Warning to Tokat residents: Consume water by boiling it.

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 carried out 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 last on October 5, 2026. I kindly request our citizens to use cautious and boiled water for a temporary period until the test results are announced. During this period, there may be a slight odor in the drinking water due to chlorination. "Our citizens are kindly requested to follow our official institutions for accurate information."

'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.