A helicopter has made an
emergency landing on a coastal sidewalk due to the harsh weather
conditions in Sarıyer, the northernmost district of Istanbul on the
European side, daily Hürriyet has reported.
The helicopter was
carrying a well-known Turkish businessman, chairman of the executive
board of Hattat Holding Mehmet Hattat, as well as his two companions.
"We
left Amasra [in the Black Sea province of Bartın] and it took
one-and-a-half hours to reach Istanbul with a calm flight. We were
supposed to land in Maslak, but there was a smoke cloud above it. It is
important for a helicopter not to enter fog or cloud, and I didn't want
to take a risk. This is why I landed the helicopter in the safest place I
found," helicopter pilot Mehmet Aksel said after landing.
Wintry
weather caused traffic chaos around Istanbul yesterday, causing
accidents and bottlenecks on highways on both sides of the city.
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