Many children and adults applied to hospitals in Tokat city center around 21:00 yesterday with complaints of nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. As the applications increased, Tokat Mayor Mehmet Kemal Yazıcıoğlu and Tokat Provincial Health Directorate Public Health Services Head Dr. İhsan Canbolat made a statement.
'I STRONGLY REQUEST YOU TO USE WATER BY BOILING IT FOR A TIME.'
Tokat Mayor Mehmet Kemal Yazıcıoğlu stated that drinking water samples taken from throughout the city are analyzed regularly. Yazıcıoğlu said: "Drinking water samples taken from all over our city are analyzed regularly. No odor or color change was found in the observational controls made in the drinking water. No change in the quality of drinking water was detected even during the period of heavy rain. No negative effects were found in the test results performed on October 5, 2026. Until the test results are announced, I kindly request our citizens to use cautious and boiling water for a temporary period of time. During this period, due to chlorination, no change in drinking water quality was detected. "There may be a slight odor in the water. Our citizens are kindly requested to follow our official institutions for accurate information."
On the other hand, Tokat Mayor Mehmet Kemal Yazıcıoğlu shared the issue on his social media account;
"The health and safety of our citizens is our priority.
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
Necessary investigations have been carried out upon the complaints of our citizens who reached our municipality regarding the diseases experienced in our city since 01:00 last night. As a result of the examinations and technical evaluations, it has been determined that the initial claim that the sewage system interferes with the drinking water line is not technically possible.
Since the drinking water network is a pressurized system and there is a certain distance between it and the sewer lines, it makes any external intervention difficult. The cleaning and storage processes of all our water tanks are monitored and kept under security with camera systems. In addition, the environmental security of our warehouses has been made more protected. The work we have carried out in this context has been shared with the public before.
We would especially like to point out that; The reliability of our drinking water lines throughout Tokat is inspected by the Provincial Public Health Directorate. Drinking water samples taken from all over our city are regularly analyzed and checked. Our Municipality acts in line with the analysis results reported by the Provincial Health Directorate. No odor or color change was found in observational controls made in drinking water. Even during periods of heavy rainfall, no change in drinking water quality was detected.
No negative effects were found in the test results last performed on October 5, 2026.
Until the test/analysis results are announced (Monday, October 12), our citizens are kindly requested to use drinking water carefully and boiled for a temporary period of time. During this period, there may be an odor in the drinking water for a certain period of time due to chlorination.
"In order to inform the public correctly, we kindly request our citizens to follow the statements made by our official institutions."
'ARROUND 1300-1400 PEOPLE APPLIED'
Head of Public Health Services of Tokat Provincial Health Directorate Dr. İhsan Canbolat said that the applications were first seen in pediatric patients, and then adults came to hospitals with similar complaints. Canbolat said, "Initially, our pediatric patients applied to us with complaints of nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Then there was a jump to adult patients. We have 15 inpatients, all of them are in good general condition. "The total number of applications that started around 21:00 yesterday is around 1300-1400, but the numbers will vary as the process continues," he said.
