Fatalities due to bootleg alcohol poisoning in Turkey continue to climb, reaching 61 only in two weeks, as authorities crack down on counterfeit alcohol production across the country ahead of New Year’s celebrations.
Security authorities have been conducting operations in the country’s 81 provinces to apprehend those responsible for producing and selling illegal liquors.
Recently, one-and-a-half tons of bootleg alcohol were seized and two people were detained in an operation held in Büyükçekmece, a district on the far western side of Istanbul, Hurriyet reported.
Fatalities have been reported in the provinces of Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Sivas, Yalova, Erzincan, Aksaray, Mersin, Kocaeli and Zonguldak since last week but Istanbul had the highest fatalities with 30.
