“We went into the water and got out in black fuel oil,” blogger Victoria, who lives with her family in Antalya, wrote on her Instagram. She provided photographs as evidence. It takes place on Konyaalti, the largest beach in the city. The local authorities put up a warning sign.
However, the beach remains open. Victoria’s subscribers shared that their children also got dirty with fuel oil: “The whole body, clothes, shoes are stained.” The incident is called an ecological disaster and the Turkish government is accused of “only wanting tourists and money.” One of the readers of TourDom.ru commented that oil spots appear in the waters off the coast of Antalya a couple of times a week.
Our correspondent contacted a resident: she confirmed that there has been fuel oil on Konyaalti beach since yesterday. At the same time, it is clean in the Sarisu district. In addition, unlike residents, tourists can swim in hotel pools until the problem is resolved.