29 | 1.6% |
| 11 | Zonguldak | 29 | 29 | 1.6% |
| 12 | Erzincan | 28 | 28 | 1.5% |
| 13 | Muğla | 26 | 1 | 1.4% |
| 14 | Ordu | 24 | 24 | 1.3% |
| 15 | Gümüşhane | 22 | 22 | 1.2% |
| 16 | Tunceli | 21 | 21 | 1.2% |
| 17 | Bayburt | 20 | 18 | 1.1% |
| 18 | Giresun | 18 | 18 | 1.0% |
| 19 | Ağrı | 15 | 13 | 0.8% |
| 20 | Bolu | 15 | 15 | 0.8% |
| 21 | Çankırı | 10 | 10 | 0.6% |
| 22 | Trabzon | 10 | 10 | 0.6% |
| 23 | Sakarya | 7 | 7 | 0.4% |
| 24 | Iğdır | 6 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 25 | Van | 3 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 26 | Adjara | 3 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 27 | Manisa | 3 | 0 | 0.2% |
| 28 | Kastamonu | 3 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 29 | Mersin | 2 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 30 | Bitlis | 2 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 31 | Muş | 2 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 32 | Samtskhe–Javakheti | 2 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 33 | Elazığ | 1 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 34 | Sivas | 1 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 35 | Kütahya | 1 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 36 | West Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 0.1% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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