Overview
- All four members of the Böcek family have died, with the father’s death confirmed by Istanbul’s health chief after days in intensive care.
- Prosecutors have detained 11 people linked to street vendors, the hotel’s ownership and staff, and a pest-control firm.
- Investigators are testing both foodborne illness and suspected exposure to aluminium phosphide from recent fumigation as competing explanations.
- The hotel was evacuated and sealed after two other guests fell ill, and police collected materials and personal items for analysis.
- The Forensic Medicine Institute is examining food and hotel samples and conducting post-mortems, with several detainees reported to be headed before a judge.