The governor’s office reported on Monday that 37 individuals had died in Istanbul as a result of consuming poisoned wine.
The governor’s office reported that during the course of six weeks, “thirty-seven people died and 17 others are still receiving treatment.”
According to the report, 23 of the 77 individuals who had been poisoned since November 1 had received treatment and been released.
On December 4, Turkish media reported that 22 individuals were receiving hospital treatment and that 17 people had died in Istanbul as a result of consuming poisoned beer.
Methanol, a poisonous chemical that may be added to liquor to boost its potency but can also result in blindness, liver damage, and death, is believed to be the origin of the problem.
The most frequently faked product is raki, Turkey’s aniseed-flavored national beverage, whose price has skyrocketed to around 1,300 lira ($37.20) a litre in supermarkets. The minimum wage in Turkey is 17,000 lira ($489) per month. The authorities also fined 32 businesses for supplying fake alcohol, striking them with a collective fine of 2.6 million Turkish lira ($76,200). According to the governor’s office, police had arrested 14 people in connection with supplying the tainted alcohol and confiscated 14,701 bottles of suspect liquor.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the authoritarian president of Turkey, has frequently criticized alcohol and tobacco use and has been charged with attempting to Islamize society within the ostensibly secular state.
At least 25 people lost their lives in a few days in multiple locations toward the end of 2021. About 40 people had perished from alcohol intoxication the year before.
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