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Disaster● Low38m ago · Nov 15, 2026, 7:16 AM

Alarming color change in Istanbul! 'We think it's harmful!'

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Hürriyet · Türkiye · Middle East

Blue colored water flowing into Alibeyköy Dam in Sultangazi, Istanbul, worried citizens in the region. Ahmet Tahirçeoğulları, one of the residents, said, "Fish live in Alibeyköy Dam. We have been fishing here for years and this water is also used for all of Istanbul. That water flowing into our dam..."

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