The DoÄŸan news agency reported on Thursday that a total of 12 people have died since last Friday due to alcohol poisoning and several are still receiving treatment in hospitals. The police, who were alarmed by suspicious deaths, launched an investigation that led them to an organized group that was producing and distributing the illegal alcohol that caused the poisoning. As a result, 15 suspects were detained.
The police also warned people not to buy the alcohol known as “Bulgarian rakı” in the BayrampaÅŸa, GaziosmanpaÅŸa, BaÄŸcılar and Fatih districts of Ä°stanbul. The police also said that they are inspecting shops selling alcohol in coordination with the Ministry of Food and Animal Husbandry.
DoÄŸan also reported that the suspects told the police that they had bootlegged alcohol before and no one died.
In the last week, several people with complaints of a severe stomachache, vomiting and a loss of vision were admitted to hospitals. The death toll declared on Wednesday by the authorities stood at nine.
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