In Aksaray, 3 out of 4 people who entered a well for cleaning lost their lives.

In Aksaray, 3 out of 4 people who entered a well for cleaning lost their lives.

17.05.2026 20:41

In Aksaray, 3 people from the Yeşildal family lost their lives due to poisoning while entering a 17-meter-deep water well in an apple orchard to clean it. The condition of 1 person taken to the hospital is serious.

In Aksaray, brothers Ismail (42), Mehmet (28), and Ahmet Yesildal (30), along with their relative Murat Yesildal (28), entered a 17-meter water well in an apple orchard in the Kocpinar village affiliated with the city center to clean it, but did not exit the well after some time.

THEY WERE EXTRACTED AFTER 2 HOURS OF WORK

Upon notification by their relatives, AFAD, UMKE, gendarmerie, and fire department teams were dispatched to the scene. Teams entering the well extracted Ismail, Mehmet, Ahmet, and Murat Yesildal, determined to have been poisoned, after approximately 2 hours of work.

3 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES

Mehmet, Ahmet, and Murat Yesildal from the family, who were taken to Aksaray Training and Research Hospital, could not be saved despite intervention. It was learned that Ismail Yesildal's condition remains critical.

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