03.02.2025 15:51
A new development has occurred in the investigation initiated due to the foaming at the drinking water treatment facility in Yalova. It has been revealed that Yüksel T., the village headman who was arrested along with former municipal employee Selçuk A., was seen in footage arriving at the vicinity of Kurtköy Stream and leaving shortly thereafter.
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On the night of January 29 in Yalova, water was cut off across the province after employees of the Green Gulf Water Union Treatment Facility noticed foaming in the water. The water in the treatment pool was drained, and cleaning work was carried out. Samples were taken from the water by teams from the Provincial Health Directorate, and an investigation was initiated. Gendarmerie teams assessed that a chemical substance might have been thrown into the Kurtköy Stream, which provides clean drinking water to the city, and conducted work. The foaming that occurred in the section leading from the treatment facility to the dam was recorded on a mobile phone. 15,000 liters of water in the facility were drained as a precaution.
PERMITTED FOR HYGIENIC USE
According to the initial analysis results conducted at the Ministry of Health Public Health Laboratory, it was determined that there was no risk in the hygienic use of the water, and water was supplied to the city again after 24 hours.
THEY MIXED FOAMING AGENT INTO THE WATER
The sample taken from the water was examined in detail at the Ministry of Health Public Health Laboratory. The examinations revealed that the water posed no risk to public health, while a written statement from the Yalova Governorship stated, "In the investigation regarding the foaming observed in the Kadiköy/Kurtköy regulator pool, which feeds our province's water source, it has been determined that a substance (a compound commonly used as a foaming agent in cleaning and personal care products) was thrown into the stream, causing the water to foam."
2 OF 5 SUSPECTS ARRESTED
As part of the investigation initiated by the Yalova Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 5 suspects were detained and brought to court after their procedures at the gendarmerie yesterday. The previously dismissed municipal employees G.K., Ö.B., and N.U., who lives in the village, were released after their interrogation by the prosecutor's office. Village head Yüksel T. and Selçuk A. were arrested by the court and sent to prison.
THE VILLAGE HEAD CAME TO THE STREAM AREA
On the day of the incident, images of Kurtköy village head Yüksel T.'s vehicle around the stream emerged. In the footage captured by security cameras, it was seen that the vehicle arrived at the stream area and shortly after, left the area in reverse.
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