Foul smell in Beyoğlu uncovered a garbage-filled house! 4.5 tons of waste were removed from the apartment of a 75-year-old man.

Foul smell in Beyoğlu uncovered a garbage-filled house! 4.5 tons of waste were removed from the apartment of a 75-year-old man.

06.11.2026 15:42

A foul odor emanating from an apartment in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, revealed a trash-filled home. Following complaints from the apartment residents, municipal teams entered the apartment wearing masks and protective suits, accompanied by police, and removed 4.5 tons of waste material that the 75-year-old homeowner, who lives alone, had accumulated over a long period. After the cleaning, pest control was carried out in the apartment.

Hasan YILDIRIM/ISTANBUL, a bad odor complaint in BEYOĞLU uncovered a trash-filled home. Municipal teams entered the apartment with police escort, wearing masks and protective suits, and removed 4.5 tons of waste and garbage from the house.

Residents of an apartment building on Başkurt Street in Keçeci Piri Neighborhood, Beyoğlu, disturbed by the bad smell coming from an apartment, notified municipal teams. Following the report, police, municipal police, and teams from Beyoğlu Municipality Cleaning Affairs and Veterinary Affairs Directorate went to the home.

4.5 TONS OF WASTE REMOVED FROM THE APARTMENT

Teams entered the apartment with police escort and saw that the interior was filled with household waste and various materials. It was determined that the 75-year-old homeowner, Bahattin K., who lived alone in the apartment, had been accumulating these materials at home for a long time and that a bad odor was spreading to the surroundings. Municipal teams, wearing protective suits and masks, entered the apartment and, during their work, removed a total of 4.5 tons of waste material from the home and threw it away.

DISINFESTATION CARRIED OUT AFTER CLEANING

After the waste was removed, disinfestation and disinfection work was carried out in the apartment to prevent bad odors and insect infestation.

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