Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - A mother and her two children have di£d of suspected poisoning while on holiday in Turkey.
The Böcek couple from Germany and their children were taken
to hospital with nausea and vomiting.
After initial treatment, they were discharged. But later,
back at the hotel, the couple noticed their three-year-old daughter, Masal,
lying motionless. The family was taken to hospital again by ambulance.
Despite doctors’ efforts, neither Masal nor her six-year-old
brother, Kadir Muhammet, could be saved.
Their mother, 27-year-old Çiğdem, died in intensive care on
Friday morning, Nov. 14. Her husband, 36-year-old Servet, remains in hospital.
He is unconscious and intubated, according to reports.
The family of four - German citizens living in Hamburg - had
arrived in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 9 and were staying at a hotel in the
Fatih district.
After two other tourists at the same hotel were taken to
hospital with suspected poisoning, the building was evacuated and sealed.
The pair were treated for nausea and vomiting and are no
longer in danger. Four people from establishments where the Böcek family ate
have been taken into custody, along with the hotel owner and a pest control
company owner and employee.
Pest control had recently been carried out in a ground-floor
room at the hotel, and investigators are examining the chemicals used. Çiğdem
and her children were laid to rest in Bolvadin, Afyonkarahisar Province, over
the weekend.
Servet’s uncle, Recep Yılmaz, told local media: “Çiğdem
asked about her husband and children, and they told her they were ‘fine’. Two
hours later, they said, ‘Our condolences.’ Çiğdem then passed away. My nephew
is still fighting for his life. The guilty must be punished.”
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