Heavy snowfall disrupts traffic around Turkey's Istanbul

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Heavy snowfall disrupts traffic around Turkey's Istanbul

STORY: Heavy snowfall disrupts traffic around Turkey's Istanbul DATELINE: March 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul city in Turkey 2. various of Istanbul airport 3. various of traffic cops prevent the TIR convoy from entering Istanbul in Turkey 4. various of Bosphorus Black Sea entrance in Istanbul Turkey 5. various of fishing boat moored in port due to storm. in Istanbul Turkey 6. various of cars moving on highway under heavy snowfall in Istanbul Turkey 7. various of municipality of Istanbul, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Turkey 8. various of cars moving on highway under heavy snowfall in Istanbul Turkey STORYLINE: A blanket of heavy snow covered Turkey's largest city Istanbul on Friday, disrupting air traffic, bringing sea and land transport to a halt, and forcing school closures. The country's airlines, including the flag carrier Turkish Airlines, have canceled most of their flights in Istanbul for Friday and Saturday due to the

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