Tuesday 3 November 2015

The Dangers of Bootleg Rakia

Faktor, Macedonia: 21 die of liquor poisoning in Turkey after consuming “Bulgarian rakia”

21 people died of liquor poisoning in Istanbul.

According to the media, all of the victims have drunk one and the same brand of liquor labelled as Bulgarian Rakia.


Factor cites information from Turkish Hurriyet daily, which reports that 15 other people were hospitalised for the same reason.

The Turkish authorities arrested a total of 21 people for the distribution of the poisonous liquor, including the producers. 


An operation against the distribution of the bootleg alcohol is underway. 


89 people have been hospitalised after consuming the same brand of alcohol since October 18.
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