US EditionSuspected street food poisoning kills mum, two kids in Istanbul
Investigators suspect aluminium phosphide pesticide used for bedbug control in a hotel caused four deaths; 11 people detained amid ongoing toxicology tests.
- On Nov. 14, the mother of a German-Turkish family died one day after her children, who died on Nov. 13, and the hotel in Istanbul's Fatih district was evacuated on Nov 15.
- The family fell ill on Nov. 12 after eating mussels, kokoreç and kumpir in Ortaköy quarter, Bosphorus waterside; the children were treated for nausea and vomiting but initially discharged.
- Samples from multiple outlets and water sources were collected while municipal teams inspected stalls; forensic investigators and municipal inspection teams took drinking-water and food samples and sealed one restaurant in Beşiktaş.
- Police have detained seven people including a hotel employee and pest-control workers, and two additional tourists were hospitalized on Nov. 15 with similar symptoms.
- Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said tests are under way to confirm if consumed food caused the deaths, and Germany's Foreign Office confirmed the victims were German citizens.
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11 Arrested in Turkey After Family Vacationing There Dies
A German family of four vacationing in Istanbul died within five days of checking into a hotel, prompting Turkish authorities to arrest 11 people and investigate whether the family was poisoned by a toxic chemical. The parents, identified as Servet Bocek, 36, and Cigdem Bocek, 27, along with their children,...
Pesticide at the Hotel: a German Family, with Children Aged Three and Six, Dies Poisoned in Istanbul
A chain of negligence and the use of pesticide in a hotel is the most likely cause of the investigation into the death of a family of German-Turkish tourists, including the two three- and six-year-old children. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan himself has intervened, promising to get to the bottom of the matter: “It will be known who has been to blame and there will be no mercy on them.” The case has shocked Turkey and reopened the debate …
How a family, including 2 young children, died of poisoning while vacationing in Turkey
The Bocek family of four from Germany was visiting Turkey’s Istanbul when they fell sick and eventually died in hospital. Initially, authorities believed the deaths were linked to food poisoning, but now are investigating pesticide poisoning to be the cause. As of now, 11 people have been arrested and the hotel where they stayed has been shut down
Two Dutch sisters' vacation in the Turkish city of Istanbul ended in disappointment this week. The women were rushed to the hospital with severe symptoms of food poisoning. Turkish police are taking the matter very seriously due to previous similar incidents.
Turkish police investigating after family on holiday dies in suspected poisoning
By Gul Tuysuz, CNN Istanbul (CNN) — Turkish police are investigating after a vacationing family of four died of suspected poisoning in Istanbul. The Böcek family, who were visiting from Hamburg, Germany, fell ill on November 12 after a day touring one of Istanbul’s main tourist spots and eating street food, according to Turkish state-run
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