Record-breaking temperature in Turkey - 50.5 degrees celsius recorded in Silopi

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Record-breaking temperature in Turkey – 50.5 degrees celsius recorded in Silopi

All-time record in the neighbouring country

Newsroom July 27 01:54

A temperature of 50.5 degrees Celsius was recorded on Friday in southeastern Turkey, a record for the country, authorities said today.

According to the data of the General Directorate of Meteorology, it broke the record high temperature with 50.5°C in Silopi on July 25,” the environment ministry said in a post on the X platform.

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