Bootleg

Four people were arrested by a local court in Turkey's southern province of Antalya on Nov. 8 for ties to the production and sale of bootleg alcohol.

An Antalya court ruled the arrest of four suspects, identified only with their initials M.A, ?.Ç, ?.Y. and M.M., who were among six suspects detained in the city after 560 bottles of bootleg alcohol were seized in an operation.

Two tons of bottled bootleg alcohol have been seized in an operation against illegal alcoholic drink makers in the northwestern province of Tekirda?, in the latest development in Turkey's bootleg alcohol crisis that has left dozens dead.

The death toll in the bootleg alcohol consumption crisis in Istanbul has risen to 20, while a total of 91 people have applied to hospitals for treatment.

According to samples obtained during treatment, the cause of death was alcohol poisoning.

Nine people are still under treatment in the intensive care unit, while another 12 have been transferred to hospitals.

Counterfeit rak? consumption has killed 12 and poisoned dozens more, prompting police to launch operations in four Istanbul districts, detaining 15 suspected of producing bootleg alcohol. 

Seventeen people are also currently undergoing treatment in hospital, according to figures supplied by Health Minister Mehmet Müezzino?lu.

Counterfeit rak? consumption has killed six and poisoned dozens more, prompting police to launch operations in four Istanbul districts, detaining 15 suspected of producing bootleg alcohol. 

Health Minister Mehmet Müezzino?lu said six people had died and 23 others were currently undergoing treatment at hospitals.

Counterfeit rak? consumption has killed six and poisoned dozens more, with nine in critical condition, prompting police to launch operations in four Istanbul districts, detaining 15 suspected of producing bootleg alcohol. 

Health Minister Mehmet Müezzino?lu said that six people had died and 23 others are currently under treatment at hospitals.

Gendarmerie forces have raided a cologne producer in the western resort town of Fethiye, seizing 3,900 liters of bootleg alcohol and the material used to produce counterfeit alcoholic drinks.

Security sources said 1,400 liters of the alcohol was bottled and ready for distribution. Two people were detained for their roles in the production.