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

At least thirty people have died in three days in Istanbul after consuming tainted alcohol. Many people blamed the deaths on high prices at liquor shops.

Turkish news agency Anadolu reported on Thursday that 33 people died in Istanbul this week after consuming counterfeit and contaminated alcoholic beverages, and 48 others were hospitalized due to poisoning from the toxic drink. Yesterday, it was reported that 23 people had died since Monday as a result of consuming alcoholic beverages.

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Twenty-three people died in Turkey’s biggest city this week from consumption of counterfeit alcohol, with dozens more still in critical condition.

Eleven people who drank tainted alcohol in Istanbul have died in the past 24 hours, the Anadolu state news agency reported late Tuesday.

Alcohol tainted with methanol is thought to be the cause, with such alcohol poisonings being common in Turkey, as private production of counterfeit alcohol has exploded amid the country's struggling economy.

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