Muradiye and Eynesil suspend classes Monday due to snow and floods

Classes were suspended for one day in two Turkish districts on Monday, November 9, 2026, because of severe winter weather. In Muradiye, a district of Van province, heavy snowfall and freezing conditions made student transportation unsafe, prompting the district governor's office to order a one-day break in bussed education. In Eynesil, a district of Giresun province, persistent heavy rainfall caused flooding that inundated the ground floors and boiler rooms of two schools.

The affected schools in Eynesil are Eynesil Şehit Şahin Abanoz Secondary School and Mustafa Yüksel Primary School. Officials began inspecting the damage immediately after the flooding was discovered and announced the suspension to protect students and staff. Cleanup and damage-assessment work began at both sites while parents and students followed developments closely.

“Heavy snow, freezing due to one-day suspension of bussed education in our district on Monday, November 9, 2026.”

Authorities in Muradiye said the suspension applied only to Monday and covered students who reach their schools through the bussed education system, especially those coming from rural neighborhoods to schools in the district center. The governor's office announced the decision in a written statement and urged families to follow school administrations and official announcements for information about when classes would resume.

Education in the two flooded Eynesil schools is expected to resume on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, once cleanup and repair work is completed. No reopening date was given for Muradiye beyond the one-day suspension. Both decisions were made solely to protect student and staff safety during hazardous weather conditions.

The two incidents occurred in different provinces and were caused by different weather events, but both resulted in a one-day halt to in-person classes on the same date. Local officials in each district coordinated the response with school administrations.