Water Crisis in Turkey
International News: In Turkish's largest city Istanbul, water prices are going to increase by 10% from June. This decision has been taken by the Istanbul Water and Sewerage Authority (ISKI) keeping this decision in view of increasing inflation and operation cost. About 85% of the domestic consumers will be affected by this change and they will have to buy expensive water according to their water consumption.
Those using water up to 15 cubic meters in Istanbul will now have to pay 46.62 Lira instead of 42.37 Lira per cubic meter. For those who spend 16 to 30 cubic meters of water, the rates will increase to 71.04 Lira per cubic meter from 64.58 Lira. At the same time, prices for those using more than 31 cubic meters have increased from 93.40 Lira to 102.75 Lira per cubic meter.
Not only domestic users, but water users in the commercial field will also have to pay up to 10% rates. ISKI reported that this decision was necessary due to economic pressure and increasing operating costs.
The Council of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has taken another important decision, under which now the water and sewerage rates will now be automatically updated based on the average of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the domestic producer Price Index (D-PPI) of the official statistics institute Turkstat every month. The new rates will be implemented within three working days of the release of the data for every month.
The decision of this decision was chaired by Gokhan Gumushdag, deputy speaker of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. ISKI's acting general manager, Dogan, presented an annual report of 2024, which was approved by a majority of 95 votes. Millions of residents of Istanbul will be financially affected by the impact of this rising prices, especially when the country is already facing inflation.
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