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Istanbul Hotel Sealed as Deaths of German Mother and Two Children Spur 11 Arrests

Investigators await lab results following the hotel's sealing.

Overview

  • Authorities evacuated and sealed the Harbour/Harbor Suites Old City after two additional guests were hospitalized with nausea and vomiting, though both are stable.
  • Police now hold 11 suspects, including hotel staff, pest-control workers, street‑food vendors and a baker, with eight expected to appear before a judge on Monday.
  • Forensic teams seized bedding, water and other items for analysis, and a ground‑floor room was recently treated with chemicals, with any pesticide link still unconfirmed.
  • A first autopsy yielded no clear cause, and toxicology and food‑sample tests remain pending as prosecutors reconstruct the family’s meals and movements.
  • The father, identified in reports as Servet Böcek, remains in critical condition in intensive care.