Liquor
Tons of unlicensed tsikoudia seized in Crete
Two Cretan producers of traditional tsikoudia, a clear spirit made by distilling grape pomace that is also known as raki, face hundreds of thousands of euros in fines after being caught without the proper permits.
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Exports of Greek spirits rise
More ouzo, tsipouro and raki produced by Greek distilleries than ever before went to consumers outside Greece in 2022, as a historic record was set in exports of Greek alcoholic beverages.
Exports were higher in value and quantity not only compared to 2021 but also to 2019, the last year before the outbreak of the pandemic.
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Greek spirits winning over local, international markets
The Greek distillery industry is brimming with optimism as Greek beverages are gaining an increasing foothold domestically and abroad. From 2019 to 2022, exports rose 22%, spearheaded by ouzo.
Over 126 tons of bootleg alcohol seized in Istanbul last year
Over 126 tons of bootleg alcohol were seized in 54 operations in Istanbul in 2022.
Istanbul police carried out a total of 54 operations, two of which were against the organized smuggling structure, between Jan. 1, 2022, and Dec. 31, 2022, in an effort to prevent the production and sale of bootleg alcohol.
Prosecutor seeks up to 25 years of jail term in bootleg alcohol case
A prosecutor demanded up to 25 years in jail for a man who sold methyl alcohol that led to the death of a 36-year-old lawyer in Istanbul's Kartal district last year.
Bootleg liquor death toll rises in Turkey's northwest
The death toll from bootleg alcohol has risen to 12 in the northwestern province of Tekirdağ's Çorlu district, while seven people are still being treated in intensive care unit for alcohol poisoning.
Two more men, named Vedat Bektaş and Ahmet Ataman, died on July 5 of alcohol poisoning in Çorlu, an industrial town that has been hit by a string of deaths linked to bootleg liquor.
Death toll from bootleg alcohol rises in Tekirdağ
The death toll from bootleg alcohol has risen to at least six in the Çorlu district of the northwestern province of Tekirdağ while more people are going to hospitals for alcohol poisoning.
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One dead, 10 hospitalized from bootleg alcohol
One person has died and 10 others have been hospitalized after consuming bootleg alcohol in the Çorlu district of the northwestern province of Tekirdağ.
Some 11 people from different neighborhoods of the district fell sick and went to the hospital overnight.
It emerged that those people consumed bootleg rakı. Four of those admitted to the hospital were intubated.
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Turkish police seize over 1,170 liters of bootleg alcohol
Turkish security forces seized more than 1,170 liters of bootleg alcohol in operations on Dec. 17.
Following the recent poisoning of three people from bootleg alcohol in Bursa province, security forces arrested five people for alleged links to counterfeit alcohol distribution.
In a search conducted at a cargo office, a huge amount of counterfeit alcohol was seized.
Greece loses fight over lower taxes for locally brewed spirits
Greece lost a fight to set a lower excise tax on two traditional spirits tsipouro and tsikoudia versus imported products after Europe's top court on Thursday backed the European Commission's view that such preferential treatment would breach EU laws.