More than 100 people have died from poisoning by bootleg alcohol in Ankara and Istanbul, NTV reported.
In Istanbul, 70 people died from the poisoning since January 14. Another 33 have died in Ankara since the start of the year, Ankara governor Vasip Sahin said.
Another 230 people in the two cities have been hospitalised. Of those in hospitals, 40 were in a critical condition.
Authorities have arrested 13 people in Ankara and 11 others in Istanbul. They have seized 102 tons of methanol and ethanol in Ankara, and over 86,000 litres of bootleg or smuggled alcohol in Istanbul.
