Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality Trabzon Drinking Water and Sewerage Administration General Directorate (TİSKİ) 2025 1st Ordinary General Assembly, approved the new water price tariffs. Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ahmet Metin Genç, in water usage with new tariffs aiming to save He said, “We will charge less for water from those who use less water and more for those who use more water.”
New Water Tariffs and Tier System
As of July 1, 2025 The new water tariffs that will come into force will be determined according to usage. 0-7 cubic meters, 7-15 cubic meters and over 15 cubic meters divided into three stages:
- Usage between 0-7 cubic meters: In this first stage, the price of a cubic meter of water increase in inflation rate (20 percent) Accordingly, the price of a cubic meter of water in residences is between 0-7 cubic meters. 23.90 TL as.
- Usage between 7-15 cubic meters: In the second stage, in addition to the 20 percent inflation rate additional increase of 5 percent done.
- Usage over 15 cubic meters: At the top level, in addition to the 20 percent inflation rate, additional increase of 10 percent Was introduced.
While there is no gradation in water charges in workplaces, 20 percent plus 8 percent increase With this increase, water fees per cubic meter in workplaces 64.80 TL The water used in construction was increased by the inflation rate plus 20 percent, while the fee per cubic meter 108 TL as.
President Genç Emphasizes Savings and Infrastructure Moves
Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ahmet Metin Genç reiterated that the main purpose of this regulation in water tariffs is savings. Genç said, “We have not made any increases in water tariffs other than inflation in the humane and necessary section up to 7 cubic meters. 20 percent of our subscribers use 15 cubic meters and above. Therefore, we encourage savings. More precisely, we have developed a policy and are trying to follow it: Let's buy less from those who use less and more from those who use more. In other words, we want to direct this 20 percent of our segment towards savings a little more in this sense.”
President Genç stated that TİSKİ has been undertaking an intensive infrastructure drive regarding drinking water, network renewal, wastewater and sewage since last year. Expressing that these works were supported by both local and public resources created by the will of the members of the assembly, Genç thanked the general assembly members and commission chairmen.
