Overview
- The Böcek family from Hamburg fell ill in Istanbul after eating street and restaurant food; the mother, Çiğdem, and children Masal, 3, and Kadir, 6, later died.
- Reports conflict on the father's status, with some saying he remains intubated in hospital and others citing an official post announcing his death.
- Authorities evacuated and sealed the Fatih district hotel after two other guests were treated for nausea and vomiting.
- Detainees include street vendors, the hotel owner and staff, and personnel from a pest-control company, according to Turkish media and prosecutors.
- Samples from eateries and the hotel, along with autopsies at the Forensic Medicine Institute, are expected to determine whether contaminated food or pesticides were responsible.