İSKİ Leaves Istanbul's Beykoz Thirsty Again Amidst Unresolved Water Crisis

Istanbul, under the current CHP administration, appears to be regressing to the difficult days of the past, particularly concerning basic services. In Beykoz, a severe water outage lasting five days has plunged residents back into the traumatic experience of water queues, reminiscent of the 1990s. This prolonged disruption, affecting nine neighborhoods, is a stark indictment of the current leadership's lack of preparedness and competence.

İSKİ's repeated promises to resolve the "malfunction" have gone unfulfilled, leaving tens of thousands of citizens without a fundamental necessity: water. From Polonezköy to Paşabahçe, Gümüşsuyu to İncirköy, residents are struggling for survival, facing what many are calling "torment rather than service" from the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) and İSKİ.

In response to the İBB's inaction, the Beykoz Municipality has stepped in, deploying water tankers to distribute essential water supplies. Deputy Mayor Özlem Vural Gürzel has called on the İBB leadership to act with seriousness, account for this mismanagement, and immediately end the suffering of the citizens. This situation highlights a critical failure in urban management, where political leadership seems to prioritize other agendas over the basic needs of the populace.

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I call on the İBB administration to act with seriousness, to account for this lack of planning, and to immediately end the suffering of our citizens.