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Can you drink tap water in Turkey?

Capital: AnkaraTurkish, Kurdish, AzerbaijaniUpdated October 2026

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Can you drink the tap water in Turkey?

Tap water is treated, but filter or boil it. City water is treated, but most locals drink bottled or filtered water; homes order cheap 19-litre jugs.

Tap water by place in Turkey

Place	Verdict	Notes
Istanbul	Filter or boil	Tap water is treated but most people drink bottled water or 19-litre jugs; filter or buy bottled.
Antalya	Filter or boil	Treated tap water is chlorinated but most locals buy bottled water or 19-litre jugs; use bottled for drinking.
Cappadocia	Filter or boil	Treated tap water is chlorinated but most locals buy bottled water or 19-litre jugs; use bottled for drinking.
Bodrum	Filter or boil	Treated tap water is chlorinated but most locals buy bottled water or 19-litre jugs; use bottled for drinking.
Fethiye	Filter or boil	Treated tap water is chlorinated but most locals buy bottled water or 19-litre jugs; use bottled for drinking.
Alanya	Filter or boil	Treated tap water is chlorinated but most locals buy bottled water or 19-litre jugs; use bottled for drinking.
Izmir	Filter or boil	Treated tap water is chlorinated but most locals buy bottled water or 19-litre jugs; use bottled for drinking.
Kaş	Filter or boil	Treated tap water is chlorinated but most locals buy bottled water or 19-litre jugs; use bottled for drinking.
Ölüdeniz	Filter or boil	Treated tap water is chlorinated but most locals buy bottled water or 19-litre jugs; use bottled for drinking.
Marmaris	Filter or boil	Treated tap water is chlorinated but most locals buy bottled water or 19-litre jugs; use bottled for drinking.
Pamukkale	Filter or boil	Locals buy bottled water or 19-litre jugs. Do not drink the thermal pool water.
Ankara	Filter or boil	Treated but often tastes hard; most locals drink bottled water or 19-litre jugs.
Kuşadası	Filter or boil	Municipal water is treated but tastes of minerals; locals use bottled or filtered water. Ice in restaurants is generally fine.
Side	Filter or boil	Treated but local advice is to drink bottled or filtered water; most hotels provide it.
Çeşme	Filter or boil	Tap water can be salty because of the coastal supply; locals drink bottled or filtered water.
Kemer	Filter or boil	Treated, but most locals and visitors drink bottled or filtered water; hotels provide bottled water.
Kalkan	Filter or boil	Locals drink bottled or filtered water; many villas have jugs delivered. Brushing teeth with tap water is usually fine.
Dalyan	Filter or boil	Locals use bottled or filtered water. Check ice in small bars.
Trabzon	Filter or boil	Locals drink bottled or filtered water. The mountain source is good, but pipes vary.
Bursa	Filter or boil	Locals mostly drink bottled or filtered water; treated mountain supply is good, but pipes vary.
Belek	Filter or boil	Treated but not advised; hotels serve bottled or filtered water.
Didim	Filter or boil	Treated, but locals and visitors drink bottled or filtered water; buy 19-litre jugs for flats.
Selçuk	Filter or boil	Treated, but most locals and visitors use bottled or filtered water; guesthouses supply it.
Gaziantep	Filter or boil	Treated, but most locals and visitors use bottled or filtered water.

Tap water by place

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