The danger is increasingly growing in İzmir! The critical date is November 16th.

12.09.2025 14:51

The drought experienced in İzmir has brought the city's drinking water sources to a critical level. Associate Professor Dr. Ceyhun Özçelik from Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University (MSKÜ) stated that İzmir will reach zero water access on November 16, depending on the city's water usage rates, and emphasized the need to prevent the decrease in the groundwater table.

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The water level in the dams in İzmir is decreasing day by day due to drought and lack of rainfall. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ceyhun Özçelik, the head of the Water Resources Department of the Civil Engineering Faculty at MSKU, made an assessment regarding this drought.

WATER WILL BE COMPLETELY GONE BY NOVEMBER 16

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özçelik stated that the countdown for İzmir's water has begun, saying, "İzmir is gradually approaching zero water. While water cuts continue on one hand, the amount of water in the dams continues to decrease on the other. In our analyses considering the water usage rates in the dams after the cuts, we predict that İzmir will reach zero water on November 16, 2025. Since the amount of water in the dams is interrelated and directly affected by groundwater usage and water cuts, I would like to remind you that this date has a variable structure between October 15 and December 19. Currently, there is about 16.1 million cubic meters of water in our dams. Immediately after the cuts, water usage reached around 490 thousand cubic meters, while it has dropped to around 160 thousand cubic meters after the cuts. This situation reminds us of how effective and efficient groundwater should be," he said.

"WE NEED TO PREVENT THE DECREASE IN THE WATER TABLE"

Pointing out that daily water usage in İzmir is around 500 thousand cubic meters, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özçelik said, "Two-thirds of this groundwater comes from Manisa. The continuation of the effects of drought in the coming periods and the decrease in rainfall will also bring about a decrease in groundwater. Therefore, we need to prevent the excessive use of our groundwater and the decrease in the groundwater table caused by excessive extraction," he said.