Akyazı

Akyazı is a town and district of Sakarya Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The mayor is Hasan Akcan (AK PARTI).

For other places with the same name, see Akyazı (disambiguation).
Akyazı
Akyazı
Coordinates: 40°41′00″N 30°37′31″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceSakarya
Government
 • MayorHasan Akcan (AK PARTİ)
 • KaymakamKamuran Mustafa BALLI
Area
 • District616.63 km2 (238.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
42,571
 • District
84,022
 • District density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Post code
54400
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.akyazi.bel.tr

Electrocution incident

On 23 June 2017, five people died of electrocution after a swimming pool at a water park in Akyazı became electrified. Three children aged 12, 15 and 17[3] were the first to be electrocuted. The park's manager Mehmet Kaya, 58, and his son Kadir Kaya, 30,[4] dived in to save them but were also seriously injured.[5] The five victims died in hospital; another person was seriously injured during the incident and was taken to hospital.[6][7]

Notable people

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Press, Associated (2017-06-23). "Five electrocuted at water park in Turkey". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  4. "Turkish water park: Children and adults electrocuted". BBC News. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  5. "Five people dead in mass electrocution at water park in Turkey". The Independent. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  6. "Turkish water park: Children and adults electrocuted". BBC News. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  7. Press, Associated (2017-06-23). "Five electrocuted at water park in Turkey". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-06-24.


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