Last month, the Istanbul governor’s office said it had taken steps to combat bootleg sales and distribution, including mandatory cameras at shops selling alcohol, suspending or revoking sale licences, and carrying out regular inspections.
Another 33 have died in the capital Ankara since the start of the year, NTV said, citing Ankara governor Vasip Sahin.
Fake alcohol warning after 100 die from poisoning in popular tourist spot The price of alcoholic drinks has rocketed in recent years.
The high costs have pushed some consumers and shops, restaurants, and bars to rely on bootleg alcohol and homemade drinks, leading to rising poisoning in recent years.
British backpacker and lawyer Simone White, 28, from Orpington in Kent was among those to have died from suspected methanol poisoning after allegedly being served free drinks in Laos‘s Vang Vieng area.
