30.10.2026 15:33
In Istanbul’s Cihangir neighborhood in Beyoğlu, a foul odor emanating from an apartment on Başkurt Street prompted neighborhood residents to take action. Following a complaint, municipal teams entered the apartment accompanied by police and removed a total of 4 tons of waste from the apartment, which was filled with garbage and materials that the homeowner, Hüseyin E., had been accumulating for a long time. After the cleaning, the apartment and garden were treated with insecticide.
Hasan YILDIRIM/ISTANBUL – In Beyoğlu, 4 tons of waste material were removed from an apartment entered with a police escort following a bad odor complaint. After the cleaning work, pest control and disinfection were carried out in the apartment and garden.
After bad odors came from an apartment on Başkurt Street in Cihangir Neighborhood, residents reported it to municipal teams. Upon the report, police, municipal police, and Beyoğlu Municipality Cleaning Affairs and Veterinary Affairs Directorate teams were dispatched to the address.
ENTRY INTO THE HOME WITH POLICE ESCORT
Teams entering the apartment with a police escort saw that the house was full of garbage and various materials. It was determined that the homeowner, Hüseyin E., had been accumulating these materials in the house for a long time and that a bad odor was spreading around.
4 TONS OF WASTE REMOVED FROM THE HOUSE
During the work carried out by municipal teams, a total of 4 tons of waste material was removed from the house. After the waste was removed, pest control and disinfection work was carried out in the apartment and garden to prevent bad odors and pests.