In 2024, 110 people fell ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Istanbul, of whom 48 died, according to government officials.

Turkey's state-run news agency says at least 30 people have died in Istanbul in the past three days after drinking bootleg ...

Six individuals have been detained accused of selling bootleg alcohol and two others have been charged with "deliberate murder." ...

The tax on raki, brought in when Erdogan's AKP came to power in 2002, has jumped by more than 2,500% since 2010, a ...

With the price of legitimate alcoholic beverages remaining high, bootleg alcohol ... toll from counterfeit alcohol consumption in recent years. Last month, the Istanbul Governor's Office had ...

The death toll from bootleg alcohol consumption in Istanbul has climbed to 11 in the past 24 hours, according to officials. A total of 38 people, including 26 foreign nationals, have been hospitalized ...

The warning comes following recent cases in Istanbul, where toxic alcohol-related deaths have reached 37, amidst a major crackdown on bootleg alcohol by the Turkish authorities on illegal producers.

The Foreign Office has issued advice for British holidaymakers travelling to Turkey - after a number of deaths from illegally produced alcohol. At least 17 people are believed to have died in Istanbul ...

The warning comes following recent cases in Istanbul, where toxic alcohol-related deaths have reached 37, amidst a major crackdown on bootleg alcohol by the Turkish authorities on illegal producers.

The warning comes following recent cases in Istanbul, where toxic alcohol-related deaths have reached 37, amidst a major crackdown on bootleg alcohol by the Turkish authorities on illegal producers.