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İstanbul breaks daily water consumption record amid heatwave

İstanbul breaks daily water consumption record amid heatwave

Temperatures reached 39 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, leading to the highest ever recorded daily water consumption in the metropolis.

Fill rate of İstanbul's dams are at 12-month low

Fill rate of İstanbul's dams are at 12-month low

The fill rate of the city's dams is at 35.47 percent, with some of them having nearly dried up, according to the city's water administration.

24 November 2022

Fill rate of İstanbul dams falls below 50 percent

Fill rate of İstanbul dams falls below 50 percent

The metropolis of 15.4 million people consumes 3.2 million cubic meters of water per day.

30 September 2022

İstanbul mayor says government trying to 'bankrupt' city's public transport company

ASSASSINATION CLAIMS

İstanbul mayor says government trying to 'bankrupt' city's public transport company

Mayor İmamoğlu has slammed the government for blocking the municipality's proposal for an increase in public transport fares. He has played down the claims of an "assassination plot" against him.

Fill rate of İstanbul's dams nears 85 percent following snowfall

Fill rate of İstanbul's dams nears 85 percent following snowfall

According to the İstanbul Water and Sewerage Administration, the fill rate of İstanbul’s dams stands at 84.51 percent following the recent heavy snowfall.

Treasury asks for value added tax on free water in İstanbul

Treasury asks for value added tax on free water in İstanbul

Since 2019, the opposition-led İstanbul Municipality has been offering 0.5 cubic meters of water free of charge per 2.5 cubic meters of water consumed in households. The Ministry of Treasury has dismissed the claims that a ‘tax’ is to be levied on this amount.

14 January 2022

Fill rate of İstanbul’s dams drops to 46 percent

Fill rate of İstanbul’s dams drops to 46 percent

While the fill rate of İstanbul’s dams was over 80 percent in April, it has now been measured as 46.26 percent. The loss of water over the past week has been nearly 10 million cubic meters.

26 October 2021

Fill rate of İstanbul’s dams is now over 40 percent

Fill rate of İstanbul’s dams is now over 40 percent

With the recent snowfall and rainfall over the past few weeks, the fill rate of İstanbul’s dams has risen from 19.16 percent to 40.39 percent.

1 February 2021

İSKİ Sub-Contracted Workers Strike Action in İstanbul

İSKİ Sub-Contracted Workers Strike Action in İstanbul

Stating that they haven’t been tenured, sub-contracted workers of the İstanbul Water and Sewerage Administration have struck action for three days in İstanbul-wide.

9 January 2018 Eda Canımana