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The production of fake liquor and illegal alcohol of the most important deaths in Turkey occurred in recent days and became one of the problems, giving depth to return to the agenda and the issues discussed. While 34 citizens lost their lives in Aydın, Muğla, İzmir, İstanbul, Mersin and Kırıkkale, the outlook became very dire. Based on the information we collect from the agencies; From October 2018 to this week of 34 deaths, 32 people died due to the consumption of fake alcohol and illegal alcohol.
Although the number of deaths in the last two years is delayed by five days, the causes of this painful picture and the tragedy are questioned. As indicated in our October 10 news, tax increases and restrictions on ethyl alcohol in recent years lead to uncontrolled and near-murderous underground production.
According to Eurostat data, Turkey is the third country in Europe to be the most expensive alcoholic beverages. This increase in prices and the practice of high taxes (70.2% of the sale price of 70 cm raki consists of taxes) leads the citizen to smuggle and counterfeit drinks that are produced at much cheaper costs and can cause deaths.
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Izmir University School of Medicine Dokuz Eylul, Head of the Department of Clinical Toxicology, President of the Turkish Pharmacology Association Yeşim Tunçok, told Sozcu.com.tr “A substance obtained by distilling wood from methyl alcohol is a toxic substance. It is used in place of ethyl alcohol because it is affordable “ Then internal disease specialist Dr. Si Taner has “People can play with other people’s health on the grounds that it is low cost. Methyl alcohol, which is effective enough to ruin all organs and put the patient in a coma, should be avoided. “ used expressions.
So what is the fight against fake drinks and fake drinks?
The Police Department and the Gendarmerie are in a serious fight with this problem. According to the news we have collected from the agencies, while 672 operations have been carried out in 60 different provinces in the last two years since October 2018, Istanbul tops the list with 60 different operations. Izmir became the center of 46 different operations, Balıkesir 34, Mersin 30, Adana 26 and Ankara 24 different operations.
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In December 2019, 98 different operations were carried out, the month in which more operations were carried out. Second comes December 2018. It is normal that operations become more intense than ever before the New Years celebrations with heavy alcohol consumption.
Another month worth noting was July 2019. The reason for such intense fighting in the month of 49 different operations is deaths. In the month in which a total of 23 citizens were killed, 8 in Mersin, 12 in Adana, 2 in Osmaniye and 1 in Niğde, an increase in operations was observed.
While a significant increase in operations has been observed in recent days, approximately 5 tons of illegal ethyl alcohol were seized in Izmir on October 12 and approximately 6 tons in Avcılar on the morning of October 13. Approximately 24 thousand liters of fake raki can be produced with 11 tons of ethyl alcohol.
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