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. 2026 Jun 17;14:e21241. doi: 10.7717/peerj.21241

Table 3. Results of the water security indices for Istanbul’s water transfers.

Istranca Streams (Istrancalar, Kazandere, and Pabuçdere) - Tekirdağ and Kırklareli
2000–2011
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Transfer amount (million m3/year)
Istranca 117.53 199.01 141.95 93.29 92.989 86.86 85.95 116.09 78.75 126.15 104.64 90.92
Natural efficiency (DIO, transfer-in –transfer-out)
Istranca −0.0219 −0.0372 −0.0265 −0.0159 −0.0159 −0.0127 −0.0125 −0.0046 −0.0017 −0.0027 −0.0022 −0.0019
Social efficiency (SRI, thousand people x Mm−3)
Istanbul −27.82 −16.49 −22.41 −30.39 −30.26 −26.36 −26.05 −5.100 −3.84 −2.31 −2.63 −3.03
Tekirdağ and Kırklareli −0.7491 −0.4329 −0.5669 −0.7733 −0.7493 −0.6401 −0.6218 −0.1191 −0.0875 −0.0515 −0.0633 −0.0713