Thanks for the reply tinx.
The problem we had was due to the builders on the new complex next to ours digging through the mains water pipe. We are on Riverside near the Pelin Hotel. All the surrouning area across the canal from the Pelin was affected by this problem. But true brits, stiff upper lip and all that, we battled through it.
It didn't spoil our stay but we saw it as an inconvenience that does happen in Turkey as well as here in the UK.