At least 152 people have died in Turkiye since the start of the year after drinking bootleg alcohol, state news agency ...

ISTANBUL - At least 152 people have died in Turkey since the start of the year after drinking bootleg alcohol, state news ...

Since the beginning of 2025, more than 160 people have died from poisoning after drinking bootleg alcohol in Turkey. How did going out for a drink become so dangerous?

At least 124 people have died in Ankara and Istanbul in the past six weeks after drinking bootleg alcohol, and dozens more are in intensive care, state news agency Anadolu said Monday. Some 54 ...

Bootleg alcohol is frequently contaminated with methanol, a toxic chemical that can cause blindness, liver failure, or death.

The same month, the Istanbul governor’s office said it had taken steps to battle bootlegging through the mandatory inspections and installation of cameras at shops that distribute alcohol.

At least 124 people have died in Ankara and Istanbul in the past six weeks after drinking bootleg alcohol, and dozens more are in intensive care, state news agency Anadolu said Monday. Some 54 ...

At least 124 people have died in Ankara and Istanbul in the past six weeks after drinking bootleg alcohol, and dozens more are in intensive care, state news agency Anadolu said Monday. Some 54 ...

This high cost has pushed some consumers, shops, restaurants and bars to rely on bootleg alcohol and homemade drinks, leading to rising poisoning in recent years. Istanbul's governor's office last ...

Since the beginning of 2025, more than 160 people have died from poisoning after drinking bootleg ... deaths from alcohol poisoning, in particular in Turkey's major cities — Istanbul, Ankara ...