Overview
- İstanbul health director Abdullah Emre Güner confirmed the hospitalized father died after his wife and two children, raising the toll to four.
- Police evacuated and sealed the Fatih district hotel, collecting bedding, objects and drinking-water samples for laboratory analysis after two other guests reported nausea and vomiting.
- Authorities found a ground-floor room had been treated with chemicals for pest control and are examining whether the disinfection is connected to the illnesses.
- Arrests span food vendors, hotel personnel and pest-control workers, with media reporting between seven and eleven detainees, including a local baker.
- An initial autopsy was inconclusive, and officials are awaiting toxicology and food-sample reports expected to clarify the cause of death.