The current occupancy rate was recorded as the lowest value of the last one year. This rate was around 30 percent during August.

The current occupancy rate in Istanbul's dams has been the lowest value measured since 2014. The filling rate in the dams was measured as 51.95 on this date last year and 53.35 percent in 2021.

The mega city's dams have also recorded the lowest annual rainfall rate (kg/m²) in the past decade.

Four of Istanbul's dams are currently experiencing occupancy rates of less than 10 percent. Specifically, Pabuçdere Dam has reached a critically low occupancy rate of 2.81 percent, followed by Kazandere Dam at 4.8 percent, Büyükçekmece Dam at 4.83 percent, and Sazlıdere Dam at 9.88 percent.

In contrast, the highest occupancy rate in Istanbul is at Ömerli Dam, which stands at 54.68 percent.