Demet Akalın protests 18,000 lira water bill, MUSKİ responds

Singer Demet Akalın, who owns a summer villa on a large plot of land in a luxury complex in Yalıkavak, Bodrum, complained to the Muğla Water and Sewerage Administration (MUSKİ) in a social media post, stating that she had received an 18,000 lira water bill for a house she was not even living in.

In her social media post, the singer wrote, "An 18,000 lira water bill arrived for my house in Bodrum where I am not staying. I guess ghosts are walking around the house."

Following Demet Akalın's post, MUSKİ General Directorate teams in Bodrum inspected the villa and checked the water usage rates.

MUSKİ teams stated that there was no error in their findings and responded to Demet Akalın via MUSKİ's social media account.

The statement made by MUSKİ included the following:

 "Our institution has been subjected to some criticism due to certain posts regarding water bills, especially on social media. Therefore, it has become necessary to make a statement on the matter. Ms. Demet Akalın made a post on social media yesterday stating that she received an 18,000 TL water bill for her house even though she was not staying there. Upon this complaint, our teams checked Ms. Akalın's water meter to see if there was any problem originating from our institution."

'NO MALFUNCTION DETECTED IN THE METER'

"During the checks, no malfunction was detected in the meter, and it was determined that the amount of water used corresponded to the billed amount. It was observed that Ms. Akalın's water consumption in the same periods last year and in previous months was also high, although not as high as this month. Upon this, our institution informed Ms. Demet Akalın that there was no malfunction in the meter and that she should check the automatic garden irrigation system and swimming pool circulation systems in the residence if she wishes. Finally, we would like it to be known that in the event of any grievance caused by our institution regarding water bills, it will be quickly compensated and resolved."

News Source: 12punto