Two men, treated with suspected symptoms of alcohol poisoning since November 23, were pronounced dead, bringing the fatalities to eight.
The victims have been identified as Seçgin Dengiz (49) and Cesur Artan (53). Dengiz died at a training and research hospital in Konak district, while Artan died at a hospital in Urla district.
Meanwhile, two more people have been admitted to Ege University's hospital with the same symptoms. One of them was identified as Hasan Kutlu, while the other has not been identified yet. Medics at the hospital said Kutlu is in critical condition.
Six people died after having been hospitalized across the western city in the last seven days.
Police have expanded the investigation. Two men were found guilty after standing trial on charges of producing and selling bootleg alcohol. Two other suspects, identified with only initials E.Ö. and M.F., were detained two days ago for allegedly distributing fake alcohol. A third suspect is still wanted for manufacturing fake alcohol.
