Bottled Water in Turkey: Brands, Labels and Damacana Delivery

Turkish bottled water is sold as spring water (doğal kaynak suyu), natural mineral water (doğal mineralli su) or maden suyu, a mineral water whose carbonation can differ. For a home, most people order a 19-litre damacana from a local dealer; for a trip, a pack of small bottles is easier. Check the water type and the source on the label.

How long does the water last?

Choose how many people live in the home and what the water is for. The tool shows litres a day, how many days one container lasts and how often to order. Then type your own price per container, delivery included, to compare a damacana, a 5-litre bottle and a pack of six small bottles.

The tool starts from household guesses: 1.5 L per person for drinking, 2 L with tea and coffee, 3 L with cooking. Change the figure to fit your kitchen. Purchases for 30 days are counted from an empty stock and rounded up to whole containers. The prices are yours: use the price on your receipt or the dealer’s quote, with delivery.

Spring, mineral or maden suyu?

Start with still water and delivery to your address. On the shelf, pick a group, then tap a bottle. For spring water look for Doğal kaynak suyu, for mineral water Doğal mineralli su. For maden suyu, read the label: its carbonation and minerals can differ from one product to the next, and gazlı means sparkling, gazsız still. If you are new here, buy one small bottle first to choose a taste before you order a big container for the home.

Your water shelf

SpringMineralMaden suyu19 L damacana

PınarHayatSırmaSakaFuskaBuzdağıKalabakKızılayBeypazarı

Spring water

Pınar

Pınar lists a 19-litre polycarbonate damacana that it says suits both a cooler and a pump. On its pages the source depends on the format: the damacana names Uludağ and Madran, and the PET bottles name Uludağ and Madran, with Gökçeağaç for some sizes.

Pack photo: www.pinar.com.tr

Category

Doğal kaynak suyu

Source

Uludağ and Madran (damacana); Uludağ, Madran and Gökçeağaç (PET, by size)

Containers

19 L polycarbonate damacana in its catalogue

Brand page

Open Pınar

Checked

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Natural mineral water

Hayat

With Hayat you sign up with a phone number and give your address. The order goes to the dealer nearest to that address. Its pages say all of Hayat’s own sources are registered as natural mineral water, and give pH 8 for the Hendek source.

Pack photo: www.hayatsu.com.tr

Category

Doğal mineralli su

Source

Hendek, pH 8 (Hayat’s figure for that source)

Containers

Damacana and glass damacana, ordered by address

Brand page

Open Hayat

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Spring and mineral lines

Sırma

Sırma bottles at two plants, in Sapanca and at Uludağ near Bursa, and the Sapanca plant bottles both spring and mineral water. So read the type on the bottle you pick. The brand also has a separate Maden Suyu family for sparkling water.

Pack photo: www.sirma.com.tr

Category

Doğal kaynak suyu / Doğal mineralli su

Source

Sapanca; Bursa (Uludağ)

Containers

PET bottles; a separate Maden Suyu family

Brand page

Open Sırma

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Natural mineral water

Saka

Saka began in 2004 at its Hendek plant, fed by the Çamlıca source. It also bottles at Köyceğiz in Muğla.

Pack photo: www.sakasu.com.tr

Category

Doğal mineralli su

Source

Çamlıca source, Hendek plant; a second plant at Köyceğiz, Muğla

Containers

Damacana in its product list; online cart, phone or WhatsApp orders

Brand page

Open Saka

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Spring water

Fuska

Fuska names the high mountains of Sapanca as its source. Its shop lists a 19-litre polycarbonate damacana and a 15-litre glass damacana, as well as PET and glass bottles for the road.

Pack photo: www.fuska.com.tr

Category

Doğal kaynak suyu

Source

The high mountains of Sapanca

Containers

19 L polycarbonate damacana and 15 L glass damacana

Brand page

Open Fuska

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Natural mineral water

Buzdağı

Buzdağı lists a 19-litre damacana and a 15-litre glass damacana, each with its own deposit terms, and a separate swap price for another brand’s bottle. The producer places the source at Doğançay village in the Keremali mountains.

Pack photo: www.buzdagisu.com.tr

Category

Doğal mineralli su

Source

Doğançay village, Geyve district, Sakarya (Keremali mountains)

Containers

19 L damacana and 15 L glass damacana

Brand page

Open Buzdağı

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Spring water

Kalabak

Kalabak is an Eskişehir brand, and its spring sits on the north slope of Türkmen Dağı near Kalabak village. The catalogue lists bottles of 5, 8 and 12 litres.

