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Two Dutch Teens Found Dead in Istanbul Hotel as Police Probe Possible Poisoning

Police are examining a possible link to a restaurant meal in Taksim.

Overview

  • Brothers, 15 and 17, were discovered in their Fatih hotel room after their father called for help.
  • Hotel employee Mehmet Kirdag told NTV he entered to find one son on the bed and the other on the floor.
  • The family had visited a restaurant earlier that evening in Taksim, and reports say the father did not eat.
  • Authorities have opened an investigation and are checking for food poisoning, with no cause announced yet.
  • Coverage notes recent methanol deaths tied to illicit alcohol in Turkey and official tourist warnings, though no connection has been established in this case.