Overview
- Turkish reports say the mother died in hospital after her two children, ages three and six, had earlier passed away; the father remains on life support.
- Authorities have sealed a suspected food business in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district as part of a criminal and public-health investigation.
- Police are reviewing the family’s hotel surveillance footage and have questioned witnesses to reconstruct where and what was eaten.
- The family reportedly consumed street foods in Ortaköy, including mussels and stuffed potatoes, shortly before falling ill.
- Germany’s Foreign Office confirmed the children were German nationals and offered consular assistance, while Turkey’s justice minister said four suspects have been detained.