ISTANBUL Winter has officially arrived in Türkiye, with residents across the country, including in Istanbul and Ankara, embracing the season's first snowfall , as it drapes the landscape in a pristine blanket of white. Higher parts of Istanbul experienced the first snow of the season on Nov. 23, following strong south-west winds and heavy rains previously engulfing the metropolis. Snow blanketed Arnavutköy on the European side of the city and the districts of Ataşehir, Çekmeköy, Sultanbeyli,