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Water supply and scarcity in Turkey

Overview

Water management in Turkey shows divergent trends between regional infrastructure improvements and urban scarcity. In Mardin province, the Dargeçit district’s Ulaş neighborhood resolved a long-standing drinking water shortage through MARSU investments, including a 3,100-meter water line and a new borehole well.

In contrast, the capital city of Ankara is experiencing declining water reserves. In late August 2026, the total occupancy rate of Ankara’s dams fell from 42.26% to approximately 41.82–41.93%. While the city continues to receive roughly 1.6 million cubic meters of water daily from sources such as the Çamlıdere, Kurtboğazı, and Kesikköprü dams, the active usable water rate has dropped to approximately 35%.

Entities

Ankara · Sarıçay Dam · Mardin · Kuşadası · MARSU

Timeline

  1. 18 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 5 sources
    Ankara dam occupancy rates fall below 42 percent

    Ankara's dam occupancy rates have fallen below 42 percent, with active usable water levels at approximately 35 percent as of late August 2026.

  2. 21 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Water supply developments reported in Mardin and Ankara

    While infrastructure projects in Mardin have resolved drinking water shortages in Ulaş neighborhood, Ankara faces declining dam occupancy rates, currently at 42.26%.

Sources

anlatilaninotesi.com.tr · gazeteilksayfa.com · guvengazetesi.com.tr · haberaktuel.com · koganpage.com · mersinhaber.com