Turkey’s Environment Ministry said meteorologists had registered a reading of 50.5 degrees Celsius (122.9 degrees Fahrenheit) in the southeast of the country, setting a nationwide record.

The record temperature was registered on Friday at Silopi, the ministry said in a post on X on Saturday.

Silopi is 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Turkey’s borders with Iraq and Syria.

The previous heat record, registered in August 2023, was 49.5 degrees Celsius.

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    1 day ago

    every summer seems

    Yep, they always rely on their feelings for some reason, and cannot accept that some people study data with mathematics (aka science). I don’t know how could anyone rely on their feelings. I know deep in my heart that I’m the most unreliable guy ever and that our eyes and stupid interpretations can be deceiving.

    If they had an ounce of humility, they would understand that they can reproduce most of the science experiments in their homes, and it would lead to the same results.