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Undrinkable Water in Ankara
Seen this the other day and couldn't believe it happened. Is there any hope, really!!!
ANKARA - Turkish Daily News
Ankara residents have been consuming contaminated water from Kızılırmak River for the past three weeks, but are unaware of it, the capital's mayor told a press conference Wednesday.
“Ankara citizens have been drinking water brought from Kızılırmak River for the last 21 days and they didn't notice any difference in the taste. Bon appetit!” Melih Gökçek said.
The municipality insisted on transporting water from the Kızılırmak despite warnings by experts who said the river is dangerously contaminated and that it cannot be purified with the existing technology. The said the water is "undrinkable."
Referring to why he waited so long to announce that Ankara was consuming water from Kızılırmak River, Gökçek said “I apologize for following such a way. If I announced it earlier, some organizations and political parties would hold meetings where they would claim that the number of the diarrhea cases has increased. I am now happy that I destroyed their plans.”
“Some may say that the effects of the water can be observed some months later. A mayor should be a betrayer if he gives undrinkable water to his people,” he said.
Gökçek said the main problem with the water is the high sulfate parameters. The municipality plans to blend Kızılırmak's water with clean water. Experts maintain, however, that it is an unhygienic solution given the fact that Kızılırmak's water is chemically polluted.
While experts consider Gökçek's late announcement "unethical," Çankaya Mayor Muzaffer Eryılmaz said in a written statement released yesterday that Gökçek is responsible for all types of water-related health problems.
“This kind of a situation can't be seen in any developed country of the world. What Gökçek did is an insult to a human beings and Ankara. What and why do you hide?” he said.
“It is a typical attitude of Gökçek who make people drink water the problems of which are unknown, and to explain it with irrational excuse while ignoring scientific criteria
ANKARA - Turkish Daily News
Ankara residents have been consuming contaminated water from Kızılırmak River for the past three weeks, but are unaware of it, the capital's mayor told a press conference Wednesday.
“Ankara citizens have been drinking water brought from Kızılırmak River for the last 21 days and they didn't notice any difference in the taste. Bon appetit!” Melih Gökçek said.
The municipality insisted on transporting water from the Kızılırmak despite warnings by experts who said the river is dangerously contaminated and that it cannot be purified with the existing technology. The said the water is "undrinkable."
Referring to why he waited so long to announce that Ankara was consuming water from Kızılırmak River, Gökçek said “I apologize for following such a way. If I announced it earlier, some organizations and political parties would hold meetings where they would claim that the number of the diarrhea cases has increased. I am now happy that I destroyed their plans.”
“Some may say that the effects of the water can be observed some months later. A mayor should be a betrayer if he gives undrinkable water to his people,” he said.
Gökçek said the main problem with the water is the high sulfate parameters. The municipality plans to blend Kızılırmak's water with clean water. Experts maintain, however, that it is an unhygienic solution given the fact that Kızılırmak's water is chemically polluted.
While experts consider Gökçek's late announcement "unethical," Çankaya Mayor Muzaffer Eryılmaz said in a written statement released yesterday that Gökçek is responsible for all types of water-related health problems.
“This kind of a situation can't be seen in any developed country of the world. What Gökçek did is an insult to a human beings and Ankara. What and why do you hide?” he said.
“It is a typical attitude of Gökçek who make people drink water the problems of which are unknown, and to explain it with irrational excuse while ignoring scientific criteria