Strong southwesterly winds halted traffic in the Marmara Sea on Monday while also badly affecting the western holiday spot of Bodrum, news agencies reported.
Some services of sea ferries and buses working between several spots in Istanbul and the western provinces of Yalova and Bursa were halted Monday. The 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. services between Yenikapı-Kadıköy-Bursa and the 3:30 p.m. services between Yalova-Pendik and Yenikapı-Yalova were also halted.
Ferry services between the Istanbul neighborhoods of Sirkeci and Harem have also been temporarily halted. Sea buses servicing the Bostancı-Kadıköy-Yenikapı-Bakırköy and Bostancı-Kabataş and Avcılar neighborhoods have also been temporarily suspended, according to the information from Istanbul Sea Buses Company.
The southwester, or Lodos, also adversely affected sea traffic in the western province of Çanakkale. Ferry services between Gökçeada Island and Kabatepe and between Bozcaada Island and Geyikli were halted at 8 a.m. Ferries between Gelibolu, Lapseki and Çardak were also halted.
Many restaurants, hotels, and houses along the Kumbahçe coast in Bodrum were filled with sea water because of especially large waves and some wooden piers were destroyed.