Pack photo: www.kalabak.com.tr

Category

Doğal kaynak suyu

Source

North slope of Türkmen Dağı, near Kalabak village (Eskişehir)

Containers

Bottles up to 12 L (also 5 L and 8 L)

Brand page

Open Kalabak

Checked

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Maden suyu (mineral water)

Kızılay

Kızılay sells waters from two sources, Erzincan and Afyon, and their mineral content is quite different. For plain water look for the word Sade; flavoured drinks sit next to it.

Pack photo: www.kizilayicecek.com.tr

Category

Doğal maden suyu

Source

Erzincan and Afyon (two different waters)

Containers

Small bottles of 200 ml to 1 L

Brand page

Open Kızılay

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Maden suyu (mineral water)

Beypazarı

The green glass bottle of Beypazarı Sade is an easy landmark on the shelf. The product page lists a 200 ml glass bottle and a pack of six. Choose Sade when you want it without flavours.

Pack photo: www.beypazarimadensuyu.com.tr

Category

Doğal maden suyu

Source

Producer in Beypazarı, Ankara

Containers

200 ml glass bottle, also a pack of six

Brand page

Open Beypazarı

Checked

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Erikli: Migros’s product page for Erikli Su 5 L lists it as Doğal Kaynak Suyu, origin Türkiye (checked 19 October 2026).

What is on the label

Read the water type, the source name and the analysis on your own bottle. The Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate names three kinds of packaged water: natural spring water, natural mineral water and drinking water. Its page says that spring water takes no disinfection or similar process apart from ozonation, mineral water the same plus activated alumina to remove fluoride, and drinking water any process, disinfection included. Below is a sample label to help you find the lines. The directorate lists what a label must carry: the brand, the type, the factory address, the permit date and number, the analysis values, the production and expiry dates, and the batch or serial number.

Minerals are given per litre; pH tells you how acidic or alkaline the water is. For infant feeding or a low-salt diet, find the Sodyum (sodium) line and show the label to a paediatrician or your doctor. Two Kızılay waters show how far sources can differ: Erzincan has more magnesium, Afyon has more sodium. In the shop, find the source name on the bottle and choose the product you mean.

Say it in Turkish

Six lines cover a shop or a dealer call. Tap Show to hand your phone over, or Listen to hear the line.

The sucu brings the bottle

Order from a dealer, the bayi, or in the brand’s app. The dealer delivers to your door. On a first order without an empty bottle, ask what the bottle costs. On the next order, hand over the empty and get a full one.

You hand over the empty.
You get the full one.

Before the first order, ask for two sums: what you pay today and what the next swap costs. Note the water, the delivery, the bottle deposit and the pump separately. That makes the first big payment clear, and next time you can compare the cost of the water itself. If you move out, ask the dealer where to return the container and what you need to get the deposit back.

One bottle goes back into circulation, and the next one arrives.

Ordering a damacana

Start with your full address and a question about the empty bottle. Give the city, district, street, building, flat and a time that suits you; add a landmark if the entrance is hard to find. Ask for the total sum at once, so that on delivery you only have to accept the bottle and check it.

1. Find your bayi.Enter your address in the brand’s app or site, or look for the dealer by province and district.
2. Tell them about the empty bottle.Name the brand and the size, and ask how the swap works.
3. Ask for the first payment.Ask for the water, the delivery, the deposit and the pump as separate sums.
4. Keep the receipt.Agree beforehand how the empty container and the deposit are returned.

Can you drink from the tap?

Each water utility publishes its own results, so read the ones for your address. İSKİ has a water-quality reports page for Istanbul. In Antalya, ASAT lists a water-quality control laboratory and an “Alo 185” contact line on its site. Ask the building manager about the pipes and the tank in your building.

The Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate advises using an opened damacana within one week. If a big bottle stands longer, buy a smaller one next time. Keep the water closed and the pump clean, and put nothing else into a returnable damacana: no ayran, juice or tap water. Before a holiday, work out the stock you need until you leave: small bottles are easier to take along or to finish in time. When you come back, check the seal and the expiry date before the water goes on the table.

Sources

Categories, sources and containers come from the brands’ own pages. The rules on labels, storage and the one-week limit come from the Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate. Checked 19 October 2026.

The illustrations were drawn for this guide. The pack photos come from the brands’ own sites.