In 2024, 110 people fell ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Istanbul, of whom 48 died, according to government officials.

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Death toll comes as the İstanbul Governor’s Office revealed that 110 people were poisoned by tainted alcohol in 2024.

Eleven people who drank tainted alcohol in Istanbul have died in the past 24 hours, the Anadolu state news agency reported late Tuesday.