Ankara, January 9 – Various neighborhoods within 11 districts of Ankara are experiencing water outages today, causing significant disruption for residents and local businesses. The affected districts include Akyurt, Altındağ, Çubuk, Çankaya, Etimesgut, Gölbaşı, Kahramankazan, Keçiören, Mamak, Nallıhan, and Yenimahalle.
Ongoing Water Supply Issues in Ankara
The current water cuts come after a period of prolonged interruptions in Ankara, which began with a pipeline malfunction on the Kesikköprü line on September 29, 2025. That incident led to approximately 10 days of extensive water outages. In recent weeks, the city has continued to experience both planned and unplanned water cuts, alongside issues with low water pressure.
The Ankara Water and Sewerage Administration (ASKİ) regularly updates its website with information regarding the affected districts and the duration of the outages.
Districts and Neighborhoods Affected Today
According to ASKİ’s announcement, water supply will be interrupted until 5:00 PM in the Yenice and Taşpınar neighborhoods of Çubuk district, and in the Hacıbey, Atatürk, Aliağa, and Yazı neighborhoods of Nallıhan district.
In Kahramankazan district, the lower parts of İmrendi Neighborhood, Selpa Industrial Site, Dağyaka Neighborhood, streets connected to 614th Street, Saray Kume Evleri, Tusaş Çan İç, Atom Street, and Saray Neighborhood will be without water until 7:00 PM.
Mamak district will experience water cuts until 9:00 PM in the Gülveren, Hürel, Bahçelerüstü, Bahçeleriçi, Harman, Hüseyingazi, Dutluk, Diriliş, Başak, Ekin, Bostancık, Küçük Kayaş, Büyük Kayaş, Yeşilbayır, Yeni Bayındır, Eski Bayındır, Kıbrısköyü, Kutludüğün, Lalahan (Station), Karşıyaka (Lalahan), Çağlayan, Misket, Üreğil, Boğaziçi, Fahrikorutürk, and Köstence neighborhoods.
Extended Outages Until 11:00 PM and 11:55 PM
ASKİ has announced that water outages will continue until 11:00 PM in the following districts:
- Altındağ district: Lower parts of Önder and Doğantepe neighborhoods, upper parts of Yıldıztepe Neighborhood, and Ulubey Neighborhood.
- Çankaya district: Upper parts of Beytepe and Üniversiteliler neighborhoods, lower parts of Dodurga Neighborhood, Alacaatlı, Yaşamkent, Konutkent, Mutlukent, Çukurambar, İşçi Blokları, Ahlatlıbel, Mürsel Uluç, Osman Temiz, Naci Çakır, İlker, and Metin Akkuş neighborhoods.
- Etimesgut district: Fevziye Neighborhood.
- Gölbaşı district: Parts of Tulumtaş, Koparan, Hallaçlı, Karaoğlan, Oğulbey, Yağlıpınar, Ahiboz, Karagedik Ercan, Karagedik Aydın, Tepeyurt, Kırıklı, and İncek neighborhoods.
- Yenimahalle district: Yunus Emre, Barış, Çamlıca, Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turgut Özal, Özevler, Aşağı Yahyalar, Uğur Mumcu, Serhat, Ostim (upper parts), Tepealtı, Güzelyaka, Güventepe, Kayalar (lower parts), Kalatepe (lower parts), Pamuklar (lower parts), Varlık, Yeniçağ, Ragıp Tüzün, Çarşı, Işınlar, Gayret, Gazi, Macun, Kentkoop, İlkyerleşim, İnönü, Batı Sitesi, Yeni Batı, Ergazi, Cumhuriyet, Çakırlar, Kardelen, Susuz, Ata, Esentepe, Anadolu, Karşıyaka, Yukarı Yahyalar, and Ergenekon (lower parts) neighborhoods.
Furthermore, water cuts are scheduled to last until 11:55 PM in:
- Akyurt district: Yıldırım, Beyazıt, Atatürk, Yeşiltepe, Timurhan, Galaba, Cücük, and Buğdüz neighborhoods, Balıkihsar, Güzelhisar, and Şehler industrial zones, Saracalar Neighborhood and industrial zone.
- Keçiören district: Ayvalı, Etlik, İncirli, 19 Mayıs, Kuşcağız, Tepebaşı, Şenlik, Pınarbaşı, Uyanış, Köşk, 23 Nisan, Adnan Menderes, Aktepe, Yeşiltepe, Bağlarbaşı, and Çaldıran neighborhoods.
Local Businesses Express Frustration
Ankara tradesmen affected by the water cuts have voiced their strong dissatisfaction with the situation. İbrahim Korkmaz, a women’s hairdresser in Saray Neighborhood, Pursaklar district, described the severe impact on his business. “We are experiencing severe water shortages. You dye a customer’s hair, you need to wash it, and the water is cut off. You rush to the markets, buy water, and try to heat it to wash the hair. There’s also the risk of damaging the hair in the process.”
Korkmaz recounted an incident where a customer’s hair was damaged due to a water cut during a dyeing process. “You need to intervene immediately, but you can’t wash it on time because by the time you prepare the water, the hair is already damaged,” he stated, adding that his customer base has decreased due to the frequent outages.
Fellow women’s hairdresser Köksal Dedeoğlu echoed similar sentiments, detailing his ordeal. “Our water has been cut for 4 days, and it just came back today. For 4 days, when a customer came in, we would start the service, I’d dye their hair, and then when I tried to wash it, I’d find the water was cut. We try to serve customers by heating water bought in five-liter bottles from the market. Now we have water, but we have no customers. This is the extent of our hardship. In terms of cleanliness and hygiene, it’s a disaster.”
Dedeoğlu called for a resolution to the water cut problem, stating, “We often have to turn away customers if we don’t have water. Our biggest problem is the sudden water cuts when we start a process and can’t wash our customers’ hair.”
Source: AA Haber, Ankara Water and Sewerage Administration (ASKİ)
