Poisonings are relatively common in Turkey, where clandestine production is widespread and bootleg alcohol is often tainted ...

In 2024, 110 people fell ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Istanbul, of whom 48 died, according to government officials. Turkey's anise-flavored national liquor, Raki, is most commonly ...

Raki is the Turkish national drink made of twice-distilled grapes and aniseed. Yeni Raki, "the" raki brand in Turkey, a raki brand that has a legacy of 83 years and a core, loyal audience, was having ...

Some bought alcohol from a business posing as a Turkmen restaurant in Istanbul which was selling it in half-liter water bottles for 30 lira ($0.85) each, local media said. By comparison, buying a ...

At least 124 people have died in Ankara and Istanbul in the past six weeks after drinking bootleg alcohol, and dozens more ...

There are the classic Istanbul meyhanes (taverns) serving meze and raki, the national licorice-flavored spirit made from the anise plant and mixed with water and ice. When the two liquids make ...

The tax on raki, brought in when Erdogan's AKP came ... The government has not reacted publicly to the recent wave of deaths in Istanbul, though several European nations have travel advisories ...