About 1,400 seek hospital care in Tokat as residents told to boil water
Around 1,300 to 1,400 people reported nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain; 15 were admitted, officials said.
About 1,300 to 1,400 people sought hospital care in Tokat, Türkiye, with nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, prompting authorities to advise residents to boil tap water until new analysis results are complete, according to NTV Türkiye and Habertürk.
Tokat public health official İhsan Canbolat said the complaints were first seen among children before adults began reporting similar symptoms. He said 15 patients were being treated in hospital and that all were in good general condition.
Tokat Mayor Mehmet Kemal Yazıcıoğlu said routine monitoring of the city's drinking water had not identified changes in smell or colour. He also said the latest completed tests, carried out on 5 October 2026, had found no adverse result.
Despite those earlier results, Yazıcıoğlu asked residents to act cautiously while fresh samples were being analysed and to boil water before drinking it. He said chlorination could cause a slight smell during the precautionary period.
Canbolat said the number of hospital visits remained fluid because people were continuing to arrive with similar gastrointestinal symptoms. The reports placed the total at roughly 1,300 to 1,400 applications to health facilities.
Authorities have not established that drinking water caused the illnesses. The water warning is precautionary while health and municipal teams investigate the cluster and await updated test results.
No deaths were reported in the supplied material. The available reports also do not identify a confirmed contaminant, outbreak source or duration for the boil-water advice.
Residents were asked to follow official announcements rather than assume that the water supply was contaminated. The investigation remains focused on identifying the cause of the sudden cluster of gastrointestinal complaints and determining whether the drinking-water system played any role.
The city's mayor said drinking-water samples are normally analysed regularly across Tokat. Officials are continuing both health surveillance and water testing while the precautionary boil-water advice remains in place.
What we know
- About 1,300 to 1,400 people sought hospital care with nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
- 15 patients were admitted to hospital and officials said all were in good general condition.
- Residents were advised to boil tap water until new analysis results are complete.
- Officials said earlier drinking-water tests had not found an adverse result.
Not yet confirmed
- Authorities have not confirmed that drinking water caused the illnesses.
Why it matters for Europe
A sudden cluster affecting around 1,400 people is a significant public-health event even though the cause remains under investigation. The boil-water advice is precautionary and should not be read as confirmation that the municipal supply is contaminated.
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Questions and answers
- How many people sought medical care in Tokat?
- Officials said roughly 1,300 to 1,400 people attended hospitals with gastrointestinal symptoms.
- How many were admitted?
- 15 patients were being treated in hospital and were reported to be in good general condition.
- Is the drinking water contaminated?
- That has not been established. Authorities advised residents to boil water as a precaution while new analysis results are pending.
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